Nûḥ ibn Lamech ibn Methuselah (Arabic: نوح, translit. Nūḥ),[1] known as Noah in the Old Testament, is recognized in Islam as a prophet and apostle of God (Arabic: الله Allāh). He is a highly important figure in Islamic tradition, as he is counted amongst the earliest prophets sent by God to mankind.[2] According to Islam, Noah's mission was to save a wicked world, plunged in depravity and sin. God charged Noah with the duty of preaching to his people to make them abandon idolatry and to worship only the One Creator and to live good and pure lives.[3] Although he preached the Message of God with immense zeal, his people refused to mend their ways, leading to his building of the Ark and the famous event of the Deluge, the Great Flood in which all the evil people of his time perished. The influence of Noah's preaching and prophet-hood spanned 950 years according to Quran.[4]
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ʾĀdam* Adam (آدم) ʾIdrīs Enoch (إدريس) Nūḥ* Noah (نوح) Hūd Eber (ھود) Ṣāliḥ Salah (صالح) ʾIbrāhīm* Abraham (إبراهيم) Lūṭ Lot (لوط) ʾIsmāʿīl Ishmael (إسماعيل) ʾIsḥāq Isaac (إسحاق) Yaʿqūb Jacob (یعقوب) Yūsuf Joseph (یوسف) Ayūb Job (ایوب) Dhul-Kifl Ezekiel (ذو الکفل) Shuʿayb Jethro (شعیب) Mūsā* Moses (موسى) Hārūn Aaron (ھارون) Dāūd David (داود) Sulaymān Solomon (سلیمان) Yūnus Jonah (يونس) ʾIlyās Elijah (إلياس) Alyasaʿ Elisha (الیسع) Zakarīya Zechariah (زکریّا) Yaḥyā John (يحيى) ʿĪsā* Jesus (عيسى) Muḥammad* Muhammad (محمد)
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Noah's mission had a double character: he had to warn his people, asking them to call for repentance and, at the same time, he had to preach about God's mercy and forgiveness, promising them the glad tidings God would provide if they led righteous lives. References to Noah are scattered throughout the Qur'an, and there is even an entire sura carrying his name, Noah.[5]
