سُوْرَةُ هُوْدٍ
Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 45
وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبْنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Nûh (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."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنَادَىٰ
wanādā
And Nuh called
نُوحٌۭ
nūḥun
And Nuh called
رَّبَّهُۥ
rabbahu
(to) his Lord
فَقَالَ
faqāla
and said
رَبِّ
rabbi
O my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱبْنِى
ib'nī
my son
مِنْ
min
(is) of
أَهْلِى
ahlī
my family
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
وَعْدَكَ
waʿdaka
Your promise
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) true
وَأَنتَ
wa-anta
and You
أَحْكَمُ
aḥkamu
(are) the Most Just
ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَ
l-ḥākimīna
(of) the judges
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 45){وَ نَادٰى نُوْحٌ رَّبَّهٗ … : } After all the disbelievers were drowned, the compassion of a father surged, so Nuh (peace be upon him) prayed regarding his son. Allah Almighty had promised to save the family of Nuh (peace be upon him), and with reference to that promise, he made his request. He had understood "family" to mean those related by blood and kinship, whereas the bond of friendship does not remain between a disbeliever and a believer. After embracing faith, all believers become friends and all disbelievers become enemies. See Surah Al-Mumtahanah (4). In any case, Nuh (peace be upon him) maintained respect and did not explicitly ask for his son to be saved.
