Noah Said unto his Nation: You Have no god other than Allah
Noah Said: I Fear for you the Chastisement of an Awful Day if you Worship other than Allah
The Leaders among Noah’s people said unto Him: You are Fool, in Manifest Error
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Many people do not know Allah. This series is an attempt to help them in order to know and acknowledge their Creator.
Verses 7:59-61 of the Noble Quran talk about:
1) Allah sent Noah unto his people,
2) Noah said unto his nation: You have no god other than Allah,
3) Noah said: I fear for you the chastisement of an Awful Day if you worship other than Allah and
4) The Leaders of Noah’s people said unto Him: You are fool, in manifest error.
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The meaning of verse 7:59
Verily, Allah sent Noah unto his people, and he said:
O my people!
I am calling you to Allah,
Worship Allah,
Serve Allah,
Admit Allah’s divine Oneness,
You have no god other than Allah,
Truly, I fear for you, if you worship other than Him, the chastisement of an Awful Day’, that is, the Day of Judgment.
In other words, Noah said unto his people: I know that you be inflicted with the retribution of an Awful Day if you do not believe.
The meaning of verse 7:60
The council, of the respected elders, of his people,
the heads of Noah’s people,
the chieftains and the leaders of his people said:
‘Truly we see you ,O Noah, in manifest error’ and ‘misguidance’.
Lo! we see you O Noah, surely in plain error (foolishness), in what you say.
The meaning of verse 7:61
Noah said: O my people!,
There is no error (foolishness) in me
There is no ‘misguidance’ but I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds to you.
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Verses 7:59-61 in different English translations of the meanings of Arabic Quran:
QARIB:
59) We sent forth Noah to his nation. he said: ‘worship Allah, my people for you have no god except he. i fear for you the punishment of a great day.’
60) But the assembly of his nation said: ‘we can see that you are in clear error.’
61) ‘I am not in error, my nation, ‘ he replied. ‘i am a messenger from the lord of the worlds
SHAKIR:
59) Certainly we sent nuh to his people, so he said: o my people! serve Allah, you have no god other than him; surely i fear for you the chastisement of a grievous day
60) The chiefs of his people said: most surely we see you in clear error
61) He said: o my people! there is no error in me, but i am an messenger from the lord of the worlds
PICKTHAL:
59) We sent Noah (of old) unto his people, and he said: o my people! serve Allah. ye have no other Allah save him. lo! i fear for you the retribution of an awful day.
60) The chieftains of his people said: lo! we see thee surely in plain error.
61) He said: o my people! there is no error in me, but i am a messenger from the lord of the worlds.
YUSUFALI:
59) We sent Noah to his people. he said: “o my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but him. i fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day!
60) The leaders of his people said: “ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind).”
61) He said: “o my people! no wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary i am a messenger from the lord and cherisher of the worlds!
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