Shatterstorm Productions are taking sign-ups for their latest Femslash Advent Calendar Dead of Winter (note: the blurb says "summer themed" but I think that's a copy/paste from the summer version and it really should say "winter themed").
I checked out the Qu'ran for references to Noah. There are plenty scattered about. He also gets his own sura (chapter) - the 71st - Surat Nuh, (Nuh is the Islamic spelling of Noah).
There are differences in the story of Nuh and the Judeo-Christian story of Noah. In the various suras God doesn't destroy the entire world, just the bit that Nuh has been preaching to. (The size of which is undefined, and the exact location unspecified). And there's no mention of how many days it rains. Nuh is attempting to turn the locals away from their worship of many gods to the worship of the one true God (Allah - which simply means God). They ignore him. He prays for help and God tells him he will flood the community and Nuh should warn them. They still ignore him and "are drowned and cast into a fire" (hell). The ark is more of a raft than a ship, and the animals on it are Nuh's farm animals, and the local wild animals. The people are Nuh (but not his wife - she's drowned as an unbeliever), most of his children, (one son is also drowned), and the believers from the community.
The ark/raft ends up on Mount Judi (al-gurdi) location unknown but widely believed to be on the borders of Armenia and Mesopotamia.
Since the Qu'ran only came into existence as an oral tradition during the Prophet Mohammed's lifetime and wasn't written down until after his death (around 632CE) it's fairly useless for historical comparison purposes.
The whole thing is frustrating but fascinating all the same. I think I feel a trip to the library approaching...
And it requires a joke...
The ark has settled, the waters have receded, Noah flings open the door and tells the animals, "Go forth and multiply". The animals all rush out, except two snakes who are huddled in a corner and crying.
Noah walks over to them and asks, "What's the matter??"
The snakes continue sobbing and answer, "We can't multiply, we're Adders."
Noah picks them up and puts them on a table and says, "There you go, now you can."
The snakes are baffled and say, "Huh?? How??"
Noah replies, "It's a log table."
Boom, Boom. Appearing nightly at your local club...
See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.
Ze
- (The) Devil Wears Prada
- Ninety Days to Glory by brithna (dvlwears-prada).
- Chapter 4 of I've Missed You by streeperlovely (dvlwears-prada).
Original
- Prologue to The Tale of the Tomb by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Chapter 6 of The Thawing of the Ice Princess by flooj9235 (AO3).
1 comment:
a maths joke?!? lol. oh, ze.
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