The Prophet’s Mission (Ayat 1-4)
The specific timeline given to Prophet Nuh by Allah to warn his people before this overtaken action.
before a painful torment/disaster overtakes them
Prophet Nuh complained that his calling of the people day and night only caused them to do this.
it cause them to go farther away from Allah
The natural phenomenon promised to pour down abundantly if the people sought forgiveness.
rain from the sky
Prophet Nuh lamented that his people disobeyed him and instead followed those whose wealth and children only increased their status of this.
destruction or loss (Khusara)
The dual punishment mentioned in Ayah 25 where the sinners were simultaneously destroyed by this and then cast into that.
They will by drowned in water and made to enter Hellfire
The three core directives Prophet Nuh explicitly commanded his community to do in Ayah 3.
to worship Allah, fear/have Taqwa of Him, and obey the Messenger
The defensive physical gesture the disbelievers made with their hands to block out Prophet Nuh’s voice.
thrusting their fingers into their ears
The two worldly provisions mentioned in Ayah 12 that Allah would multiply for the repentant.
wealth and children
The phrase used in Ayah 22 to describe the magnitude of the deceptive schemes plotted by the elite.
a "mighty/arrogant plot" (Makran Kubbara)
Prophet Nuh's absolute prayer regarding the dwelling places of the disbelievers on earth.
do not leave a single disbeliever/dweller upon the earth" (Dayyara)?
According to Ayah 4, the reward promised by Allah if his people repented and obeyed.
What is the forgiveness of their sins and the delaying of their death to an appointed term?
To hide away from the Prophet's sight and message, the disbelievers covered themselves with this object.
their garments/clothes?
The cosmic structure described in Ayah 15 as being created by Allah "one above another".
the seven heavens
This specific, animal-shaped idol mentioned in Ayah 23 translates directly to "Eagle".
Nasr
The spiritual reason Nuh gave in Ayah 27 for wanting the disbelievers completely wiped out.
because they will mislead Allah's servants and give birth only to wicked disbelievers
Prophet Nuh holds this status as the earliest of these major messengers.
the first of the Ulul 'Azm (Arch-Prophets)
In Ayah 10, Nuh tells his people to seek forgiveness from their Lord because He is always this.
The All-Forgiving (Ghaffara)?
The specific terms used in Ayah 16 to distinguish the illumination of the moon versus the sun.
a "light" (Nur) for the moon and a "lamp/torch" (Siraj) for the sun?
The names of the remaining four specific idols listed in Ayah 23 that the leaders commanded the people never to abandon.
Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, and Ya'uq
The specific group of people Nuh asks forgiveness for first in Ayah 28, right after praying for himself.
his parents
This attribute of Allah's decree is highlighted at the end of Ayah 4, meaning it cannot be pushed back when it arrives.
the "Term of Allah" (Ajal Allah)
According to Hadith narrated by Shaykh Saduq in Kamaaluddin wa Tamaamun-Ni'ma, the physical torture became so severe that Nuh (a.s.) sometimes remained unconscious for this long.
three days at a stretch
The vegetative analogy used in Ayah 17 to describe how Allah brought human beings forth from the earth.
"growing you like a plant/growth" (Anbatakum... Nabata)
According to Shia exegesis on Al-Islam.org, these five idols originally represented this type of person before Shaitan distorted their memory into objects of worship.
righteous/pious men from the past
The condition required for other believers to be included in Nuh's final beautiful prayer of forgiveness.
entering his home as a believer (Baytiya Mu'mina)