Allah, the Exalted, informs of what was said to Nuh when the ship anchored on
Mount Judi, peace be upon him, peace were sent upon him and the believers with
him. This salutation was also for every believer from his progeny until the Day
of Resurrection. Muhammad bin Ka`b said, "Every male and female believer until
the Day of Resurrection is included in this salutation of peace. Likewise, every
male and female disbeliever until the Day of Resurrection is included in this
promise of torment and pleasure. Muhammad bin Ishaq said, "When Allah wanted to
stop the flood, He sent a wind upon the face of the earth that caused the water
to be still. Then the springs of the earth were closed off from the great
flooding and the pouring (rain) from the sky halted. Allah, the Exalted, says,
[وَقِيلَ يَأَرْضُ
ابْلَعِى مَآءَكِ]
(And it was said: "O earth! Swallow up your water...'') [11:44] Thus, the
water began decreasing and subsiding until the ship settled on Mount Judi. The
People of the Tawrah (the Jews) claim that this occurred during the seventh
month (of the year) and it lasted for seventeen nights. Then, on the first day
of the tenth month, he (Nuh) saw the mountain tops. Then after forty more days,
Nuh opened the small window in the roof of the ship and he sent a raven out to
see what the water had done. However, the raven did not return to him. Then, he
sent a pigeon out but it returned to him without finding any place (land) to put
its two feet down. He extended his hand out of the ship and the pigeon grabbed
his hand so that Nuh could pull it back into the ship. Then, after seven more
days passed, he sent the pigeon out again to investigate for him. The pigeon
returned in the evening with a leaf from an olive tree in its mouth. From this,
Nuh knew that the water had decreased from the face of the earth. He remained in
the ship for seven more days before he sent the pigeon out again. This time the
pigeon did not return to him, so he knew that the earth had appeared. Thus, a
year was completed from the time that Allah sent the flood, until the time of
Nuh sending the pigeon. The first day of the first month of the second year
began when the face of the earth appeared and land became visible. This is when
Nuh uncovered the opening of the ship. During the second month of the second
year, after twenty six nights,
[قِيلَ ينُوحُ
اهْبِطْ بِسَلَـمٍ مِّنَّا]
(It was said: "O Nuh! Come down (from the ship) with peace from Us)
[تِلْكَ مِنْ
أَنْبَآءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهَآ إِلَيْكَ مَا كُنتَ تَعْلَمُهَآ أَنتَ وَلاَ
قَوْمُكَ مِن قَبْلِ هَـذَا فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ الْعَـقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ]
(49. This is of the news of the Unseen which We reveal unto you; neither you
nor your people knew it before this. So be patient. Surely, the (good) end is
for those who have Taqwa.)
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