A Qur’an-based profile. Historical dates and later reports are not added without an identified source.
Nuh calls his people to worship Allah and perseveres despite rejection. The Qur’anic narrative describes his preaching, the building of the ark, the flood and the rescue of those whom Allah commanded him to carry.
Life and mission
Surah Nuh describes repeated public and private calls to repentance. Surah Hud follows the building of the ark and the flood, including Nuh’s appeal concerning a son who refuses to embark. Qur’an 29:14 says that Nuh remained among his people for a thousand years less fifty; this wording should not be turned into a claim that it states his complete lifespan.
Family and relationships
A son who refuses the ark appears without a personal name in 11:42–46. Nuh’s wife is mentioned in 66:10 in a lesson about the limits of family association. These passages do not provide a complete family tree.
Narrative timeline
These stages follow the Qur’anic presentation; they are not a dated historical chronology.
01 — Long preaching and calls to repentance
02 — Building the ark under divine direction
03 — The flood and rescue
04 — The ark’s resting and the instruction to disembark
Signs and miracles
The ark and flood are the principal signs in this narrative. Claims about the modern discovery of the ark require separate archaeological evidence and are not established merely by quoting the story.
Qur’an references
About this profile
This page is an original educational summary of the cited passages. Follow each reference to read the Arabic and the Jalandhry Urdu and Pickthall English translations in context. A concise Qur’anic profile is not a full critical biography or a substitute for a source-by-source study of hadith and history.