The Great Flood & The Story of Nuh's Son

The Flood Begins

Water gushed from the oven (at-tannur) — the signal to board. Rain poured from the sky, and the earth burst with springs.

«فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ × وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا»

"So We opened the gates of heaven with rain pouring down, and We caused the earth to burst with springs." (Al-Qamar 54:11-12)

Nuh and His Son

Nuh called out to his son:

«يَا بُنَيَّ ارْكَب مَّعَنَا وَلَا تَكُن مَّعَ الْكَافِرِينَ»

"O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers." (Hud 11:42)

His son replied: "I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water." The waves separated them. The son drowned.

Nuh grieved and called upon Allah about his son. Allah responded:

«إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ إِنَّهُ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَالِحٍ»

"Indeed, he is not of your family; indeed, his conduct was unrighteous." (Hud 11:46)

Lesson: True family bonds in Allah's sight are bonds of faith, not merely blood.