The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 293
PT. 18 AL-MU'MINŪN CH. 23 on the Ark thou and those that belongs to Allah Who has saved فَإِذَا اسْتَوَيْتَ أَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَّعَكَ عَلَى And when thou hast settled. 29 الْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي نَجْنَا are with the say, “All praise مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّلِمِينَ وَقُل رَّبِّ اَنْزِلْنِي مُنْزَلًا مُّبْرَكًا وَ اَنْتَ dost خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِينَ us from the unjust people!' 30. And when thou disembark from the ark say, b'My Lord, cause me to land a blessed landing, for Thou art the Best of those who bring people to land. ""2532 31. Verily, in this there are Signs. Surely, We did try the اِنَّ فِي ذلِكَ لَا يَتِ وَإِنْ كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِينَ a11:42; 43:14. 11:49. 29:16. (1) the eye; (2) look or view; (3) the people or inmates of a house; (4) brothers from the same father and mother and (5) one's protection and honour (Lane & Aqrab). See also 11:38. means, two persons of the same species, i. e. a male and a female. See also 2:26 & 6:144. For and see 11:41. Commentary: The expression, against whom the word has already gone forth, refers to those rejecters of truth whose destruction had already been decreed; and the words, address Me not, mean "do not intercede with Me. " In spite of this clear Divine commandment Noah did pray to God to save his son. This shows that he did not regard the Divine commandment contained in the words "against whom the word has already gone forth" as applicable to his son. This was an error of 2207 judgement on Noah's part and all Prophets are liable to make such errors. See also 11:38-48. 2532. Commentary: For a detailed account of Noah and the Ark and the place where it came to rest, see 11:38-45. Briefly it may be stated here that according to the Bible Noah's Ark rested on the mountains of Ararat (Gen. 8:4) and according to the Quran it rested upon Al-Jūdī. It is of interest to note that ✓✓ by being a combination of which means, "I saw" and by which means, "he sought refuge in the mountains," signifies a place of safety in the mountains and the word means, "my beneficence, my grace, my mercy. " Thus, whereas according to the Bible, the Ark rested in a place of safety, according to the Quran it rested in a place where God's mercy, grace or beneficence were manifested.