Basic Surah Info
Surah Number – 71
Number of Ayah – 28
Revealed City – Mecca
Juz Details – Juz 29 Ayah 1-28
Starting Page Number – 570th Page
Summary of Surah Nuh
Surah Nuh, the 71st surah of the Quran, tells the story of the Prophet Nuh (Noah) and his people, highlighting the themes of warning, rejection, and divine punishment. It derives its name from the mention of “Nuh” (Noah) in the surah. It consists of 28 verses.
The surah begins by introducing Prophet Nuh as a messenger sent to his people to guide them to the worship of the One true God and to warn them of the consequences of their disbelief and wrongdoing.
Surah Nuh describes the reaction of Prophet Nuh’s people to his message. Despite his sincere efforts to guide them and the signs Allah showed them as evidence of His existence and power, they rejected his message and continued to worship false deities.
Prophet Nuh advised his people to seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance, warning them of the impending punishment if they persisted in their disbelief. However, they mocked and ridiculed him, refusing to listen to his warnings.
Prophet Nuh turned to Allah in prayer, seeking His support and intervention. He expressed his frustration and concern for his people’s stubbornness and sought Allah’s help in delivering them from their misguided ways.
Surah Nuh narrates how Allah responded to Nuh’s supplication by commanding him to build an ark and to gather believers and pairs of animals on board. This ark would serve as a means of salvation from the impending flood that would destroy the disbelievers.
Nuh conveyed Allah’s message to his people for a prolonged period of time, but only a few believed in him and joined him on the ark. The floodwaters were then unleashed, and Nuh and the believers were saved, while the disbelievers were drowned.
The surah concludes by highlighting the lessons to be learned from the story of Prophet Nuh. It emphasizes that the messengers are sent as warnings and guides to humanity, and those who reject the truth will face the consequences of their actions.
In summary, Surah Nuh recounts the story of the Prophet Nuh and his people. It portrays the rejection of Nuh’s message, the building of the ark as a means of salvation, and the subsequent destruction of the disbelievers by the flood. The surah serves as a reminder of the importance of heeding the warnings of the messengers and the consequences of rejecting the truth.
Read English Transliteration of Surah Nuh
1. Innaaa arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee an anzir qawmaka min qabli any yaatiyahum ‘azaabun aleem
2. Qaala yaa qawmi innee lakum nazeerum mubeen
3. Ani’-budul laaha watta qoohu wa atee’oon
4. Yaghfir lakum min zunoobikum wa yu’akhkhirkum ilaaa ajalim musammaa; innaa ajalal laahi izaa jaaa’a laa yu’akhkhar; law kuntum ta’lamoon
5. Qaala rabbi innee da’awtu qawmee lailanw wa naharaa
6. Falam yazid hum du’aaa ‘eee illaa firaaraa
7. Wa inee kullamaa da’awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja’alooo asaabi’ahum fee aazaanihim wastaghshaw siyaabahum wa asaarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa
8. Summa innee da’aw tuhum jihaara
9. Summaa inneee a’lantu lahum wa asrartu lahum israaraa
10. Faqultus taghfiroo Rabbakum innahoo kaana Ghaffaaraa
11. Yursilis samaaa’a ‘alaikum midraaraa
12. Wa yumdidkum bi am waalinw wa baneena wa yaj’al lakum Jannaatinw wa yaj’al lakum anhaaraa
13. Maa lakum laa tarjoona lillaahi waqaaraa
14. Wa qad khalaqakum at waaraa
15. Alam taraw kaifa khalaqal laahu sab’a samaawaatin tibaaqaa
16. Wa ja’alal qamara feehinna nooranw wa ja’alash shamsa siraajaa
17. Wallaahu ambatakum minal ardi nabaataa
18. Summa yu’eedukum feehaa wa yukhrijukum ikhraajaa
19. Wallaahu ja’ala lakumul arda bisaataa
20. Litaslukoo minhaa subulan fijaajaa
21. Qaala Noohur Rabbi innahum ‘asawnee wattaba’oo mal lam yazid hu maaluhoo wa waladuhooo illaa khasaara
22. Wa makaroo makran kubbaaraa
23. Wa qaaloo laa tazarunna aalihatakum wa laa tazarunna Waddanw wa laa Suwaa’anw wa laa Yaghoosa wa Ya’ooqa wa Nasraa
24. Wa qad adalloo kasee ranw wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa dalaalaa
25. Mimmaa khateee’ aatihim ughriqoo fa udkhiloo Naaran falam yajidoo lahum min doonil laahi ansaaraa
26. Wa qaala Noohur Rabbi laa tazar ‘alal ardi minal kaafireena daiyaaraa
27. Innaka in tazarhum yudil loo ‘ibaadaka wa laa yalidooo illaa faajiran kaffaaraa
28. Rabbigh fir lee wa liwaa lidaiya wa liman dakhala baitiya mu’minanw wa lil mu’mineena wal mu’minaati wa laa tazidiz zaalimeena illaa tabaaraa