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Hadzrat Yunas (as)
asad
01/07/05 at 03:26:47
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im a bit new with these things but its very good that you can ask your muslim brothers and sisters around the glob anything you want. I was reading the english translation of the quran and theres a story of hadzrat yunus (as) that he was thrown in the ocean and a big fish ate him(as) and then he(as) made a dua and allah(swt) had mercy on him(as) or he would have been there untill the rising.my question is that what exactly did hadzrat yunas(as) do that he was put in the fishs belly?.jazakallah
and also what is the time im reading 4:15am i didnt know how to use the clock thing so i left it,does that matter too much.
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Re: Hadzrat Yunas (as)
Kathy
01/07/05 at 09:18:38
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My simple understanding was he was punished because he stopped helping the people of his city, in regard to his duty as a Prophet, without Allah's swt consent.
Re: Hadzrat Yunas (as)
jaihoon
01/07/05 at 15:11:06
[quote author=Kathy link=board=madrasa;num=1105082807;start=0#1 date=01/07/05 at 09:18:38] [slm]
My simple understanding was he was punished because he stopped helping the people of his city, in regard to his duty as a Prophet, without Allah's swt consent.[/quote]

... or he gave up hope in guiding them and calling them towards Allah. Using the word 'punished' in the case of a prophet is not proper. It is more appropriate to say that it was a corrective measure.

Allah knows best

Jaihoon
Re: Hadzrat Yunas (as)
Tesseract
01/08/05 at 03:02:45
Assalamu 'alaikum wa Rahmatullah,

      It was neither a punishment nor a corrective measure, it was a trial from Allah (awj), as is explained in the tafseer of aayaat in which Allah (swt) mentions the story of Prophet Younus ('alayhis salaam). Here is something from Tafseer Ibn Katheer:

In the Two Sahihs it is reported that the Messenger of Allah said:


«ãóÇ íóäúÈóÛöí áöÚóÈúÏò Ãóäú íóÞõæáó: ÃóäóÇ ÎóíúÑñ ãöäú íõæäõÓó Èúäö ãóÊøóì»


(It is not right for any person to say I am better than Yunus bin Matta.)


[ÅöÐú ÃóÈóÞó Åöáóì ÇáúÝõáúßö ÇáúãóÔúÍõæäö ]


(When he ran to the laden ship.) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "It was filled with cargo.


[ÝóÓóÜåóãó]


(Then he (agreed to) cast lots,) means, to draw lots.''


[ÝóßóÇäó ãöäó ÇáúãõÏúÍóÖöíäó]


(and he was among the losers.) means among those who have been overcome. This was because the ship was being pounded by the waves on all sides, and they were at risk of drowning, so they drew lots, and whoever lost would be thrown overboard so as to lighten the load. The Prophet of Allah Yunus, peace be upon him, lost the draw three times, but they did not want to throw him overboard. He took off his garment so that he could throw himself into the sea, and they tried to stop him. Then Allah commanded a large fish from the Green Sea (i.e., Mediterranian Sea) to cleave the oceans and come and swallow Yunus, peace be upon him, without cutting his flesh or breaking his bones. The fish came and Yunus, peace be upon him, threw himself overboard, and the fish swallowed him and took him away, traveling through all the seas with him. When Yunus had stayed for some time in the fish's belly, he thought that he had died; then he moved his head and legs and arms, and saw that he was alive. He prayed in the belly of the fish, and one of the things he said in his main prayer was: "O Lord, I have taken as a place of worship to You a place which no other person has reached.'' They differed as to how long he spent in the belly of the fish. Some said three days; this was the view of Qatadah. Some said seven days; this was the view of Ja`far As-Sadiq, may Allah be pleased with him. Some said forty days; this was the view of Abu Malik. Mujahid said, narrating from Ash-Sha`bi, "It swallowed him in the morning and cast him forth in the evening.'' And Allah knows best how long exactly was. Allah says,


[ÝóáóæúáÇó Ãóäøóåõ ßóÇäó ãöäó ÇáúãõÓóÈøöÍöíäó - áóáóÈöËó Ýöì ÈóØúäöåö Åöáóì íóæúãö íõÈúÚóËõæäó ]


