Nuh and the Flood

In the Quran, the story of Nuh (Noah) is told across several surahs, most fully in Surah Hud (11:25–49). Nuh preaches to his people for generations, calling them away from idol worship. They mock him relentlessly.

When God commands him to build the ark, he does so under the ridicule of those passing by. His own son refuses to board, believing a mountain will protect him. The son drowns. This detail — absent from Genesis — sharpens the personal cost of the catastrophe.

The Quran's flood account emphasizes Nuh's role as a prophet calling people to monotheism, and the judgment that falls as a consequence of rejection. The covenant with the rainbow does not appear in the Quranic version; the emphasis falls instead on the fate of the disbelievers and the mercy shown to the believers who obeyed.