Surah Nooh (71) — Ayah 25

(Ayah 25) ➊ {مِمَّا خَطِيْٓـٰٔتِهِمْ اُغْرِقُوْا … :} This is not the speech of Noah (peace be upon him), rather Allah Almighty is speaking. By bringing the prepositional phrase forward, exclusivity is created in the statement, meaning that they were drowned only because of their sins (disbelief and disobedience). The detailed incident of their drowning is mentioned in Surah Hud, Surah Al-Mu’minun, and Surah Al-Ankabut, etc. {’’ فَاُدْخِلُوْا نَارًا ‘‘} So they were made to enter the Fire; the use of "fa" indicates that as soon as they were drowned, they were made to enter the Fire, meaning that before being sent to Hell on the Day of Resurrection, they were made to enter the Fire in Barzakh and the grave itself, as Allah Almighty said regarding the people of Pharaoh: « وَ حَاقَ بِاٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوْٓءُ الْعَذَابِ (45) اَلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُوْنَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَّ عَشِيًّا وَ يَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ اَدْخِلُوْۤا اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ اَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ » [ المؤمن : 46،45 ] "And the people of Pharaoh were surrounded by an evil punishment, which is the Fire; they are presented to it morning and evening, and on the Day the Hour will be established, [it will be said], 'Admit the people of Pharaoh to the severest punishment.'" In summary, the people of Noah (peace be upon him) and the people of Pharaoh were first drowned in water, and after the punishment of water, its opposite, that is, the punishment of Fire, began in the grave itself, and then on the Day of Resurrection, they will be made to enter the {’’ اَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ ‘‘} of Hell. This verse and the verse of Surah Al-Mu’min are strong evidences for the punishment of the grave.

➋ { فَلَمْ يَجِدُوْا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَنْصَارًا :} That is, neither could any leader save them from Allah’s punishment, nor could any of their pure five personalities help them.