483. Can a man live up to 950 years?
In verse (29:14) of the Quran, it says Prophet Nooh lived up to 950 years in this world.
Now in the present world, the lifespan of a person is on an average of 60-70 years, with this range it could seem impossible for a person to live up to a period of 950 years in this world.
We come to understand that, similar to Prophet Nooh who is said to have lived for a period of 950 years, the people of those days belonging to his community were also said to live that long.
The maximum height a man can now reach is six feet, from the fossil findings of the yester years it has been found out man was not of the same size as of now.
Similarly, the thinking that the life span of men in those days would have been manyfold is not against rationality and science. And there is no evidence of any science documents that say all through history the life span of men remained between 60 years and 70 years.
The average lifespan of man at present is 50 years. and our forefathers lived up to ages ranging from 80-90 years Thus when the difference between average life spans in a matter of a century is shown to be vast as we have seen, no science can refute the vast difference in lifespan between now and thousands of years back.
