11 Preface إِنّا لَمّا طَغَى الماءُ حَمَلناكُم فِي الجارِيَةِYusuf AliWe, when the water (of Noah?s Flood) overflowed beyond its limits,1 carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),It was a widespread Flood. Cf. 7:59-64; also 11:25-49. Noah was ridiculed for his preparations for the Flood: see 11:38, n. 1531. But God had commanded him to build an Ark, in order that mankind should be saved from perishing in the Flood. But only those of Faith got into the Ark and were saved. As the Ark was built to God’s command, God “carried you (mankind) in the floating (Ark)”. (R).