لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
Laqad arsalnaa noohan ilaa qawmihee faqaala yaa qawmi' budul laaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghairuhoo inneee akhaafu 'alaikum 'azaaba Yawmin 'Azeem
We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day.
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Verily laqad is the response to an oath that has been omitted We sent Noah to his people and he said ‘O my people worship God! You have no god other than Him read ghayrihi as an adjective of ilāh ‘god’ or ghayruhu as a substitution in its place sc. instead of min ilāhin ‘any god’. Truly I fear for you if you worship other than Him the chastisement of an Awful Day’ that is the Day of Resurrection.
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Noah will be brought (before Allah) on the Day of Resurrection, and will be
asked, 'Did you convey the message of Allah?" He will reply, 'Yes, O Lord.' And then Noah's nation
will be asked, 'Did he (Noah) convey Allah's message to you?' They will reply, 'No warner came to
us.' Then Noah will be asked, 'Who are your witnesses?' He will reply. '(My witnesses are)
Muhammad and his followers.' Thereupon you (Muslims) will be brought and you will bear witness."
Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited: 'And thus We have made of you (Muslims) a just and the best nation, that
you might be witness over the nations, and the Apostle a witness over you.' (2.143)
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Noah will be called on the Day of Resurrection and he will say, 'Labbaik and
Sa`daik, O my Lord!' Allah will say, 'Did you convey the Message?' Noah will say, 'Yes.' His nation
will then be asked, 'Did he convey the Message to you?' They will say, 'No Warner came to us.' Then
Allah will say (to Noah), 'Who will bear witness in your favor?' He will say, 'Muhammad and his
followers. So they (i.e. Muslims) will testify that he conveyed the Message. And the Apostle
(Muhammad) will be a witness over yourselves, and that is what is meant by the Statement of Allah
"Thus We have made of you a just and the best nation that you may be witnesses over mankind and
the Apostle (Muhammad) will be a witness over yourselves."
(2.143)
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Noah and his nation will come (on the Day of Resurrection and Allah will ask
(Noah), "Did you convey (the Message)?' He will reply, 'Yes, O my Lord!' Then Allah will ask Noah's
nation, 'Did Noah convey My Message to you?' They will reply, 'No, no prophet came to us.' Then
Allah will ask Noah, 'Who will stand a witness for you?' He will reply, 'Muhammad and his followers
(will stand witness for me).' So, I and my followers will stand as witnesses for him (that he conveyed
Allah's Message)." That is, (the interpretation) of the Statement of Allah: "Thus we have made you a
just and the best nation that you might be witnesses Over mankind .." (2.143)
Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood amongst the people, glorified and praised Allah as He deserved and then
mentioned the Dajjal saying, "l warn you against him (i.e. the Dajjal) and there was no prophet but
warned his nation against him. No doubt, Noah warned his nation against him but I tell you about him
something of which no prophet told his nation before me. You should know that he is one-eyed, and
Allah is not one-eyed."
May I not inform you about the Dajjal what no Apostle of Allah narrated to his people? He would be blind and he would bring along with him an Image of Paradise and Hell-Fire and what he would call as Paradise that would be Hell-Fire and I warn you as Noah warned his people.
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