Prophet Jonah (Peace be upon him) (L-2777)
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ 139 إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ 140 فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ 141 فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ 142 فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ 143 لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ 144 |
139. Wa ‘inna Yuunusa laminal-mursaliin. |
139. And Jonah was one of the messengers. 140. When he fled to the laden boat. 141. He gambled and lost. 142. Then the fish swallowed him, and he was to blame. 143. Had he not been one of those who praised. 144. He would have stayed in its belly until the Day they are raised. |
Muliimu – (blameworthy), this word is Subject from ‘ilaamatun, which has been derived from la-wa-ma. ‘Ilaamatun means “to reproach, to rebuke”, that is to say, “he began to reproach himself”. It also means “to do reprehensible works”.
It is commanded: From Our those slaves; to whom We chose as Our Prophets and appointed them to warn the human beings, one of them is Jonah also (Peace be upon them). He (Peace be upon him) was sent for guidance and correction of the people of Naynwa, a Township of Mosel. These people used to be bound of own invented leaders, customs and traditions. Jonah (Peace be upon him) caused them to understand for seven years continuously that only God Almighty must be worshipped and we must follow the laws and rules prescribed by Him. The mankind has not been empowered to make laws in accordance with own will against the Laws of God Almighty. The people did not accept his advice.
Eventually Jonah (Peace be upon him) went away from the Township; saying to the people, “You will be caught in the torment of Allaah within three days”. A ship was ready duly filled with the passengers and luggage, so he embarked. In the centre of the Sea, the Ship began to sink. Passengers of the Ship said: Any deserter slave has embarked along with us without permission of his Master. The lot was drawn in which Jonah (Peace be upon him) was nominated. So he jumped out. A big fish swallowed him. He (Peace be upon him) admitted his error and began to praise God Almighty. By it he was saved.
It is commanded: If he did not have done so then he would have remained in the belly of fish until the Day they are raised.
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