How and Where Did the Ark Land?
كيف رست السفينة، وأين؟
Allah commanded the sky to stop the pouring rain and the earth to suck the water in, so the ark landed on a mountain called Judi. "And it was said, 'O earth! Swallow up your water. And O sky! Withhold your rain.' The floodwater receded and the decree was carried out. The Ark rested on Mount Judi, and it was said, 'Away with the wrongdoing people!'" (Surah Hud 11:44). "It was said, 'O Noah! Disembark with Our peace and blessings on you and some of the descendants of those with you. As for the others, We will allow them a brief enjoyment, then they will be touched with a painful punishment from Us'" (Surah Hud 11:48).
أمر الله تعالى السماء أن توقف الماء والمطر، وأمر الأرض أن تبتلع الماء، فوقفت السفينة فوق جبل اسمه الجودي، قال الله تعالى: وَقِيلَ يَا أَرْضُ ابْلَعِي مَاءَكِ وَيَا سَمَاءُ أَقْلِعِي وَغِيضَ الْمَاءُ وَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ وَاسْتَوَتْ عَلَى الْجُودِيِّ ۖ وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ (سورة هود: 44)، وقال تعالى: قِيلَ يَا نُوحُ اهْبِطْ بِسَلَامٍ مِّنَّا وَبَرَكَاتٍ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ أُمَمٍ مِّمَّن مَّعَكَ ۚ وَأُمَمٌ سَنُمَتِّعُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَمَسُّهُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ (سورة هود: 48).
1. Sky and Earth Commanded Together | أمرٌ للسماء والأرض معًا
The same two elements that produced the flood, covered in How Did the Ship Noah Built Sail When There Was No Water?, are commanded to reverse it just as directly. The sky that had poured rain is told to withhold it, and the earth that had burst with springs is told to swallow the water back, showing the same total command over creation at the flood's end as at its beginning.
أما السماء والأرض اللتان جاء منهما الطوفان، كما بيّنا في جواب: كيف جرت السفينة التي بناها نوح عليه السلام ولم يكن هناك ماء؟، فقد أُمرتا بإنهائه بالأمر المباشر نفسه: (يَا أَرْضُ ابْلَعِي مَاءَكِ وَيَا سَمَاءُ أَقْلِعِي) (هود 11: 44). فقيل للسماء التي أمطرت أن تُمسك، وللأرض التي تفجّرت عيونًا أن تبتلع ماءها، فظهر تمام سلطان الله على خلقه في نهاية الطوفان كما ظهر في بدايته.
2. A Farewell to the Wrongdoers | بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
The declaration "Away with the wrongdoing people!" closes the account of the flood with a final, unambiguous statement about those who were destroyed. This phrase serves the same function as the description of the people of Nuh (peace be upon him) as "an example to humanity" found elsewhere, sealing the episode as a definitive judgment.
يُختم خبر الطوفان بقوله تعالى: (وَقِيلَ بُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ) (هود 11: 44)، وهو حكم نهائي صريح في الذين أُهلكوا. وتؤدي هذه العبارة ما يؤديه وصف قوم نوح عليه السلام في موضع آخر بأن الله جعلهم (لِلنَّاسِ آيَةً) (الفرقان 25: 37)، فتختم الحادثة بحكم قاطع.
3. Blessings for Those Who Descend With Nuh | بركاتٌ لمن هبط مع نوح عليه السلام
Allah's words upon disembarking promise peace and blessings not only to Nuh but to generations descended from those who were with him, while also noting that some among those future generations would still face their own trial and punishment. This shows that surviving the flood guaranteed physical safety for that generation, but not automatic righteousness for every descendant afterward.
وعد الله نوحًا عليه السلام عند الهبوط من السفينة بالسلام والبركات، له ولأمم ممن معه: (اهْبِطْ بِسَلَامٍ مِّنَّا وَبَرَكَاتٍ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَىٰ أُمَمٍ مِّمَّن مَّعَكَ) (هود 11: 48)، وأخبر مع ذلك أن من ذريتهم أممًا سيمتّعهم ثم يمسّهم منه عذاب أليم. فالنجاة من الطوفان ضمنت السلامة لذلك الجيل، ولم تضمن الصلاح لكل من جاء بعده من ذريته.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
Where did the Ark come to rest?
On Mount Judi, as recorded in Surah Hud 11:44.
How did the floodwater recede?
Allah commanded the sky to withhold its rain and the earth to swallow the water.
What did Allah promise Nuh upon disembarking?
Peace and blessings upon him and some of the generations descended from those with him.