Yunus and the Whale

7 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Yunus (Jonah) · Free Story

The Prophet Yunus, peace be upon him, leaves his people too soon and ends up inside a great fish in the dark sea. From the darkness he calls out to Allah and says sorry, and Allah rescues him. The story teaches us that Allah hears us everywhere.

How the Story begins

Out on the open sea, the sails fill with wind. This story is true, and it comes from the Qur’an. It is the story of the Prophet Yunus, peace be upon him. Yunus was one of Allah’s messengers, chosen by Allah to carry His message to people. The Qur’an also gives Yunus a special name. It calls him the man of the fish. Can you guess why? Let’s find out together.

Like every messenger, Yunus called his people to worship Allah alone, the One who made them and everything around them. Being a messenger is a very big job. A messenger keeps calling people to what is good, even when it is hard, and even when people do not listen straight away.

One day, Yunus felt upset with his people, because they would not listen, and he went away. The Qur’an tells us that he left in anger, and the scholars explain that he left before Allah had told him he could go. Yunus was a good and noble prophet. Even so, this was a mistake, and Allah was going to teach him something very important.

The Story has 17 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.

Sources

Retold from Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87–88, As-Saffat 37:139–148, Al-Qalam 68:48–50, Yunus 10:98; Sahih al-Bukhari 3395; Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3505 (sahih); with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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