Some people accuse Rasulullah Nuh aih alaihissalam is not an Apostle who patiently faces his people, even though Allah himself presents ulul azmi among the apostles. The reason people accused Noah was impatient because Noah asked adzab to Allah for his people.
Let's understand the flow of the story, why does Noah say so, so that we do not deteriorate to the noble messenger of God.
The people of Noah are those who deny Allah and His Messenger. Not only do kufr, they also constantly challenge Noah to bring adzab as proof of the truth of his preaching. They say,
يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
"O Noah, you have argued with us, and you have extended your denial against us, so bring us the adzab that you threaten to us, if you are among the righteous." (Surah Hud: 32)
But Noah remained patient and did not reply to their words by saying yes or responding with threats, he only said that the adzab's decision was not his will, but only the will of God.
قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ إِنْ شَاءَ وَمَا أَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ
Noah answered, "Only Allah will bring the punishment to you if He wills, and you cannot escape". (Surah Hud: 33)
Noah who had preached for 950 years, not only during the day but also at night he did not stop calling on his people. During that long period he was patient with the physical and psychological disorders he received.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَائِي إِلَّا فِرَارًا
Noah said: "O my Lord, I have called my people day and night, but my appeal is only to increase them to flee (from the truth). (QS. Noah: 6-7)
Not only did they reject the call of Noah, they mocked him by covering their ears.
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لَتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُواهَمْ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًا
"And truly every time I call upon them (to faith) that You forgive them, they put their finger in his ear and cover his clothes (kapatiya) and they remain (deny) and boast very highly." (QS. Noah: 8 )
Allah Ta'ala also responded to the people of Noah who exceeded this limit by saying, preaching to the Prophet Muhammad Noah aih alaihi ash-shalatu wa as-salam that no more people would believe in him.
وَأُوحِيَ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُؤْمِنَ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ إِلَّا مَنْ قَدْ آمَنَ فَلَا تَبْتَئِسْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
"And revealed to Noah, that there will never be faith among your people, except those who have believed (only), therefore do not be sad about what they always do." (QS. Hud: 36)
That is, no one will believe in your call after the 9 people who have followed you.
Hearing this word of God, Noah realized that God would immediately bring down His adzah to his people.
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا. إِنَّكَ إِنْ تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوا إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا
"(If so) my Rabb, then do you not leave any unbeliever on this earth. If you let them, surely they will lead your servants astray (others), and they will also give birth to offspring who always sin and kufr. "(QS. Noah: 26-27)
Thus the previous Shari'a, when a people sinned and transgressed, Allah will reduce His adoration directly in the world by destroying them. Look at the people ‘Add the people of Prophet Hud, when they reneged on and kept on boasting, Allah destroyed them with a hurricane. The people of Prophet Lut, Allah made them perish by showering fire from the sky then turning the earth they stepped on. The Madyan Nation, the people of the Prophet Syuaib Allah destroyed them with a thunderous thunder so they died instantly as if no one had lived in the area before. Pharaoh, Qarun, etc. Allah hurriedly adorned them in the world and later the greater adzab in the hereafter.
In contrast to the people of the Prophet Muhammad whom Allah prioritized over other people, Allah delayed His adherence in the hereafter, and extended the period for the people of Muhammad to think and repent. All of that God does with His wisdom and knowledge, and we should be grateful for this.
And finally the adzab that they were waiting for came, the sky lowered the very heavy water and the earth let out abundant water. The earth is also a very large ocean, with waves as high as mountains.
وَهِيَ تَجْرِي بِهِمْ فِي مَوْجٍ كَالْجِبَالِ
"And the ark sailed with them in a wave like a mountain." (Surah Hud: 42)
Thus Allah set the destiny for the people of Noah.
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