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'''Noah (a)''' (Arabic: {{ia|نوح}}) was the first [[Ulu al-'Azm prophet]]. He is the third prophet after [[Adam (a)]] and the first prophet, at whose time the punishment of [[God]] was sent. By the order of God, Noah (a) built an ark to rescue believers from [[the flood]]. The [[Qur'an]] mentioned Noah (a) the first prophet who brought [[sharia]] to humanity. He is mentioned in Quran multiple times and one of the suras that is specifically about his story is named after him. Because of his long life, he (a) is known as Shaykh al-Anbiya' (elder of the prophets). His long life is used as an evidence for the long life of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]].

== Birth ==

According to [[Islamic]] traditions, Noah (a) was the ninth generation in descendants of [[Adam (a)]]. He is the son of Lamak, son of Mattushalkh, son of [[Idris]], son of Yard, son of Mahlayil, son of Qaynan, son of Anush, son [[Shayth]], son of [[Adam]]. There are different views about the time of his birth. Some believe that he (a) was born when Adam (a) passed away. According to a report, the place of his birth and life was [[Mesopotamia]], in [[Kufa]].

His name is not certain, 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.  

==Children==

Islamic traditions have mentioned children of Noah (a) before [[Flood of Noah|the flood]], yet, some sources mention that children of Noah (a) were born after the flood. Noah (a) had four sons, Shem, Ham, Japheth, and [[Canaan]], all of whom except Canaan believed in Noah (a) and went in [[the ark]] with Noah (a), but Canaan is that son of Noah (a) who did not believe in his father and was drowned in the flood. According to [[hadiths]], the progeny of Noah (a) continued through Shem.

 

According to verse 7 of [[Quran 33]]{{enote|[Recall] when We took a pledge from the prophets, and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus son of Mary, and We took from them a solemn pledge, (Quran 33:7)}} and verse 13 of [[Quran 42]]{{enote|He has prescribed for you the religion which He had enjoined upon Noah and which We have [also] revealed to you, and which We had enjoined upon Abraham, Moses and Jesus, declaring, 'Maintain the religion, and do not be divided in it.' Hard on the polytheists is that to which you summon them. Allah chooses for it whomever He wishes and He guides to it whomever returns penitently. (Quran 42:13)}}, he (a) was the first [[Ulu al-'Azm]] prophet. Many exegetes believe that the five prophets mentioned in the two mentioned verses have great positions because they brought [[sharia]].

According to most Shi'a scholars and hadiths from the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], his invitation and prophethood was worldwide. Some Sunni scholars believe that his invitation was not worldwide and he (a) was chosen only for his people. Noah (a) lived in [[Palestine]], [[Syria]], and [[Iraq]] and was chosen for Chaldea and Assyria.

[[Prophethood]] of Noah (a) is very similar to the prophethood of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. Similar to him, at the beginning of his prophethood, Prophet Muhammad (s) invited people to monotheism in secret. According to the glorious Qur'an, another similarity between them was their day and night efforts for inviting people to worship God and their passion for it. They were both very patient and tolerant against excessive harassment of their people. Additionally, in the interpretation of verses 36 to 49 of Sura Noah (a), [['Allama Tabataba'i]] explained disbelievers arguments for rejecting Noah's (a) invitation and mentioned the similarity between Noah's (a) arguments against them with prophet Muhammad's (s) arguments against disbelievers of his time.

In verse 14 of [[Sura al-'Ankabut]]{{enote|Certainly We sent Noah to his people, and he remained with them for thousand-less-fifty years. Then the flood overtook them while they were wrongdoers. (Qur'an 29:14)}}, the glorious Qur'an mentions that Noah (a) was inviting his people for 950 years before flood, but it did not mention his whole lifespan. So the length of Noah's (a) life is one of the disputed issues in Noah's (a) life.

[[Ni'mat Allah al-Jaza'iri]] believes that according to the most of the authentic Shi'a reports, Noah (a) lived 2500 years. [['Allama Tabataba'i]] believed that according to the explicit text of the Qur'an about Noah's (a) invite for 950 years before [[Flood of Noah|the flood]], Noah (a) had a very long life; and, contrary to what some sources mentioned, it was neither a miracle, nor their years were different from the present years. He continues saying that it seems that Noah (a) lived a naturally long life, and no reason for the impossibility of having a long life is mentioned so far.

Prophet Noah (a) is one of 26 prophets whose names are mentioned in the Glorious Qur'an. One of the suras of the Qur'an that specifically mentions his story is named after him. His name is also mentioned 43 times in 28 suras of the glorious Qur'an. In the Qur'an, only general issues about the story of Noah (a) are mentioned and there are no details about his life.

 

The story of Noah (a) is mentioned in some suras in general and with details in some others. In [[Quran 7]], his story is mentioned in verses 59 to 69, in [[Quran 11]], verses 25 to 49, [[Quran 23]], verses 23 to 30, [[Quran 26]], verses 105 to 122, [[Quran 54]] verses 9 to 17 and in details in [[Quran 71]] (Sura Nuh). The general message about the story of Noah (a) in different parts of the glorious Qur'an is as follows:

* Coming of the punishment and [[the flood]]

=== Differences of the Story in the Torah and the Qur'an ===

== Demise and Burialplace ==

His life after [[the flood]] is mentioned from 70 to 600 years.