A Reflection on the Ordering System of the Verses in Qur’anic Stories, with emphasis on the Narrating Verses of the Flood of Noah in Surah Hood

In the Holy Qur’an the method of narrating stories is applied in order to express teachings. In spite of many exegetical attempts about Qur’anic stories, the study of God's narrating way in such verses has been less considered. The arrangement of the Flood of Noah verses in Surah Hood, in case it has been shown chronologically based on occurred events, is confronted with some contradictions. Suggesting the “vein” pattern for these verses, the present research provides a criterion for not observing the sequence of time in the arrangement of these verses. By distinguishing between the phrases of the two groups of believers and infidels and placing them in the pattern of vein, a plan of all events of the Flood story will be formed according to the chronological order. In addition to the possibility of applying such arrangement of the verses in interpreting some other narratives of the Qur’an, it is argued that firstly the conversation between Noah and his son was on the verge of the Flood, not after moving the ship, and secondly Noah's prayer for saving his son was not after the end of the Flood, as shown by the arrangement of the Surah Hood, but was just after taking Noah's son by the wave. According to this order, the events of “Salam” (peace) after the end of the Flood’s high-risk scene and Noah’s ignorance of his child’s belief are reinterpreted in new way, as well.