"And [mention] Noah, when he called out before [that]," and this was when he was commanded to invoke [curse] against his people. "So We answered him and saved him and his family," Qatadah said: Saved with Noah were his wife, his three sons, and their wives; all of whom were eight [people]. "from the great affliction," meaning: drowning.
Muhammad said: "Noah" is in the accusative case (mansub) based on the implied meaning: [Remember] Noah, and likewise [the mention of] David and Solomon.
﴿وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَى مِنْ قَبْلُ﴾ وَهَذَا حِينَ أُمِرَ بِالدُّعَاءِ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ ﴿فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ﴾ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: نُجِّيَ مَعَ نَوْحٍ: امْرَأَته وَثَلَاثَة بَنِينَ لَهُ ونساءهم؛ وَجَمِيعُهُمْ ثَمَانِيَةٌ ﴿مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ﴾ يَعْنِي: الْغَرق.
قَالَ مُحَمَّد: (نوحًا) مَنْصُوبٌ عَلَى مَعْنَى: اذْكُرْ نُوحًا، وَكَذَلِكَ دَاوُد وَسليمَان.
