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Erasing the Accusation of Shirk

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In this verse, Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) is asking Allah a question:<br />

Surely His promise is true (that his household would be saved) though why<br />

was his son not? Allah Almighty answered:<br />

011:046 He said: "O Noah! He is not <strong>of</strong> thy family: For his conduct is<br />

unrighteous. So ask not <strong>of</strong> Me that <strong>of</strong> which thou hast no knowledge! I give<br />

<strong>the</strong>e counsel, lest thou act like <strong>the</strong> ignorant!"<br />

Allah Almighty explained to Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) in this<br />

verse that what He meant by household, were those who believed in Allah<br />

and Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) to be <strong>the</strong> Porphet <strong>of</strong> Allah. Those<br />

who reached and received Allah’s blessing through following Sayyidina<br />

Nuh (peace be upon him) were those who were saved because <strong>of</strong> believing<br />

Allah through Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him).<br />

We have now established that Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) did not<br />

ask for his son to be saved, though a questions till stands: what did Allah<br />

Almighty mean when He said to Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him):<br />

011:046 So ask not <strong>of</strong> Me that <strong>of</strong> which thou hast no knowledge!<br />

Allah Almighty is telling Sayyidina Nuh to Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon<br />

him) not to ask Him that <strong>of</strong> which he has no knowledge. What was <strong>the</strong><br />

question that Allah Almighty stopped Sayydiina Nuh to Sayyidina Nuh<br />

(peace be upon him) from asking? Well, once Sayyidina Nuh’s (peace be<br />

upon him) son was not saved and had died, Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon<br />

him) may have thought that now that my son has died, what is <strong>the</strong> next best<br />

thing that I can do for him? The next best thing is to obviously pray for <strong>the</strong><br />

betterment <strong>of</strong> his son’s life in <strong>the</strong> Hereafter. So, Sayyyidina Nuh (peace be<br />

upon him) was going to pray that Allah Almighty decreases his son’s<br />

punishment. However, even before Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him)<br />

could make this prayer, Allah Almighty stopped him from doing so. The<br />

reason is that Allah Almighty dislikes not answering <strong>the</strong> prayers <strong>of</strong> His<br />

Prophets. So, even before Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) asked <strong>the</strong><br />

question, Allah stopped him so that He would not have to reject His<br />

Prophet’s prayer.<br />

If <strong>the</strong> Khawarij reject that Sayyidina Nuh (peace be upon him) was going to<br />

pray for <strong>the</strong> betterment <strong>of</strong> his sons life in <strong>the</strong> Hereafter and Allah Almighty<br />

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