Al-Mu'minun 23:30 ان في ذالك لايات وان كنا لمبتلين ٣٠
إِنَّ
فِي
ذَٰلِكَ
لَأٓيَٰتٖ
وَإِن
كُنَّا
لَمُبۡتَلِينَ
٣٠
Verily, in this [what We did as regards drowning of the people of Nûh (Noah)], there are indeed Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc. for men to understand), for sure We are ever putting (men) to the test.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah tells us that Nuh, peace be upon him, invoked his Lord to help him against his people,
as Allah mentions in another Ayah:
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنُّى مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ
(Then he invoked his Lord (saying): "I have been overcome, so help (me)!") 54:10. Here he says:
رَبِّ انصُرْنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ
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…Allah tells us that Nuh, peace be upon him, invoked his Lord to help him against his people,
as Allah mentions in another Ayah:
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنُّى م
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