First, they accused Noah of many charges, including:
1. They described him as misguided, i.e. he had lost the path to Allah in a very clear way.
(Indeed, We sent Noah to his people. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah—you have no other god except Him. I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous Day.” But the chiefs of his people said, “We surely see that you are clearly misguided.”) Al-A’araf 7: 59-60
2. On the other hand, they accused him because they said that he was human and God Almighty does not inspire to human beings.
3. They accused his followers of being weak and with lack of reason, and they had no opinion, as soon as they heard his speech they accepted it
This includes an abuse of Noah as if they were telling him that only the mindless have accepted your words.
4. They made disbelief equal to faith, as if Noah’s words were useless.”
(We do not see anything that makes ˹all of˺ you any better than us.)
(But the disbelieving chiefs of his people said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you, who wants to be superior to you. Had Allah willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.) Al-Mu’minum 23: 24
5 They accused him and his followers of lying.
6. They accused him of being possessed with insanity.
(He is simply insane, so bear with him for a while.”)
“Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.”
7. They met his call with insults, and attempts to abuse.
Secondly: they asked Noah pbuh to expel those around him from the believers, but it was contempt for Noah’s followers.
(They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”) Al-Shu’ara 26:111
(They threatened, “If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be stoned ˹to death˺. Noah prayed, “My Lord! My people have truly rejected me). Al-Shu’ara 26: 116-117
Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.) Al-Qamar 54:9
(˹Eventually, ˺ Noah cried, “My Lord! They have certainly persisted in disobeying me and followed ˹instead˺ those ˹elite˺ whose ˹abundant˺ wealth and children only increase them in loss, and who have devised a tremendous plot, urging ˹their followers˺, ‘Do not abandon your idols—especially Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr.’) Nuh 71: 21-23
أولاً: اتهموا نوحًا بجملةٍ من التهم ومن ذلك
وصفوه بالضلال أي أنه قد أضاع الطريق الموصلة إلى الله بشكل في غاية الظهور والوضوح.
) لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّـهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿٥٩﴾ قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ إِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ( الأعراف 7: 59-60
كذبوه من جهة أنه بشر والله عز وجل لا يوحي إلى البشر.
اتهموا أتباعه بالضعف وقلة العقل، فهؤلاء لا رأي لهم، فبمجرد سماعهم للخطاب قبلوه دون تعقل في هذا الخطاب وهذا يتضمن إساءة لنوح عليه السلام وكأنهم يقولون له إنما يقبل قولك من لا عقل له.
جعلوا الكفر مساويا للإيمان، وكأن كلام نوحٍ عليه السلام لا فائدة منه” وَمَا نَرَى لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍ“.
اتهموه وأتباعه بالكذب على الله عز وجل.
فَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَنْزَلَ مَلَائِكَةً مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِي آبَائِنَا الْأَوَّلِينَ ( المؤمنون 23: 24
اتهموا نوحًا بأنه مصاب بمس من جنون
” إِنْ هُوَ إِلا رَجُلٌ بِهِ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا بِهِ حَتَّى حِينٍ”
” كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ”
قابلوا دعوته بالسب والشتم ومحاولات الإيذاء.
ثانيًا: طلبوا من نوح عليه السلام أن يطرد من حوله من المؤمنين، وإنما كان ذلك ازدراء منهم لأتباع نوح.
(قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ) ﴿
الشعراء: 26: 111
قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَا نُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمَرْجُومِينَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي كَذَّبُونِ) ﴿الشعراء: 26: 116- 117﴾
(كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُواْ مَجْنُونٌ وَٱزْدُجر )
القمر 54: 9
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِي وَاتَّبَعُوا مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ﴿٢١﴾ وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا ﴿٢٢﴾ وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا ﴾( نوح 71: 21-23