The verses 2 through 4 are statements quoted from the Prophet Nooh (PBUH) according to which the people were called to obey Allah and their Prophet, and were given the good news that if they did so, Allah would forgive their sins.

In verses 5 through 24, Nooh's (PBUH) expression of disappointment is narrated; the Prophet of Allah has indicated that although he had tried very hard to warn them, encourage them to repent and seek forgiveness from their most forgiving Lord Allah, remind them of their Lord's bounties and blessings and of His Magnificence and Omnipotence, instill the fear and Awe of Allah in them, and …, but most of his people were not only listening, but were also insisting on their old beliefs and paths, and were misleading others too.

It is noteworthy to mention that according to verse 14 of the Surah Ankaboot (29) of Qur'an, the duration of the Prophet Nooh's (PBUH) living among those mostly unbelieving people, up to the time of the Great Flood, was 950 years, sufficient time during which they were tested and retested; the story of those tests as described by the AhlulBayt (PBUT) holds many lessons for us, which Allah-Willing shall be covered in other writings.

Verses 26 to 28 of the Surah Nooh, indicate that the Prophet of Allah, while praying and asking forgiveness for the Believers, execrated those never-believing people: "And Nooh said: O my Lord! Leave not of the disbelievers, a single one on earth … and increase not, the unjust in aught but destruction!"; thus Nooh (PBUH) requested Allah to destroy the disbelievers, for:

Qur'an 71:27 For, surely if Thou leave them they will lead astray Thy servants, and will not beget any but immoral, ungrateful (children).

So, this is how it was that:

Qur'an 71:25 Because of their wrongs they were drowned, then made to enter Fire, so they did not find any helpers from other than Allah.

Therefore, Allah gave them many opportunities to choose

Salvation, but they, as the direct result of their own

decisions and actions, earned Perdition!

… Then finally came the Final Prophet of Allah, he who according

to Qur'an, Surah Anbiya (21), verse 107, was: "Mercy unto the

worlds"; he (PBUH&HP) is who Qur'an has described as follows:

Qur'an 9:128 Certainly a Messenger has come to you from yourselves; grievous to him is your falling into distress, excessively solicitous (he is) regarding you; to the Believers (he is) compassionate, merciful.

As "mercy unto the worlds", Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP)

wanted to save all human beings from the sure punishment Allah

will inflict upon those who have not believed and not followed the

Religion of Allah, so much so that Allah addressed him:

Qur'an 26:3 It may be that you worry yourself to death that they do not become Believers!

Then Allah, the Omnipotent, revealed:

Qur'an 26:4 If We will, We shall send down upon them a Sign from heaven, for which, they will bend their necks in humility.

Thus actually Allah through His beloved Prophet Muhammad and

his infallible and merciful AhlulBayt (PBUT) has been giving THE

FINAL TIME, more than plenty, to humankind to believe, but

there shall come the Day when this time will be over and Allah

-the Undefeatable and Magnificent- " shall send down upon

them a Sign from heaven, for which, they will bend their necks in

humility".

In interpretation of this verse (26:4), Imam Reda (PBUH) has said:

… An announcer from heaven will proclaim the call toward him, a

call which shall be heard by all inhabitants of the earth, and he

shall say: Behold that he is surely the Hojjat (Proof) of Allah,

certainly the Hojjat of Allah has surely appeared by the Bayt of

Allah (Ka'bah), so obey him. And Haq (the Truth …) is with him

and in him … .

(Kamaal-O-Ddeen, …)

After Imam Mahdi (PBUH) -so distressedly- will request his Emergence from Allah and it shall be granted, then Jebraa'el, the Heavenly Announcer, from the top of the Ka'bah will announce Imam Mahdi's (PBUH) Reappearance, a call which will be heard by all the people of the universe. The Believers, from every nook and corner of the world, will set out for his aid and assistance.

(Montakhab-Ol-Athar, part 7, chapter 8)

Yes, the moment Jebraa'el will make that call, THE TIME WILL BE OVER FOR DISBELIEVERS! Surely not only Mohammad and his AhlulBayt (PBUT), but also all previous Prophets and Successors (PBUT), have been warning the disbelievers "before there come upon them, a painful chastisement".

AS it is stated in the gospel of Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, 39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. … 42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. … 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the "Son of man" cometh.

(It is surely a miracle that still in the midst of the darkness of distortions, shines certain rays of the truth; notice that in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 24, in the first statements, it is said that the Prophet Jesus (PBUH) had predicted the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem (in Bayt-Ol-Moqaddas); then he talked about all the hardships of the Final days and he even said that "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. "; and while he had already elsewhere mentioned his future ascension and therefore, being in heavens at the final days prior to reappearance, in statements 26 and 27, it is recorded that he mentioned some one whom no one would know his whereabouts in the Last Days, would appear from the east and would also shine upon the west; in addition to and after the appearance of this person from the east, in statement 30, a descender from heaven is also mentioned; notice that statement 28 has clarified the location where these two persons, i.e. one appearing from the east, and then the other one descending from heaven, would join, where it says where the carcass would be, i.e. where the carcass of the temple would be, meaning in Bayt-Ol-Moqaddas, the eagles would join together (for more information in this regard and their view regarding the two eagles please read the article: "Two Messiahs - part III" in this site: kindfather.com). And at the end of this chapter, in statement 42 it is recorded that Jesus (PBUH) warned them to be ready and watch, because they knew not when it would happen, and again statement 44 states that he told them to also be ready because they knew not when the Son of man would return too.)

And finally at Mahdi's (PBUH) hand, Allah will: leave not of the disbelievers, a single one on earth … and increase not, the unjust in aught but destruction; and not just the disbelievers of those days, but certain disbelievers who were the root cause of deviation of human, and …, will also be brought back and … . While the future public humiliation and destruction of disbelievers and oppressors in a worldwide scale may be yet to come, but let them not forget that meanwhile, many things that might happen to them, they may very well be the result of certain Believers' execrations: http://www.kindfather.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=NewsLetter&file=index&func=View_News&id=150 [1]

Therefore, Allah has given them many opportunities to choose Salvation, but they, as the direct result of their own decisions and actions, have been earning Perdition!

Then, Hadrat Mahdi (PBUH), who shares the title "mercy unto the worlds" with his beloved forefather, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH&HP), will spread his merciful wings upon the Believers worldwide … .