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Think before you ridicule
'And he [Nuh] constructed the ship, and whenever the chiefs of his people passed by him, they ridiculed him.' (11:38) The disbelievers felt it made no sense to construct a ship to sail on land, and so they made fun of their prophet. However, soon Allah 'opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down, and caused the earth to burst with springs…' (54:11'12) This resulted in a mighty flood that drowned all except those aboard the ship, thus revealing the purpose for constructing a ship on land! We should try to avoid ridiculing or disparaging others: it could be that we are unable to comprehend the wisdom behind a seemingly foolish act.