As the work of constructing the ark progressed, Noah and his family must have wondered how God would accomplish his purpose and when the Flood would begin.
بَيْنَمَا كَانَ عَمَلُ ٱلْبِنَاءِ يَمْضِي قُدُمًا ،‏ لَا بُدَّ أَنَّ نُوحًا وَعَائِلَتَهُ تَسَاءَلُوا كَيْفَ سَيُتَمِّمُ ٱللهُ قَصْدَهُ وَمَتَى يَبْدَأُ ٱلطُّوفَانُ .‏