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CH. 26 ASH-SHU'ARĀ' PT. 19 فَأَنْجَيْنَهُ وَمَنْ مَّعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ So We saved him, and. 120 those who were with him in the fully laden Ark. 2770 121. "Then We drowned thereafter those who remained behind. المُشْحُونِ ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا بَعْدُ الْبَقِينَ اِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً وَمَا كَانَ In this, verily there is a. 122 ، اَكْثَرُ Sign but most of them would not believe. 123. And verily thy Lord-He is the Mighty, the Merciful. R. 7. 124. The tribe of 'Ad rejected the Messengers, 2771 Commentary: & مؤْمِنِينَ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ a54:14. 21:78; 37:83; 54:12-13; 71:26. 7:66-67. The last and most effective weapon in the armoury of the Prophets of God is prayer, and Noah prayed to God in the full agony of his heart. 2770. Important Words: (fully laden) is passive participle from They say i. e. he filled (or loaded) and completely equipped or furnished the boat. means, he drove away the man. means, fully laden or filled and fully equipped with all necessary things (Aqrab & Lane). Commentary: كَذَّبَتْ عَادُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ Ark may mean Noah's teaching, signifying that those who accepted his message and followed his teaching were saved. 2771. Commentary: For a more detailed note on ‘Ād see 11:51. Briefly, ‘Ād was not the name of a single but of a group of tribes whose different sections rose power at different times. The name ‘Ād is found in ancient books of to geography which shows that a people bearing this name did indeed live in the past. The tribe has also been called 'Adi Iram in the Quran, (89:8). The Quran has also mentioned the Noah built an ark of wood in which following facts about this tribe: he and those who believed in him (1) They built lofty buildings and no took refuge from the Deluge which other people in Arabia attained to that overwhelmed his people. The Ark height of power to which they had rested on the mountain, Al-Jūdī. See attained (89:9). (2) They lived also 11:45. Metaphorically, Noah's | immediately after Noah. (3) They 2364