Noah AS completed the ark
Al-Kāfi|Volume 8|Book 1|Chapter 422
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي رَزِينٍ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عليه السلام) أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ نُوحاً (صلوات الله عليه) لَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ وَ كَانَ مِيعَادُهُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ رَبِّهِ فِي إِهْلَاكِ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ يَفُورَ التَّنُّورُ فَفَارَ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ إِنَّ التَّنُّورَ قَدْ فَارَ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ فَخَتَمَهُ فَقَامَ الْمَاءُ وَ أَدْخَلَ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ وَ أَخْرَجَ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِلَى خَاتَمِهِ فَنَزَعَهُ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَفَتَحْنا أَبْوابَ السَّماءِ بِماءٍ مُنْهَمِرٍ وَ فَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُوناً فَالْتَقَى الْماءُ عَلى أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ وَ حَمَلْناهُ عَلى ذاتِ أَلْواحٍ وَ دُسُرٍ قَالَ وَ كَانَ نَجَرَهَا فِي وَسَطِ مَسْجِدِكُمْ وَ لَقَدْ نَقَصَ عَنْ ذَرْعِهِ سَبْعُمِائَةِ ذِرَاعٍ.
422. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Abaan Bin Usmaan, from Abu Hamza Al-Thumaly, from Abu Razeyn Al-Asady, who has narrated the following: Amir-ul- Momineen عليه الصلاة والسلام said: ‘When Noah عليه الصلاة والسلام was free from building the ship and there were (many) seasons between him عليه السلام and his عليه السلام Lord عز وجل for the destruction of his عليه السلام people, the overflowing of the oven. His عليه السلام wife said, ‘The oven has overflowed’. So he عليه السلام stood up and covered it. The water was contained. And he عليه السلام entered into the ship whosoever that he عليه السلام wanted to, and exited from it whosoever he عليه السلام wanted to. Then he عليه السلام came to his عليه السلام covering and took it off. Allah عز وجل Mighty and Majestic Said: “[54:11] So We opened the gates of the sky with water pouring [54:12] And We made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained [54:13] And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails”. And he عليه السلام had built it in the middle of your Masjid and it was of seven hundred cubits’.
- Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/299)
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