Hello, my name is Viga Rahayu. I am a grade 1 student at MAN 1 Bukittinggi. I made this book so that we can all know the inspirational story of the prophet Nuh AS.

Happy reading!!!

Once upon a time there was a town of people who lived wild and evil lives. Even though their ancestors had been good Muslims, they no longer believed in Islam. Instead, they prayed to idols which they made themselves. They would decorate wood and stone idols and ask them for everything they desired. 

The chiefs and leaders of the town were very wealthy people. They were rude and arrogant, and they thought of nothing but money. They controlled the town, and the poor people lived in fear of them and their evil ways.

Allah (SWT) was very angry with the wealthy people in the community. He had blessed them with wealth, land and beautiful houses, but they didn’t thank Him or share it with the poor people. This was wrong. So Allah (SWT) decided to send them a messenger to teach them Islam, like their ancestors had been taught.

Allah SWT felt that the best way to turn the unfaithful people to the goodness of Islam was to send them a person from among themselves. He knew that the people would pay more attention to a person they knew than to a stranger. Allah SWT chose a man named Nuh As.

Nuh As was a very humble and gentle man. He was pious and kind, and he always spoke the truth. He was so trustworthy and wise that people would come to him for advice. His reputation as a truthful and gentle person helped him when he was chosen to be a Prophet, and he gained a few followers.

All of his followers were poor people, because the wealthy people were too proud to listen to what Prophet Nuh As has to say. One of their leaders said, "You are nothing but a man like ourselves. We don’t see anything special about you. You have only a few followers and they are the poorest and the lowest from among us. We do not think that you are better than we are. In fact, we think you are a liar!"