Surah Hud ayat 45 Tafsir Quran 11:45

﴿وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّبَّهُ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِي وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ الْحَاكِمِينَ﴾
[ هود: 45]

11:45 And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"

And Noah called out to his Lord and said ‘My Lord lo! my son Canaan is of my family and You promised me that they would be saved and truly Your promise is the Truth which never fails and You are the Most Just of Judges’ the most knowledgeable and the fairest of them.

There and then did Nuh pray saying: O Allah, nay Creator, my son is an integral part of my family and Your promise is the truth personified; it is You Who give the law whereas all other judges just interpret it

A Return to the Story of the Son of Nuh and mentioning what transpired between Nuh and Allah concerning Him This was a request for information and an inquiry from Nuh concerning the cirumstances of his son's drowning. فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابُنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى ( and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family!" ) This means, "Verily, You promised to save my family and Your promise is the truth that does not fail.
Therefore, how can he ( my son ) be drowned and You are the Most Just of the judges" قَالَ ينُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ( He (Allah ) said: "O Nuh! Surely, he is not of your family...") This means, "He ( your son ) is not of those whom I promised to save.
I only promised you that I would save those of your family who believe." For this reason Allah said, وَأَهْلَكَ إِلاَّ مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ l( and your family except him against whom the Word has already gone forth. ) 11:40 Thus, for his son, it had already been decreed that he would be drowned due to his disbelief and his opposition to his father, the Prophet of Allah, Nuh peace be upon him.
Concerning Allah's statement, إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ( Surely, he is not of your family; ) meaning that he ( Nuh's son ) was not among those whom Allah promised to save.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "He was the son of Nuh, but he opposed him in deeds and intention." `Ikrimah said in some of the modes of recitation it said here, ( إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ ) "Verily, he ( Nuh's son ) worked deeds that were not righteous."

(11:45) And Noah called out to his Lord, saying: 'My Lord! My son is of my family. Surely Your promise is true, *47 and You are the greatest of those who judge. *48

And Noah called to his Lord and meaning

*47).
Noah ( peace be on him ) reminds God of His promise to spare his family.
Since his son was quite obviously part of his family.
Noah requests of God that he be spared.

*48).
Noah ( peace be on him ) acknowledges that God's judgement is final; that it is one against which there can be no appeal.
Moreover, God's judgement is also based on absolute knowledge and perfect justice.

 

A Return to the Story of the Son of Nuh and mentioning what transpired between Nuh and Allah concerning Him This was a request for information and an inquiry from Nuh concerning the cirumstances of his son's drowning. فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابُنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى ( and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family!" ) This means, "Verily, You promised to save my family and Your promise is the truth that does not fail.
Therefore, how can he ( my son ) be drowned and You are the Most Just of the judges" قَالَ ينُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ( He (Allah ) said: "O Nuh! Surely, he is not of your family...") This means, "He ( your son ) is not of those whom I promised to save.
I only promised you that I would save those of your family who believe." For this reason Allah said, وَأَهْلَكَ إِلاَّ مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ l( and your family except him against whom the Word has already gone forth. ) 11:40 Thus, for his son, it had already been decreed that he would be drowned due to his disbelief and his opposition to his father, the Prophet of Allah, Nuh peace be upon him.
Concerning Allah's statement, إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ( Surely, he is not of your family; ) meaning that he ( Nuh's son ) was not among those whom Allah promised to save.
`Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "He was the son of Nuh, but he opposed him in deeds and intention." `Ikrimah said in some of the modes of recitation it said here, ( إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ ) "Verily, he ( Nuh's son ) worked deeds that were not righteous."

( And Noah cried unto ) and Noah prayed to ( his Lord and said: My Lord! ) O my Lord! ( Lo! my son ) Canaan ( is of my household ) whom you promised to save! ( Surely Thy promise is the Truth ) for certain ( and Thou art the Most Just of Judges ) you promised to save me and my family.

And Nuh (Noah) called upon his Lord and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family! And certainly, Your Promise is true, and You are the Most Just of the judges."

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