After Prophet Adam, the human society had become corruptive and evil. Most of the people did not think much about Allah and there was much unmoral spread throughout the earth. They worshipped and served strange gods gave in to the evils of Satan, and therefore Allah sent Prophet Noah to guide them. Prophet Noah was a very well-spoken, wise and tolerant person. "We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day!" (Quran 7:59). The people of Noah dwelt in that part of earth, which is now Iraq. He invited his people towards Allah but they turned their faces away from him. He warned them with the wrath of Allah, but they turned a deaf ear to his warning. He even tried to convince them to do good deeds for a well-earned reward from Allah, but they would not hear him. The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)." (Quran 7:60). They said: "If thou desist not, O Noah! thou shalt be stoned (to death)." (Quran 26:116). With a lot of patience and determination, Prophet Noah continued his mission of guiding his people. He used the best means to preach for the mission of his Prophethood among the people and whenever needed he invited people to his call. He drew their attention to the mysteries of the universe and the wonders of the world. He used to tell them that these dark nights, the heavens, the moon, the dazzling sun, the earth, the flowing rivers and the streams are all indicating the signs of His Greatness - Allah. A small group of people accepted his Prophethood, but others did not and instead decided to torture him. Prophet Noah lived and preached for hundreds of years and bore all the hardships and difficulties from the hands of his people with courage. When Prophet Noah realized that the people had become hopeless and there was no use of giving them any reasoning, his patience exhausted, And Noah said: "O my Lord! Leave not of the Unbelievers a single one on earth! For if You do leave (any of) them they will mislead Your devotees and they will breed none but wicked ungrateful ones." (Quran 71:26-27) It was revealed to Noah: "None of your people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds. "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)." (Quran 11:36-37) Prophet Noah in order to accomplish this divine task selected a place outside the town and started his work of building the Ark. People started scoffing and ridiculing him. Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If you ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise! (Quran 11:38) Prophet Noah paid no heed to their mocking and sarcastic remarks, but instead got himself busy in making the ark and waited for a next command from Allah. Almighty Allah then sent his revelation: At length behold! There came Our command and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Board therein of each kind, two male and female and your family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth - and the Believers." But only a few believed with him. (Quran 11:40) Then suddenly it started raining heavily and streams of water erupted from the ground. The hillocks became submerged under water. Water spread everywhere covering the deserted places and the mountains. Prophet Noah proceeded towards the ark and took all those about whom Allah had ordained him inside the ark.So We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring forth.