“He said, ‘My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day. But my invitation increased them not except in flight. And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.Quran 71:5-7

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Here are key verses from the Quran describing how Prophet Noah’s (Nuh’s) people responded to his preaching, along with their reactions and eventual fate:

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### **1. Mockery and Rejection of Noah’s Message**

– **Surah Hud (11:38-39):**  

  *”And he [Noah] began constructing the Ark, and whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they mocked him. He said: ‘If you ridicule us, then we will ridicule you just as you ridicule. And you are going to know who will receive a punishment that will disgrace him and upon whom will descend an enduring punishment.'”*   

  – The people laughed at Noah for building an ark on dry land, dismissing his warnings of divine punishment.

– **Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:24-25):**  

  *”The leaders who disbelieved among his people said, ‘This is just a man like you who wishes to dominate you. If God had willed, He could have sent angels. We never heard of this from our forefathers. He is only a madman, so wait [for him] awhile.'”*   

  – They accused Noah of lying and insanity, refusing to accept his prophethood.

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### **2. Obstinacy and Arrogance**

– **Surah Nuh (71:5-9):**  

  *”Noah said, ‘My Lord, I have called my people night and day, but my call only increases their flight. Every time I call them to seek Your forgiveness, they thrust their fingers into their ears, cover themselves with their garments, persist in arrogance, and scornfully defy me.'”*   

  – The people actively blocked their ears and mocked Noah’s calls to repentance.

– **Surah Hud (11:27-32):**  

  – The chiefs dismissed Noah’s followers as “the lowest of us” and demanded he prove his threats of punishment. Noah replied that only God could bring punishment .

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### **3. Final Ultimatum and Divine Punishment**

– **Surah Al-Qamar (54:9-10):**  

  *”The people of Noah denied before them; they rejected Our servant and said, ‘A madman!’ And he was rebuked. So he invoked his Lord, ‘I am overpowered; help me!'”*   

  – Their persistent rejection led Noah to pray for God’s intervention.

– **Surah Hud (11:40):**  

  *”When Our command came and the oven gushed [with water], We said, ‘Board the Ark with pairs of every species and your family—except those already doomed—and the believers.’ But none believed with him except a few.”*   

  – Only a small group of believers heeded Noah, while the rest drowned in the flood.

### **Key Themes**  

1. **Mockery and Ridicule**: The people scorned Noah’s ark-building and his monotheistic message .  

2. **Accusations of Madness**: They dismissed him as a liar or insane .  

3. **Divine Retribution**: Their arrogance led to the flood, sparing only Noah and the believers .  

For further details, see Surah Nuh (Chapter 71), which focuses entirely on Noah’s struggle .

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