The Kids Corner
Prophet
Yunus
Prophet Yunus (Jonah) was
sent by Allah to a big town where many people had forgotten Allah's orders
and did many things which Allah had forbidden. You should believe only in
Allah and obey only Him, Yunus told them. You should worship Him alone and
do good, otherwise a severe punishment will come upon you!
But Yunus soon discovered
that the people did not want to listen to him. He lost patience with them
and left the town in anger. Afterwards, Yunus decided to go across the sea,
and boarded a ship for the voyage. But when the ship was in the middle of
the ocean, Yunus suffered a great misfortune. He was thrown overboard and
swallowed up by an enormous fish! Fortunately though, the fish had swallowed
Yunus in one big gulp, so he landed in its stomach unhurt.
It was very dark inside
the fish's stomach and Yunus grew very fearful. In his loneliness, he started
to think over what had happened in the town and came to realize that he should
not have acted so hastily and in such a quick-tempered manner. Instead, he
should have stayed and kept on speaking to the people and ask them to return
to Allah.
In his despair, Yunus started
to pray with all his heart to Allah. He said, "Oh Allah, there is no
God apart from You. You alone do I praise and honor. I have done wrong. If
you do not help me, I shall be lost forever."
Allah hears the prayers
of those who pray to Him and those who believe in Him. Allah heard Yunus's
prayers and He caused Yunus to come out of the fish's stomach, and to be
swept by the waves of the ocean all the way to the shore.
Poor Yunus was in a terrible state after all that and just lay on the beach
weak, ill and helpless. He felt dreadfully miserable, but Allah caused a tree
to grow and this tree provided Yunus with shade and good fruits. Before long,
Yunus had recovered his health and strength.
When he was better, Allah
sent Yunus back to the town. This time, though, the people there listened
to Yunus when he told them it was better for them if they believed in Allah
and worshiped Him alone and that they must do good. Everyone was much happier
after that.
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