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According to [[Islamic]] traditions, Noah (a) was the ninth generation in descendants of Adam (a). There are different views about the time of his birth. Some believe that he (a) was born when Adam (a) passed away. Some sources consider the birth of Noah (a) 126 years after the demise of Adam (a). According to another report, Noah (a) was born 10 centuries after Adam (a) and based on another report, he (a) was born 1642 years after Adam (a) was fell on the earth. According to a report, Bi-Azar Shirazi mentioned in Bastan-shenasi va jughrafiya-ye qesas-e Qur'an (Archeology and Geography of Qur'nic Accounts) , the place of his birth and life was [[Mesopotamia]], in [[Kufa]].

Based on most historical books such as ''Tarikh Tabari'', ''Tarikh Ya'qubi'', [['Allama Majlisi]]'s [[Hayat al-qulub]], [[Ibn Kathir]]'s [[Qisas al-anbiya]], [[Rawandi]]'s Qisas al-anbiya, [['Abd al-Wahhab Najjar]]'s Qisas al-anbiya and others, it seems that there is no reliable historical source which has records about the life of Noah (a) and the information in these books is hadiths attributed to the [[Prophet (s)]] and [[Imams (a)]], among which there are many conflicts. In some [[hadiths]], the name of Noah (a) is mentioned as " 'Abd al-Ghaffar", " 'Abd al-Malik" and " 'Abd al-'Ali". The reason for naming him as Noah, is his crying and mourning for himself and his mourning for saving and guidance of his people for 500 years. [[Shaykh Saduq]] believed that all the names mentioned for Noah (a) are identical and imply the servitude of God, the All-Forgiving, the Sovereign and the Exalted.