*23:27 The story tellers have created a mockery of Noah's history. Noah's ark was a flat watercraft made of logs, tied together with primitive ropes ( 54:13 ), the flood was local, around the Dead Sea area, and the animals were Noah's domesticated animals.

*23:84-89 Belief in God is valid only if one recognizes God's qualities, such as the fact that God controls everything ( 8:17 ). Believers who do not know God are not really believers. Most believers nullify their belief by idolizing such powerless idols as the prophets and saints ( 6:106 ).