Hud 11:40 حتى اذا جاء امرنا وفار التنور قلنا احمل فيها من كل زوجين اثنين واهلك الا من سبق عليه القول ومن امن وما امن معه الا قليل ٤٠
حَتَّىٰٓ
إِذَا
جَآءَ
أَمۡرُنَا
وَفَارَ
ٱلتَّنُّورُ
قُلۡنَا
ٱحۡمِلۡ
فِيهَا
مِن
كُلّٖ
زَوۡجَيۡنِ
ٱثۡنَيۡنِ
وَأَهۡلَكَ
إِلَّا
مَن
سَبَقَ
عَلَيۡهِ
ٱلۡقَوۡلُ
وَمَنۡ
ءَامَنَۚ
وَمَآ
ءَامَنَ
مَعَهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٞ
٤٠
(Thus it was) till, when Our commandment came to pass and the oven gushed forth water, We said: Load therein two of every kind, a pair (the male and female), and thy household, save him against whom the word hath gone forth already, and those who believe. And but a few were they who believed with him.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The beginning of the Flood and Nuh loads Every Creature in Pairs upon the Ship
This was the promise of Allah to Nuh , when the command of Allah came, the rain was continuous and there was a severe storm which did not slacken or subside, as Allah said,
فَفَتَحْنَآ أَبْوَبَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِ
…The beginning of the Flood and Nuh loads Every Creature in Pairs upon the Ship
This was the promise of Allah to Nuh , when the command of Allah came, t
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