Surah Hud 11:48

The Command to descend from the Ship with Peace and Blessings

Allah, the Exalted, informs of what was said to Nuh when the ship anchored on Mount Judi, peace be upon him, peace were sent upon him and the believers with him. This salutation was also for every believer from his progeny until the Day of Resurrection. Muhammad bin Ka`b said, "Every male and female believer until the Day of Resurrection is included in this salutation of peace. Likewise, every male and female disbeliever until the Day of Resurrection is included in this promise of torment and pleasure. Muhammad bin Ishaq said, "When Allah wanted to stop the flood, He sent a wind upon the face of the earth that caused the water to be still. Then the springs of the earth were closed off from the great flooding and the pouring (rain) from the sky halted. Allah, the Exalted, says,

(And it was said: "O earth! Swallow up your water...") 11:44 Thus, the water began decreasing and subsiding until the ship settled on Mount Judi. The People of the Tawrah (the Jews) claim that this occurred during the seventh month (of the year) and it lasted for seventeen nights. Then, on the first day of the tenth month, he (Nuh) saw the mountain tops. Then after forty more days, Nuh opened the small window in the roof of the ship and he sent a raven out to see what the water had done. However, the raven did not return to him. Then, he sent a pigeon out but it returned to him without finding any place (land) to put its two feet down. He extended his hand out of the ship and the pigeon grabbed his hand so that Nuh could pull it back into the ship. Then, after seven more days passed, he sent the pigeon out again to investigate for him. The pigeon returned in the evening with a leaf from an olive tree in its mouth. From this, Nuh knew that the water had decreased from the face of the earth. He remained in the ship for seven more days before he sent the pigeon out again. This time the pigeon did not return to him, so he knew that the earth had appeared. Thus, a year was completed from the time that Allah sent the flood, until the time of Nuh sending the pigeon. The first day of the first month of the second year began when the face of the earth appeared and land became visible. This is when Nuh uncovered the opening of the ship. During the second month of the second year, after twenty six nights,

(It was said: "O Nuh! Come down (from the ship) with peace from Us)

Ayat ini menerangkan bahwa setelah kapal itu berlabuh di atas bukit Judiy beberapa waktu yang tidak diterangkan lamanya ”menurut sebagian mufasir, lamanya satu bulan”dan air bah sudah surut, Allah memerintahkan kepada Nuh a.s. supaya turun dari kapal itu bersama-sama dengan para pengikutnya untuk membangun kehidupan baru dalam rangka meneruskan generasi umat manusia yang bertauhid dan bertakwa, setelah orang-orang kafir dari kaumnya itu musnah tenggelam dalam azab topan.

Allah memerintahkan agar Nuh a.s. dan para pengikutnya turun dari kapal itu disertai ucapan selamat sejahtera dan penuh keberkatan dari-Nya. Mereka akan diberi berkah, sesuai dengan janji Allah, dalam menempuh kehidupan dunia dan akhirat. Setelah mereka turun ke daratan, maka mereka mendapat keluasan dalam rezeki dan keperluan hidup yang mereka butuhkan untuk kepentingan mereka dan generasi selanjutnya.

Selanjutnya Allah menerangkan bahwa tidak semua dari generasi mereka yang akan berkembang biak di kemudian hari sama dengan mereka. Akan tetapi, ada di antara generasi yang berkembang biak itu menjadi umat-umat yang hanya dapat menikmati rezeki dan kesenangan dunia, namun di akhirat mereka akan menerima azab yang sangat pedih. Mereka disesatkan oleh setan sehingga menjadi musyrik dan bergelimang dalam kezaliman dan kejahatan-kejahatan lainnya, sehingga mereka tidak bisa memelihara keamanan dan kesejahteraan, bahkan sebagian menindas sebagian yang lain. Mereka bercerai-berai dan berselisih serta menyimpang dari petunjuk agama yang dibawa oleh para rasul Allah.

Menurut keterangan Taqiyuddin al-Maqrizi, semua pengikut Nabi Nuh tidak ada yang mempunyai keturunan kecuali tiga anaknya (Syam, Ham, dan Yafis). Pendapat ini berdasarkan firman Allah:

Dan Kami jadikan anak cucunya orang-orang yang melanjutkan keturunan. (ash-saffat/37: 77)