Lessons From The Life Of

Prophet Yunus
Peace Be Upon Him

Webinar By - Sister Abir Kazi

Surah Saafaat 37:139

‫ين‬ ْ
َ ِ‫س لَ ِم َن ٱل ُم ْر َسل‬ ُ
َ ‫َوِإ َّن يُون‬

And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.

Verse 37:140

‫ون‬ ْ ْ ْ ُ ْ َ
ِ ‫ق ِإلى ٱلفل ِك ٱل َمش ُح‬ ‫َأ‬ ْ
َ َ‫ِإذ ب‬

When he ran away (like a slave from captivity) to the

ship (fully) laden,
Verse 37:141

‫ين‬
َ ‫ض‬ ْ ْ َ ‫فَ َساهَ َم فَ َك‬
ِ ‫ان ِم َن ٱل ُمد َح‬

And he drew lots and was among the losers.

Verse 37:142

ُ ْ ْ
‫فَٱلتَق َمهُ ٱل ُحوت َوهُ َو ُملِي ۭ ٌم‬
َ

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was

blameworthy.
Verse 37:143

‫ين‬ ْ َّ ‫َأ‬
َ ‫فَلَ ْوٓاَل نهۥُ َك‬
َ ‫ان ِم َن ٱل ُم َسبِّ ِح‬

Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,

Verse 37:144

ُ َ ْ َ ِ‫لَلَب‬
َ ‫ث فِى بَطنِ ِٓۦه ِإل ٰى يَ ْو ِم يُ ْب َعث‬
‫ون‬

He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till

the Day of Resurrection.
Verse 37:145

ْ ْ
۞ ‫فَنَبَذنَ ٰـهُ بِٱل َع َرٓا ِء َوهُ َو َسقِي ۭ ٌم‬

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.
Verse 37:146

ۢ‫ين‬
ٍ ‫ط‬
ِ ْ
‫ق‬ َ ‫ي‬ ‫ن‬ ‫م‬
ِّ ً ‫ة‬ۭ ‫ر‬
َ ‫ج‬
َ َ
‫ش‬ ‫ه‬
ِ ْ
‫ي‬ َ ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬
َ ‫ا‬َ ْ ۢ ‫َأ‬
‫َو نبَتن‬

And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of

the gourd kind.
Verse 37:147

‫َأ‬
َ ‫ف ْو يَ ِزي ُد‬
‫ون‬ ْ ‫َأ‬ ۟ َ ْ ‫َأ‬
ٍ ‫َو ْر َسلنَ ٰـهُ ِإل ٰى ِماَئ ِة ل‬

And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand

or more.
Verse 37:148

۟
ٍۢ ‫فَـَٔا َمنُوا فَ َمتَّ ْعنَ ٰـهُ ْم ِإلَ ٰى ِح‬
‫ين‬

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life]

for a time.
Surah Saafaat 37:139

‫ين‬ ْ
َ ِ‫س لَ ِم َن ٱل ُم ْر َسل‬ ُ
َ ‫َوِإ َّن يُون‬

And indeed, Yunus was among the messengers.

Prophet Yunus
(as)
◦ Prophet is mentioned by
name in the Quran six
times

◦ He has a surah named after

him the 10th chapter of
the Quran - Surat Yunus

◦ From the chosen people of

Allah whom He bestowed
favours, sent revelation

◦ And his Lord chose him

and made him of the
righteous. 68:50
 Special Names

1. Yunus Ibn Matta- Son of Matta

(named after His mother)

2. Sahib Al Hoot- Companion of the

Whale

3. Zunn Noon- The one who

possessed the Whale
 Sent to the city of
Nineveh
 Called them to
Worship Allah
 His people rejected
him and invoked
Allah’s wrath
 He was commanded
to preach to his
people for a further
forty days, when
three days remained,
he proclaimed
amongst his people
that punishment
would afflict them in
three days and fled
Surah Ambiyah 21:87

‫ض ۭبًا‬ ‫ـ‬ َ
‫غ‬ ‫م‬
ِ ٰ ُ َ ‫ب‬َ ‫ه‬ َّ
‫ذ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫ون‬
‫ِ ِإ‬ ُّ ‫ن‬‫ٱل‬ ‫ا‬ َ
‫ذ‬ ‫َو‬
And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah],
when he went off in (extreme)anger
What would you do when you invite
someone to the right way, and they
behave rudely towards you?

◦ Do you get angry and frustrated?

◦ Do you still carry on and be persistent?
◦ Do you Quit?
Never did we send A warner
to A population, but the
wealthy ones among them
said:

“We believe not in the

(message) with which you
have been sent.“
(Surah Saba 34:34)
 ‫ون‬ ْ ْ ْ ُ ْ َ
ِ ‫ق ِإلى ٱلفل ِك ٱل َمش ُح‬ ‫َأ‬ ْ
َ َ‫ِإذ ب‬
When he ran away (like a slave from captivity)
to the ship (fully) laden
Surah Saffat 37:140
• They were struck by a storm.
• To lighten the boat threw things out of the ship.
• That was not enough so they decided a person to dive.
 َ ‫فَ َساهَ َم فَ َك‬
‫ان‬
‫ين‬
َ ‫ض‬ ِ ‫ِم َن ْٱل ُم ْد َح‬
And he drew lots and
was among the losers.