(Had he not been of them who glorify Allah, He would have indeed remained inside its belly (the fish) till the Day of Resurrection.) It was said that, if he had not already done righteous deeds during his time of ease. This was the view of Ad-Dahhak bin Qays, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Wahb bin Munabbih, Qatadah and others, and it was the view favored by Ibn Jarir. This is what is indicated in the authentic Hadith which we quote below, if Allah wills. In a Hadith narrated from Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:


«ÊóÚóÑøóÝú Åöáóì Çááåö Ýöí ÇáÑøóÎóÇÁö¡ íóÚúÑöÝúßó Ýöí ÇáÔøöÏøóÉ»


(Remember Allah during times of ease and He will remember you during times of difficulty.) And it was said that what was meant by the Ayah:


[ÝóáóæúáÇó Ãóäøóåõ ßóÇäó ãöäó ÇáúãõÓóÈøöÍöíäó ]


(Had he not been of them who glorify Allah,) was the meaning of the following Ayat:


[ÝóäóÇÏóì Ýöì ÇáÙøõáõãóÜÊö Ãóä áÇøó ÅöáóÜåó ÅöáÇøó ÃóäÊó ÓõÈúÍóÜäóßó Åöäøöì ßõäÊõ ãöäó ÇáÙøóÜáöãöíäó]


[ÝóÇÓúÊóÌóÈúäóÇ áóåõ æóäóÌøóíúäóÜåõ ãöäó ÇáúÛóãøö æóßóÐáößó äõäÌöÜì ÇáúãõÄúãöäöíäó ]


(But he cried through the darkness (saying): "La ilaha illa Anta, You are glorified! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers.'' So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers.) (21:87-88 ). This was the view of Sa`id bin Jubayr and others. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him -- and I do not know of anything narrated from Anas that he did not attribute to the Messenger of Allah :


«Åöäøó íõæäõÓó ÇáäøóÈöíøó Úóáóíúåö ÇáÕøóáóÇÉõ æóÇáÓøóáóÇãõ Íöíäó ÈóÏóÇ áóåõ Ãóäú íóÏúÚõæó ÈöåóÐöåö ÇáúßóáöãóÇÊö æóåõæó Ýöí ÈóØúäö ÇáúÍõæÊö ÝóÞóÇáó: Çááúåõãøó áóÇ Åöáóåó ÅöáøóÇ ÃóäúÊó ÓõÈúÍóÇäóßó Åöäøöí ßõäúÊõ ãöäó ÇáÙøóÇáöãöíäó¡ÝóÃóÞúÈóáóÊö ÇáÏøóÚúæóÉõ ÊóÍõÝøõ ÈöÇáúÚóÑúÔö¡ ÞóÇáóÊö ÇáúãóáóÇÆößóÉõ: íóÇ ÑóÈøö åóÐóÇ ÕóæúÊñ ÖóÚöíÝñ ãóÚúÑõæÝñ ãöäú ÈöáóÇÏò ÈóÚöíÏóÉò ÛóÑöíÈóÉò ÝóÞóÇáó Çááåõ ÊóÚóÇáóì: ÃóãóÇ ÊóÚúÑöÝõæäó Ðóáößó¿ ÞóÇáõæÇ: íóÇ ÑóÈøö æóãóäú åõæó¿ ÞóÇáó ÚóÒøó æóÌóáøó: ÚóÈúÏöí íõæäõÓõ¡ ÞóÇáõæÇ: ÚóÈúÏõßó íõæäõÓõ ÇáøóÐöí áóãú íóÒóáú íõÑúÝóÚõ áóåõ Úóãóáñ ãõÊóÞóÈøóáñ æóÏóÚúæóÉñ ãõÓúÊóÌóÇÈóÉñ¿ ÞóÇáõæÇ: íóÇ ÑóÈøö ÃóæóáóÇ ÊóÑúÍóãõ ãóÇ ßóÇäó íóÕúäóÚõ Ýöí ÇáÑøóÎóÇÁö ÝóÊõäúÌöíóåõ Ýöí ÇáúÈóáóÇÁö¡ ÞóÇáó: Èóáóì¡ ÝóÃóãóÑó ÇáúÍõæÊó ÝóØóÑóÍóåõ ÈöÇáúÚóÑóÇÁ»


