Hazrat Nuh — Page 82
10. A pair, male and female, of each animal was allowedon the ark. 11. as's son was a man of unrighteous conduct. 12. The responseof as's son when asked to climb on the ark was, ' I shall soon betake myself to a mountain, which will shelter me from the water. ' 13. When the floodcame,a wavetook his son away and he drowned. ' 14. as pleaded to Allah for the safetyof his son becauseAllah had promisedto savethe members of his family. However, by 'family' Allah meant the believerswho had a relation~ ship with God through him.