Noah [Nuh]

The first prophet to be sent down as a messenger was Noah.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أوّلُ نَبيٍّ اُرسِلَ نُوحٌ . كنز العمّال : 32391 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The first prophet to be sent down as a messenger was Noah.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 32391

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  بَعَثَ اللَّهُ نُوحاً لأربَعينَ سَنةً ، ولَبِثَ في قَومهِ ألفَ سَنةٍ إلّا خَمسينَ عاماً يَدعُوهم ، وعاشَ بعدَ الطُّوفانِ سِتّينَ سَنةً حتّى‏ كَثُرَ النّاسُ وفَشَوا . المستدرك على الصحيحين : 2 / 595 / 4005 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah sent Noah as a prophet for forty years, and he stayed among his people for one thousand years minus fifty, calling them [to the truth]. He stayed alive for sixty years after the flood until the number of people increased and they spread out.' al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, v. 2, p. 595, no. 4005