يونس عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ
Yunus (Jonah)
Yunus left his people in anger and was swallowed by a great fish. In the darkness he called out: “There is no god but You; glory be to You; I was among the wrongdoers.” Allah answered him and saved him from distress — and so He saves the believers. His people later believed, and Allah removed the punishment of disgrace from them.
From the Quran
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبٗا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger[899] and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him.[900] And he called out within the darknesses,[901] "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
Translator’s notes
[899] At the disbelief of his people. [900] Or "would not restrict him" in the belly of the fish. [901] That of the night, of the sea, and of the fish's interior.
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُـۨجِي ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.[1303]
Translator’s notes
[1303] For having given up hope on his people prematurely and having left them without permission from Allāh.
فَلَوۡلَا كَانَتۡ قَرۡيَةٌ ءَامَنَتۡ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَٰنُهَآ إِلَّا قَوۡمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُواْ كَشَفۡنَا عَنۡهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡخِزۡيِ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ
Then has there not been a [single] city that believed so its faith benefited it except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in worldly life and gave them enjoyment [i.e., provision] for a time.
Peace be upon them all. Stories are summarised from the Quran only; we do not add details from other sources.
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