The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 138
PT. 12 Būk HUD CH. 11 45. And it was said, ‘O earth, swallow thy water, and O sky, Iwas made to subside and the اَقْلِعِي وَغِيضَ الْمَاءِ وَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ cease raining. And the water وَاسْتَوَتْ عَلَى الْجُودِي وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا matter was ended. And the Ark للْقَوْمِ الظلمين I came to rest on al-Jūdī. And it was said, 'Cursed be the wrongdoing people. '1425 Commentary: The verse shows that the place where Noah lived was surrounded by mountains. This is why his son said that he would take shelter in a mountain. The word (a mountain) used as a common noun points to the fact that there was a chain of mountains on one of which Noah's son wished to take shelter. In fact, the place appears to have been a valley with mountains rising on all sides. That such a place should become quickly flooded with heavy rain is not extraordinary. The words, which will shelter me from the water, show how bigoted men shut their eyes to stark realities to the last. The flood is rising, but Noah's son still entertains doubt about the truth of his father's Message. The expression, And the wave came in between the two, is intended to hint that God spared Noah the pain of seeing his son being drowned before his eyes. He was drowned behind the screen of a high wave. 1425. Important Words: (cease raining) is derived from i. e. he displaced or uprooted. E means, it (rain) left off; it cleared عنه. raining away. means, he or it left him; he abstained or desisted from it. means, O sky, cease the fever. . . أقلعت الحمى عن فلان They say passed away or left such a one (Lane & Aqrab). le (curse) is the noun-infinitive from which means, he or it was or became distant, remote, or aloof; he went or withdrew himself to a distance; he alienated; it perished. They say i. e. mayest thou not perish, though thou be distant from me. The Arabs say au ou i. e. may God alienate him, or estrange him from good or prosperity; or may God curse him. means, distance or remoteness; remoteness from probability or correctness i. e. improbability or strangeness; perdition or death; judgement and prudence; curse, execration malediction. They say, a lui. e. may he be cursed, or may God alienate him from good (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: 1346 or The verse makes it clear that water not only came out from the "fountains of the earth" (v. 41) but it also fell from the sky (i. e. the clouds) and thus both combined to deluge the land.