The big day finally arrives. It is the 17th day of the second month of the year 2370 B.C.E., and they go into the ark.
فَطَاقَاتُ ٱلسَّمَاءِ كُلُّهَا تَنْفَتِحُ وَيَنْصَبُّ ٱلْمَطَرُ غَزِيرًا مِدْرَارًا وَيَضْرِبُ ٱلْفُلْكَ ضَرْبًا عَنِيفًا .‏