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AL-KAFI #896: BERAPA UMUR NABI NUH AS?
How old was Prophet Nuh (Noah) AS?
Short answer
The fatwa lists several scholarly views: 1050 years according to Ibn Abbas, 950 years according to al-Tabari, 992 years according to al-Baidhawi, and 1340 years.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fatwa lists several scholarly views: 1050 years according to Ibn Abbas, 950 years according to al-Tabari, 992 years according to al-Baidhawi, and 1340 years. Some scholars do not fix his age at death and consider the 950 years mentioned in the Quran sufficient. The view preferred is that his period of preaching to his people was 950 years, while the time before that and after the great flood cannot be determined. The lessons of his preaching and his patience are stressed as more important.
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Yang rajihnya, masa risalahnya ketika dia menyampaikan kepada kaumnya ialah selama 950 tahun. Adapun sebelum itu, tidak dapat ditetapkan jumlah masa.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #896: BERAPA UMUR NABI NUH AS?”, 13 November 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2761-al-kafi-894-berapa-usia-nabi-nuh-as. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/how-old-was-prophet-nuh/