142 Life SketchHazrat Nooh (As)
We know, a great long period passed after the demise of Adam
(As), by this time the population increased many times on earth.
On the other hand, being deceived by the devil, men forgot the
instructions of Allah. Gradually they got involved in all kinds of
vices and misdeeds. They went on creating disturbance and
chaos on the earth. Not only that, they started worshipping
many other objects of creations forgetting to worship Allah
alone. Some started worshipping various idols. Some started to
worshipping sun, moon and stars. Some started worshipping,
trees, rivers, hills, mountains, animals, and beasts of various
kinds. And some became involved to satisfy their own
inclination.
Under the circumstances Allah started sending prophets and
messengers to show the right and straight path to the people
who went astray. Nooh (As) was one of such of prophets sent by
Allah. He went on inviting people to the way of Allah (deen) for
long nine hundred and fifty years continuously.
He said: "Believe in Allah and fear Him. Give up worshipping
idols and worship Him only. Do the good and refrain form
doing the evil? Seek bounty and blessings of Allah. Believe in
the life hereafter.
During this long time only forty men and forty women accepted
the faith in Allah. And they returned back to the way of Allah.
The rest of the people did not pay any importance to his
preaching. They remained unbelievers. They continued to laugh