Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and the word went forth: "Away with those
who do wrong!"
011.045. And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: "O my Lord! surely my
son is of my family! and Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of
Judges!"
011.046. He said: "O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is
unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge! I give
thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!"
011.047. Noah said: "O my Lord! I do seek refuge with Thee, lest I ask Thee
for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless thou forgive me and have
Mercy on me, I should indeed be lost!"
011.048. The word came: "O Noah! Come down (from the Ark) with peace
from Us, and blessing on thee and on some of the peoples (who will spring)
from those with thee: but (there will be other) peoples to whom We shall
grant their pleasures (for a time), but in the end will a grievous penalty
reach them from Us."
We come to know of many things from these verses. I’ll state them for you,
so please understand each one carefully:
In the first verse, Allah Almighty commands Sayyidina Nuh (peace be
upon him) to gather his household in the arc. From listening to this
commandment, Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) thought that the
people of his household will be saved (including his son!) “ thy
household, save him against whom the word hath gone forth already,
and those who believe.” However, when he saw that his son was
amongst the losers and that he too had drowned, a question arose in
the mind of Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him). He thought why did
Allah Almighty promise to save his household (including his son),
though his son was not saved. It was for this reason that Sayyidina
Nuh, may Allah bless him, asked the following question once his son
had died
011.045 And Noah called upon his Lord, and said: "O my Lord! Surely my
son is of my family! and Thy promise is true, and Thou art the justest of
Judges!"
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