Surah Al Anbiya Ayat 87 Translation Tafseer

Para 17 - اِقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

21.87

وَ ذَا النُّوْنِ اِذْ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ اَنْ لَّنْ نَّقْدِرَ عَلَیْهِ فَنَادٰى فِی الظُّلُمٰتِ اَنْ لَّاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْتَ سُبْحٰنَكَ ﳓ اِنِّیْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَﭕ(87)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

And ˹remember˺ Dhun Nūn (Yūnus) when he departed in anger,[1] thinking We would not constrict him,[2] ˹but˺ then he called out in the darkness, “There is no god but You, You are Pure from every fault; indeed I have misjudged.”

Commentary

[1]

The summary of this account is that when the nation of Prophet Yūnus عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم rejected his invitation and advice and remained staunch in their disbelief, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم became angered and left the town of his people without waiting for the Divine decree. This is why Allah Almighty caused him to be swallowed by a whale while he travelled by sea. Later, he عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم expressed great humility and supplicated in the court of Allah Almighty, leading to his freedom from the whale.

[2]

Qadr has several meanings, for example, to constrict, to display power and to be capable. Here, the first meaning is intended.

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