The Quran's stories of the prophets are often treated as sacred history — read respectfully, recited beautifully, yet sealed off from real life. We imagine Noah's flood, Hud's hurricane or Abraham's fire as ancient spectacles, remote from our sleek digital world. But what if these are not just accounts of a distant past? What if they are moral mirrors, showing us the pattern of rise and fall that plays out in every age — including ours?

For centuries, Noah (AS) called his people to justice and humility, day and night, only to be met with mockery and rejection. In the end, the Quran tells us, only a small group believed, while the rest perished in a flood brought on by their own intransigence. In our world of climate warnings, social justice campaigns and reform movements, how often do we see the same weariness: "Why keep trying if no one listens?" Noah (AS) answers: because the worth of your mission is not measured by numbers, but by faithfulness to truth.

Prophet Hud (AS)'s people were a mighty civilisation. They built grand........

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