(When it occurred to the Prophet Yunus, upon him be peace, to call upon Allah in these words when he was in the belly of the great fish, he said, "La ilaha illa Anta, Yo are glorified! Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers.'' This call went and hovered around the (mighty) Throne, and the angels said, "O Lord, this is the voice of one who is weak but known, in a faraway strange land. Allah, may He be exalted, said, "How do you know this'' They said, "O Lord, who is he'' Allah, may He be exalted, said, "My servant Yunus.'' They said, "Your servant Yunus, from whom there kept coming acceptable deeds and supplications which were answered!'' They said, "O Lord, will You not have mercy on him for what he did during his time of ease, and save him from this trial and tribulation'' He said, "Of course.'' So, He commanded the great fish, and it cast him forth on the naked shore.) Allah says:

[ÝóäóÈóÐúäóÜåõ]

(But We cast him forth) meaning, `We threw him out,'


[quote]My simple understanding was he was punished because he stopped helping the people of his city, in regard to his duty as a Prophet, without Allah's SubHana Wa Ta`ala consent. [/quote]

[quote]... or he gave up hope in guiding them and calling them towards Allah. Using the word 'punished' in the case of a prophet is not proper. It is more appropriate to say that it was a corrective measure. [/quote]

Again from Tafseer Ibn Katheer:

Yunus bin Matta, upon him be peace, was sent by Allah to the people of Nineveh, which was a town in the area of Mawsil [in northern Iraq]. He called them to Allah, but they rejected him and persisted in their disbelief. So he left them in anger, threatening them with punishment after three [days]. When they realized that he was telling the truth and that a Prophet never lies, they went out to the desert with their children and cattle and flocks. They separated the mothers from their children, then they beseeched Allah and pleaded to Him, with the camels and their young groaning, the cows and their calves mooing, and the sheep and their lambs bleating, so Allah spared them from the punishment. Allah says:


[ÝóáóæúáÇó ßóÇäóÊú ÞóÑúíóÉñ ÁóÇãóäóÊú ÝóäóÝóÚóåó ÅöíãóÇäõåóÇ ÅöáÇøó Þóæúãó íõæäõÓó áóãøó ÁóÇãóäõæÇú ßóÔóÝúäóÇ Úóäúåõãú ÚóÐóÇÈó ÇáÎöÒúìö Ýöì ÇáúÍóíóæÉó ÇáÏøõäúíóÇ æóãóÊøóÚúäóÇåõãú Åöáóì Íöíäò ]


(Was there any town that believed (after seeing the punishment), and its faith saved it Except the people of Yunus; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while) [10:98]. Yunus, meanwhile, went and traveled with some people on a ship, which was tossed about on the sea. The people were afraid that they would drown, so they cast lots to choose a man whom they would throw overboard. The lot fell to Yunus, but they refused to throw him overboard. This happened a second and a third time. Allah says:

[ÝóÓóÜåóãó ÝóßóÇäó ãöäó ÇáúãõÏúÍóÖöíäó ]

(Then he (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers.) [37:141] meaning, the draw went against him, so Yunus stood up, removed his garment and cast himself into the sea. Then Allah sent from the Green Sea -- according to what Ibn Mas`ud said -- a large fish which cleaved the oceans until it came and swallowed Yunus when he threw himself into the sea. Allah inspired that large fish not to devour his flesh or break his bones, (as if He said) Yunus is not food for you, rather your belly is a prison for him.


Allah Knows Best.

Wassalam.
Re: Hadzrat Yunas (as)
asad
01/08/05 at 12:58:39
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jazzakallah kharin for your long and detailed explantion,that cleared the issue up for me.there was something else that i read also in sura rehman verse 69,something along the lines of.. And in that garden will be two more gardens for those who belive with streams running,but they will be out of reach or somthing im not sure if someone can clear that for. [wlm]


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