According to the Quran, Nuh (Noah) lived among his people for 950 years. The figure appears in Quran 29:14, which says that he remained with his people for “a thousand years minus fifty.” This is the scriptural basis for the traditional 950-year answer.
Nuh is one of Islam’s major prophets and is presented as a messenger who warned his people against idolatry and urged them to worship Allah alone. When they rejected his call, Allah commanded him to build the Ark, saving the believers and selected creatures from the Flood.
A common mix-up is treating the 950 years as an uncontested total lifespan. The Quran specifically describes the length of Nuh’s presence or preaching among his people; later tafsir and popular retellings may discuss his age before and after that period separately. Islamic tradition also commonly describes Nuh as an early, exceptionally patient messenger.