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[quote]Dear All,

Assalamoalaikum wa Rahmatu(A)llahe wabarakatohoo,

In Sura Muhammad (salAllaho alaihe wasallam), God has revealed the following verse:

[limegreen][i][47:2] But as for those who believe and do 
righteous deeds and believe in that which has been
revealed to Muhammad - and it is the truth from their Lord - He removes from them their sins and sets right their affairs. [/i]   [/limegreen]

Affirmation of one's belief in whatever has been revealed in the Holy Quran is a necessary condition of Faith[i] (Eeman)[/i].  The Holy Quran is a very easy book to understand, while, at the same time it can be also very difficult.  In Sura Aale Imran Allah Almighty has revealed the true faith of those who posess real knowledge:

[limegreen][3:8] He it is who has sent down to thee the Book; in it there are verses that are firm and decisive in meaning - they are the basis of the Book - and there are others that are susceptible of different interpretations. But those in whose hearts is perversity pursue such thereof as are susceptible of different interpretations, seeking to cause discord and seeking wrong interpretations of it. And none knows its right interpretation except Allah. [b]And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge; they say, We believe in it; the whole is from our Lord.' [/b] - And none take heed except those gifted with understanding -  [/limegreen]

As far as the verses which are under discussion i.e the story of Hazrat Nooh (alaihesalaam) It is my opinion that:

1. The Flood was a local phenomenon and that it did not involve the whole of the earth.  
2. The Ark did not cointain all the species of animals, but that Hazrat Nooh (alaihesalaam) was instructed to take as many "domesticated" animals as he could with him on the Ark.

There are millions of species of living beings which evolved over millions of years and many of these existed at the time of Hazrat Nooh (alaihesalaam.).  It is impossible for anyone to make a ship which would be able to accommodate the whole of the animal kingdom existing at the time.  When Allah Almighty commanded Hazrat Noah (alaihesalaam), to take Pairs of each species, I think it probably meant that those animals which were neede by Hazrat Noah (alaihesalaam) and not all the species of the world.

I  believe that One should use common sense when trying to interpret the Holy Quran.  There are however, many phenomena which we do not understand and their true nature may be explained to us with the passage of time.

WaAllaho aalam. (Allah knows best)
wassalaam

Navidul Haq Khan[/quote]

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