From the early years of the Revelation of the Qur’an in Makkah, this sūrah of 28 verses takes its name from the word Nūh (Noah). It records how the Prophet Noah, upon him be peace, conveyed God’s Message to his people, and how harshly they reacted against it. The sūrah ends with Noah’s appeal to God after ages of harshness, derision and persecution endured at the hands of his people.
We sent Noah as Messenger to his people (and commanded him): “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them.”