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Noah Ark 1

Qur'an clearly indicates that those who did not join the Noah Ark, were drowned; Allah revealed to Noah:

(O' Noah!)And make the Ark before Our Eyes and (according to) Our Revelation, and do not speak to Me in respect of those who are unjust; surely they shall be drowned.

(Qur'an, Surah Hood, verse 37)




The Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) has said:

Behold! Surely the parable of my Ahl-Ol-Bait among you, is the parable of the Noah Ark; any one who entered the Noah Ark, was saved and those who disobeyed, were drowned.

(Shiah documents: Behaar, Abaghaat Anwaar,...)

(Sunni documents: Mostadrak-Sahihain, Al-Manaqeb, Kanzol-AAmaal,...)

The aforesaid Hadith from the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) is repeated many times in Islamic documents and it is well-known -both to the Shia'h and Sunni scholars- as “the Safinah Hadith”. This Hadith clearly indicates that any one who follows the Ahl-Ol-Bait of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUT) shall achieve Salvation and any one who, for any reason refuses to obey the Ahl-Ol-Bait, shall attain perdition. We have to keep in mind that these precious words are from the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP)whom Qur'an, in regard to his words, has indicated:

Nor does he (Mohammad) speak of (his own) desire. It (Mohammad's word) is naught but Revelations that is Revealed.

(Qur'an, Surah Najm, verses 3&4)

If we believe in Allah and we are a Muslim, then surely we believe in Qur'an; if we believe in Qur'an, then certainly we take its verses seriously; Qur'an clearly emphasizes on the fact that the words of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) are Divine Revelations. Therefore, any Hadith which is proven to be authentic by both the Shiah and Sunni, can not be denied and taken for granted. The Safinah Hadith is such a hadith; Shiah scholars such as Allaammah Sharaf-O-Ddeen have considered this Hadith as one of the most solid documents proving the Rightfulness of the Ahl-Ol-Bait (PBUT); the Sunni scholars have not also been able to deny the existence of this clear document but some of them have tried to unfairly, justify it.

Mr. Dehlavi, a Sunni scholar, in his book “Tohfah Athna-Ashari” has mentioned this Hadith and said that any ship or safinah can have a hole in it and drown and therefore, the Ahl Ol Bait -whom the Prophet has introduced them as the means to achieve Salvation- are also unreliable. The key point which Mr. Dehlavi tried to disregard is that the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP) did not compare the obedience of the Ahl Ol Bait -as the means for attaining Salvation- with riding any regular ship, rather the Prophet (PBUH&HP) compared the obedience of the Ahl Ol Bait with riding the Noah Ark; the Noah Ark which survived, with Allah's protection, the worst storms of history and landed safely with EVERYONE on board.

In the same manner, Every single person who obeys the Ahl-Ol-Bait, he/she shall survive all the storms of human life and will land safely by the shore of everlasting happiness.

Today, the last beloved reminder of the prophet's God-chosen Ahl-Ol-Bait is Mahdy (PBUH); if we remain with the Ahl-Ol-Bait and on board their Allah-allowed protection which is the means for achieving Salvation, all the storms of doubts, temptations, impatience and ... shall not throw us in the jaws of everlasting perdition, rather we shall achieve peace of mind and true happiness -both in sad and happy times- in this world and the everlasting world and we will attain peaceful eternity with the most beautiful creations of Allah ,the Ahl-Ol-Bait, and with those who love the Ahl-Ol-Bait ... .