Yunus (Jonah)
Yunus ibn Matta: the Prophet ﷺ said no servant should claim to be better than him 1.
In the Qur'an · 8
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فَلَوْلَا كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَـٰنُهَآ إِلَّا قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُوا۟ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْخِزْىِ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
If only there had been a community (of all those that were destroyed of old) that believed and profited by its belief as did the folk of Jonah! When they believed We drew off from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the world and gave them comfort for a while.
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فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجْمَعَ بَيْنِهِمَا نَسِيَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِيلَهُۥ فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ سَرَبًا
And when they reached the point where the two met, they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the waters, being free.
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وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَـٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And (mention) Dhu'n-Nun, when he went off in anger and deemed that We had no power over him, but he cried out in the darkness, saying: There is no Allah save Thee. Be Thou Glorified! Lo! I have been a wrong-doer.
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وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
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فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
And the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy;
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۞ إِنَّآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ كَمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ نُوحٍ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ ۚ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَىٰ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَـٰرُونَ وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ زَبُورًا
Lo! We inspire thee as We inspired Noah and the prophets after him, as We inspired Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and Jesus and Job and Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and as We imparted unto David the Psalms;
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وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا ۚ وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot. Each one (of them) did We prefer above (Our) creatures,
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فَٱصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ
But wait thou for thy Lord's decree, and be not like him of the fish, who cried out in despair.
In the Sunnah · 1
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Sahih al-Bukhari 3876 — Merits of the Helpers in Madinah (Ansaar)
Sahih al-Bukhari · 3876
In Sahih al-Bukhari; mention of the chancery or the barid post.
In the seerah · 5
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al-Bayhaqi's Dalail al-Nubuwwa — correspondence with Heraclius
Dalail al-Nubuwwa · 877
An excerpt from al-Bayhaqi's Dalail al-Nubuwwa, in the correspondence with Heraclius, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.
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al-Bayhaqi's Dalail al-Nubuwwa — correspondence with the Negus
Dalail al-Nubuwwa · 878
An excerpt from al-Bayhaqi's Dalail al-Nubuwwa, in the correspondence with the Negus, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.
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Haykal's Hayat Muhammad — correspondence with Heraclius
Hayat Muhammad (The Life of Muhammad) · 362
An excerpt from Haykal's Hayat Muhammad, in the correspondence with Heraclius, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.
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Nur al-Yaqin — correspondence with the Negus
Nur al-Yaqin fi Sirat Sayyid al-Mursalin · 166
An excerpt from Nur al-Yaqin, in the correspondence with the Negus, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.
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Ibn Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad — correspondence with the Negus
Zad al-Ma'ad fi Hady Khayr al-Ibad · 585
An excerpt from Ibn Qayyim's Zad al-Ma'ad, in the correspondence with the Negus, from the extracted copy; quoted within forty words per the sources policy.
In the other books · 1
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Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa — Part two, chapter 30, section 4 of 41
Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa · juz-2/bab-30/c-4
A section of chapter 30 of Qadi Abd al-Jabbar al-Hamdani's Tathbit Dala'il al-Nubuwwa, part two; the Mu'tazili author gathers proofs of the Prophet's mission and miracles from the Qur'an and transmitted reports, answering those who deny prophethood or strip it of miracles. The quoted excerpt is taken from the Wikisource edition.
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari, 3412