`Hazrat
Nuhas
(Waqfe Nau syllabus age group 9-10)
Who and When:
Hazrat Nuhas was born in 3078BC. His father Lamech was born in 3255 BC and was 182 years old when Hazrat Nuhas was born. He lived 9 generations after Hazrat Adamas.
Where:
Hazrat Nuhas is believed to have lived in Mesopotamia in Southern Iraq in a valley surrounded by mountains from which many springs flowed. Hazrat Nuhas was a law-bearing prophet. He was a righteous man sent to save a wicked world plunged in sin. He was not a leader of the tribe or a rich man, but even before being called to prophecy he worshipped God faithfully.
Mission:
God charged Hazrat Nuhas with the duty of preaching to his people to make them abandon idolatry and to worship only the One Creator and to live good and pure lives. Although he preached the Message of God with immense zeal, his people refused to mend their ways. He prayed to Allah Almighty and warned is people of a punishment that would befall them if they displeased God. However, they mocked him and accused him of being a liar and mad. This situation continued for a very long time and Hazrat Nuhas only had a handful of followers; even his wife and son were disbelievers. Despite this, Hazrat Nuhas had great faith in this mission and warned the people that they could try their utmost to end his mission but they would not succeed. After receiving information that no more people would enter his fold, Hazrat Nuhas made the following prayer to Allah the Almighty:
“My Lord, leave not in the land a single one of the disbelievers; for if thou dost leave them, they will only lead astray Thy servants and will not give birth but to a sinner and a disbeliever.” (11:32)
Maryam 42