The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is the great flood which occurred during the time of the Holy Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him. This has been mentioned several times throughout the Holy Quran. The Holy Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him, dedicated approximately 950 years to spreading the word of faith to his people. Chapter 29 Al Ankabut, verse 14:
“And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years, and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers.”
After such effort only a handful of people accepted faith. The lesson to learn from this is that one should never give up advising good and forbidding evil even if people do not accept the advice. One should be persistent like the Holy Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him, and not give up after trying a few times. A muslim’s duty is to do good themself and advise others to do the same and whether this advice is accepted is something which is out of their control. A person should always remember that as advised in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, number 1, all actions are judged by their intention. So in this respect, the outcome does not really matter meaning, if people accept and act on a person’s advice or not. Instead, it is their intention which is rewarded. So a person who has a good intention namely, to please Allah, the Exalted, will get much reward even if no one accepts their advice. On the other hand, a muslim will get no reward and may even face punishment even if millions of people accept and act on their advice if their intention is bad for example, in order to show off to others. As long as one proves their intention through actions according to their strength they should hope for the pleasure of Allah, the Exalted, and a great reward.
In addition, when one performs good deeds they should not be bothered if people accept their advice or appreciate their efforts as Allah, the Exalted, has made it clear that He appreciates the efforts of His servants. Chapter 35 Fatir, verse 30:
“…Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.”
So if one obtains the appreciation of Allah, the Exalted, they should not care for anything else.
The other aspect of this great event is mentioned in chapter 11 Hud, verses 45 and 46:
“And Noah called to his Lord and said, “My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!” He said, “O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant.””
These verses discuss when the non-believer son of the Holy Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him, drowned in the great flood. Even though, he was the biological son of the Holy Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him, yet Allah, the Exalted, declared that he was not a member of his family meaning, the family of faith. It is important to understand that one should not be proud and rely on their family ties to succeed in the hereafter. Each person will be judged according to their own intention, efforts and deeds. A person can benefit others through good deeds, such as giving charity on their behalf which has been advised in a Hadith found in Sahih Bukhari, Number 2770, but a person cannot turn away from righteous deeds and the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, and then expect the deeds and status of their relatives to save them. This has been warned in a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 225. The one who acts in this way may well encounter the same end as the son of the Holy Prophet Nuh, peace be upon him.
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