Noah’s Ark
One distinguishing feature of Turkey is that it is the country which was the final destination of the Ark of the Prophet Noah. As already mentioned, about five thousand years ago a great flood came during the life of Prophet Noah. At that time, Prophet Noah, as commanded by God, boarded an Ark along with the believers. This Ark set sail from ancient Iraq (Mesopotamia) and ran aground on Mount Judi, which is situated on the eastern border of Turkey.
This event was mentioned in the Bible and the Quran as well as given in the form of stories in different books of history. But no one knew with certainty as to where that Ark was. The reason was that, in later times, due to continued snowfall, this Ark was covered with glaciers. In present times, when glaciers began to melt as a result of global warming, the glaciers of Mount Judi also melted, thus, making the Ark visible.
In the present times, when glaciers began to melt as a
result of global warming, the glaciers of Mount Judi also
melted, thus, making the Ark visible.
By the end of the 20th century, this Ark was seen from an aeroplane which was flying overhead. When the news spread, a team of experts went up Mount Judi in 2010 to observe it directly and they brought back a piece of this Ark which they intended to subject to scientific scrutiny. The following is the news item published in the Times of India:
A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers said they believe they may have found Noah’s Ark—four thousand meters up a mountain in Turkey. The team say they recovered wooden specimens from a structure on Mount Judi in eastern Turkey that carbon dating proved was 4,800 years old, around the same time the Ark is said to have been afloat. (The Times of India, New Delhi, April 28, 2010)
Noah’s Ark is alluded to in the Quran on several occasions. It is the most ancient reminder of the history of the prophets. According to the Quran, the preservation of this oldest relic was aimed at bringing it to man’s knowledge, in later periods of history, so that it might become a historical testament to the truth of religion.
But this was not a simple matter. A number of conditions were required to cause this unique event to take place. It was necessary that it should be in a country which, by its geographical location, was in a position to play this universal role. Then it was necessary that the appearance of the Ark should take place at a given time; that it appeared in the age of universal communication; that it appeared in the age of global tourism; that it appeared in the age of the printing press and when the Book of God was available in printed and e-form for global distribution; and finally, that it appeared in an age when the world had been rid of religious persecution, rigidity, separatism, narrow-mindedness, and, as a result, the world has reached the age of open-mindedness.
The existence of the Ark on Mount Judi in Turkey is an exceptional phenomenon. When the glaciers melt to such a level that the whole Ark becomes visible and the place becomes easily accessible to people, this would be such a tremendous event that Turkey would bag the number one position on the tourist map. The whole world would rush to see this oldest, most ancient marvel discovered in Turkey.
In this way the people of Turkey would have a golden opportunity to convey the message of God to the whole world, while staying in their own country.
The greatest gift item for the tourists coming to Turkey
would be the Quran, the divine book, which predicted 1500
years ago the presence of Noah’s Ark.
The greatest gift item for the tourists coming to Turkey would be the Quran, the divine book which predicted 1500 years ago the presence of Noah’s Ark.
