Surah Yasin Tafseer

Among the Signs of Allah is that He carried Them in the laden Ship

Allah tells us:another sign for them of His might and power is that He has subjugated the sea to carry ships, including -- most significantly -- the ship of Nuh , peace be upon him, in which Allah saved him and the believers, apart from whom none of the descendants of Adam were left on the face of the earth.

Allah says:

وَايَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ

And an Ayah for them is that We bore their offspring,

means, their forefathers,

فِي الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ

in the laden ship.

means, in the ship which was filled with luggage and animals, in which Allah commanded him to put two of every kind.

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said,

"Laden means filled."

This was also the view of Sa`id bin Jubayr, Ash-Sha`bi, Qatadah and As-Suddi.

Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and Ibn Zayd said,

"This was the ship of Nuh peace be upon him."

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