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IRSYAD HUKUM KE-111: ADAKAH BANJIR BESAR DI ZAMAN NABI NUH A.S MENENGGELAMKAN KESELURUHAN MANUSIA?
Did the great flood in the time of Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) drown all of humanity?
Short answer
The irsyad adopts the majority view that the flood covered the whole earth, and no human or animal survived except those aboard Prophet Noah's ark.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The irsyad adopts the majority view that the flood covered the whole earth, and no human or animal survived except those aboard Prophet Noah's ark. This is based on several Quranic verses and the opinions of exegetes such as Ibn Kathir, Qatadah and Ibn Asyour, who held that later humanity descended from Noah's offspring. A minority of scholars held that the flood was not universal, relying on general texts, but their evidence is less specific than that of the majority.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Al-Quran secara jelasnya menggambarkan bahawa apa yang ada di atas bumi ini telah ditenggelami oleh air ketika berlakunya peristiwa banjir besar yang menimpa kaum Nabi Nuh AS.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-111: ADAKAH BANJIR BESAR DI ZAMAN NABI NUH A.S MENENGGELAMKAN KESELURUHAN MANUSIA?”, 19 May 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1267-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-111-adakah-banjir-besar-di-zaman-nabi-nuh-a-s-menenggelamkan-keseluruhan-manusia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/did-noah-flood-drown-all-humanity/