Surah Saafaat 37:141

Verse 37:142

‫وت َو ُه َو ُملِي ۭ ٌم‬ ‫ل‬ْ

ُ ُ ُ َ ‫ف‬
‫ح‬ -
‫ٱ‬ ‫ه‬ ‫م‬َ ‫ق‬َ ‫ت‬‫ل‬ْ ‫ٱ‬َ

Then the fish swallowed him,

while he was blameworthy.
 What’s worse that can happen?

He calls Upon Allah from layers of darkness x 3

«He called out in the pitch darkness, "There is

none worthy of worship save You, Glory be to You,
far removed are You from any imperfection; I have
been among the wrongdoers." We responded to
him and rescued him from his grief, that is how
Underwater Sounds We rescue the believers» [al-Anbig (21): 87-88]
 ‫َأ‬
َ ‫لَّآ ِإل َٰ َه ِإلَّآ‬
‫نت ُس ْب َٰحن َ َك‬

‫نت ِم َن‬
ُ ‫ِإنِّى ُك‬
‫ين‬ ‫م‬ ِ
َ ٰ ‫ٱلظ‬
ِ َّ
‫ل‬
"There is none worthy of worship save You,
Glory be to You, far removed are You from any
imperfection; I have been among the
wrongdoers."
Allah heard him!
◦ He made prostration and called upon Allah
◦ His plea was heard by Allah The owner of
the Majestic Throne
◦ «Supplicate to Me and I will answer you»
[Ghafir (40): 60]
The Angels discuss
◦ This supplication appeared beneath the Throne and the Angels said
that they heard a very weak voice coming from a strange land.
Allah said, "Do you not know who that is? He is Our servant,
Yunus." The Angels said, Tour servant Yunus, from whom there has
always ascended to You an accepted prayer and an accepted deed?'
Allah replied, "Yes" and commanded the whale to throw him out on
the open shore.
◦ Then the angels they said, “Oh Allah have mercy on him who
remembers you in times of ease so please help him in his time of
need” –At- Tabari records on the authority of ibn Wahb
Surah Saafaat 37:143-144

Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,

He would certainly have remained inside the Fish
till the Day of Resurrection.
«He responds to those who have faith and do righteous actions
Verse 37:145

ْ ْ
۞ ‫فَنَبَذن ٰـهُ بِٱل َع َرٓا ِء َوه َو َسقِي ۭ ٌم‬
ُ َ

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.
AND WE CAUSED
TO GROW, OVER
HIM,
A SPREADING
PLANT OF THE
GOURD KIND.

‫عـلَـيْـ ِـهـ َـشـ َـ‬

‫جـ َرـ ًۭةـ ِـّمـ نـ‬ َ ‫َوـَأ ۢنـبَـتْـنَـاـ‬
ۢ‫يَـ ْقـ ِـطـيـ ٍـنـ‬ Verse 37:146
 Then has there not been a [single]
city that believed so its faith
Allah turned benefited it except the people of
away their Jonah? When they believed, We
punishment removed from them the punishment
from them! of disgrace in worldly life and gave
them enjoyment for a time. ( 10:98 )
Verse 37:147-
148

◦And We sent
him to [his
people of] a
hundred
thousand or
more.
◦And they
believed, so We
gave them
enjoyment [of
life] for a time.
 …Also, I do not say that anyone is better than Lessons Learnt
Yunus ibn Matta. Bukhari
Mistakes do not make us less of a person
Praising Allah first
Agree to your mistakes
He never asked, “O Allah save me”
Why?
The forgiveness of Allah was more important than
being saved in this duniyah.
The reason for being in this situation is because of
ones mistake. It is mor eimportant to get forgiven
than to get one’s request.
What Allah thinks of us should matter the most to us
He used the best words!
◦ The most superior form of dhikr is [the statement], La ilaha illal Allah and the most superior
supplication is 'alhamdulillah. Ibn Majah
◦ The invocation of my brother Dhli-n-Nlan, "None has the right to be worshipped save You; glory be to
You, far removed are You from any imperfection; I have been amongst the wrong-doers," none who is
experiencing difficulty employs it except that Allah would relieve him of his difficulty. Tirmidhi
◦ Reflect on the the way the Prophet’s asked Allah Pbut- Adam, Ayyub, Musa, Zakariyyah,
 “No one says the dua of Yunus except that Allah will
answer Him”
Tirmidhi and Nasai

Every night, when their remains the last third of the

night, our Lord descends to the celestial heaven and
says: Who is supplicating to Me that I may respond
to him, who is asking of Me that I may grant him,
who is seeking forgiveness that I may forgive him?'
◦ Show desperation in your duas.
◦ Exaggerate e.g Zakariyah (as) – Bones weak
and grey hair
 Mistakes are
We are bound to make mistakes. When we
mistakes in their make a mistake we should turn to Allah.
hind sides and The mistakes that you do in your life should
are learning not dictate your future
experiences any
way you see it.
Allah does not need
Qaddar Allah
our Dawaah
Guidance is in the hands of Allah. – Allah His name got picked up- Accept the Qadr of
guided his people without Yunus (a.s) Allah - don’t be frustrated and disappointed
We are in Need of Allah, not Him- Allah knows
the things you need in your life. He want’s to see
you turn to Allah in your time of need
Do you feel like you're in a similar place?

◦ Yunus (a) constantly glorified Allah.

◦ "The whale can be seen as a jail where Yunus (a) could have ended up in
forever. Or as a rescue vehicle that rescued Yunus (a) from drowning and took
him safely to the shore."
◦ Tawbaah- Allah loves those who turn to Him
◦ Perhaps your darkest hour is your space for repentance so you can be delivered
safely to shore