The Role of Noah

in public and in private” (71:9). Finally, Prophet Noah realised that people’s conditioning had become so rooted that every child born to them would eventually adopt the same religion of polytheism. When corruption reached that level, God decided to save the believers and destroy the corrupt. God commanded Prophet Noah to build a large ark for putting the believing men and women on board and to put a pair from every animal around him. When the Ark was ready, stormy winds started blowing at God’s behest. Torrents of water started gushing out of the ground, and there was continuous rainfall. So much so that there was water everywhere and all the people were drowned. The only survivors were a few human beings and some animals who had boarded Noah’s ark. When all the evil people were drowned, God commanded the storm to stop. The water drained into seas and rivers, and the earth again became habitable. Noah’s ark ran aground on Mount Judi (11:44). This event took place about five thousand years ago. According to modern discoveries, the current name of this mountain is Ararat, which is located in eastern Turkey. God has punished people several times because of their unrighteousness and sinful ways. But the punishment through a great flood has taken place only once. It