At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Place in the story
- ProphetScriptural
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
From Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy's Tafsir lectures (episode 4)
The Sheikh says that by human laws no one survives a whale while inside it, and he points to Yunus's supplication and glorification of God, which he sees as the reason for his rescue 3.
He mentions that Yunus was cast onto the open shore, that God made a gourd plant grow over him, and that he was sent to a hundred thousand or more (needs_source) 4. He then observes that the whale's belly is one of three narrow places, which he mentions together with the cave and the cavern, and asks where relief comes from after the narrowness 4.
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Qur'an 10:98· Qur'an 21:87· Qur'an 37:139· Qur'an 4:163· Qur'an 6:86
People and things also explored
Abraham and the one who argued with him about his Lord· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· Delivery of the message and the limit of the Prophet's charge· Raising the foundations of the House: who built the Ka'ba· The religious bequest: submission until death· Badr as a sign and a lesson· Belief in the messengers without distinction· The completion of the final message of earlier ones
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari , 3412
- Sahih al-Bukhari , 3413
- Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Tafsir Al Quran Al Qareem, episode 4, at 00:32:00 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
- Assabile archive of Omar Abdelkafy's lectures (audio and video) , Tafsir Al Quran Al Qareem, episode 4, at 00:32:30 · Listen at the archive (opens the audio at this time)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Yunus (Jonah)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/yunus/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.