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the story of prophet jonah

The Story of the prophet Jonah alaihissalam Complete From Beginning to End

The Prophet Jonah As (Biodata )

The story of the Prophet Jonah As we start with the lineage/nasabnya, namely Ibn Sa'd said that Jonah bin Matta of the descendants of Benjamin bin Ya'qubbin Ishaq bin Ibrahim. Jonah (Arabic: ⁇ or ⁇ Yunaan, English: Jonah, Hebrew:Yonah, Latin: Ionas) (circa 820-750 BC) was one of the prophets in the Samawi religion (Islam, Jewish, Jewish, Christianity) is mentioned in the Qur'an in the Surah of Jonah and in the Bible in the Book of Jonah. He was assigned to preach to the Assyrians in Ninawa-Iraq. His name is mentioned 6 times in the Quran and died in Nineveh-Iraq.

The Story of Jonah as Da'wah in Nineveh

In the Acts of the Prophet Jonah As it is mentioned that Jonah the son of Mata was originally an apostle sent to the Children of Israel, which he asserted over and over again that there would be great disaster if the Children of Israel would not repent. When Jonah was convinced that a great calamity was soon to come upon the Children of Israel, he finally found many among the Children of Israel converted because another prophet had led them to abandon their idols. Jonah considered himself a liar and a criminal who had threatened the Children of Israel. On the other hand, Jonah became upset and unwilling to be sent by God when he was ordered to warn the people of Nineveh, a people who were stubborn, idolatrous, and like to do evil. Jonah left the Children of Israel in a state of anger and shame and wanted to go as far as possible, although he admitted and accepted this task after a severe ordeal. Jonah warned them repeatedly, but they would not change, especially since Jonah was not of their kind. There are only 2 people who are willing to be his followers, namely Rubil and Tanuh. Rubil was a wise man, while Tanuh was a quiet and simple man.

The story of the prophet Jonah as swallowed by Nun (whale )

The next story of the Prophet Jonah As is the State of Jonah before going to Nineveh is uncertain. He wandered aimlessly in despair and felt sinful. At last he came to a beach, and saw a ship that was about to cross the sea. He boarded the ship, and when it had sailed suddenly there was a great storm. The ship shook, and the passengers agreed to reduce the burden by throwing away their luggage, but the ship still had a great conversation, eventually they agreed one of them should be thrown into the ocean. Yes, throw one of them into the sea. The first draw fell on Jonah, but the draw was repeated because the passengers felt Jonah was not worth throwing away while he was a noble person. But in the second, and third repetition, the name of Jonah came out. Jonah realized it was God's will, he then willingly threw himself into the sea. God then sent the fish Nun (whale) to swallow Jonah. In the belly of the Nun fish, Jonah repented asking for God's forgiveness and help, he glorified for 40 days by saying: "Laa ilaaha illa Anta, Subhanaka, inni kuntu minadzh dzhalimiin (There is no god but You, Most Holy You, indeed I am the one who has done dhalim)" God heard the prayer of Jonah, and Ordered the nun to lay Jonah on a beach. Allah the Most Merciful grows the pumpkin tree, the emaciated and helpless agara Jonah can take shelter and eat its fruit. After his recovery, he was ordered to Nineveh, where the people of Nineveh believed in Allah. Jonah then taught them monotheism and perfected their faith.

Whales do not have canines. They feed by sucking large amounts of water to and filter out small animals like plankton to fill their stomachs. The absorbed water is then sprayed through the upper part of his body when the whale appears to the surface.

 The whale also once every half hour will surface to pick up oxygen and store it in large quantities to breathe for half an hour when diving in the water. So the Prophet Jonah was not undigested by the whale and the Prophet Jonah got a supply of oxygen when the whale rose to the surface and stored sufficient amounts of oxygen.

The following story of the Prophet Jonah As is the Teachings of the Prophet Jonah for the people of Nineveh is a new thing that they have never heard before. Therefore they cannot accept it to replace the teachings and beliefs that have been handed down by their ancestors who have become their hereditary customs. Moreover, the bearer of the religion is a stranger not as descendant with them.

The next story of Jonah As is They said to the Prophet Jonah: "What are the words that you speak and what lies do you advise us about your new religion? These are our true gods whom we worship and have been offered by our forefathers since time immemorial. What is the reason that allows us to renounce our religion passed down by our ancestors and replace it with your new religion? You are a stranger who came to us to change our faith. What are your strengths so as to teach and patronize us. Stop that futile act of yours. The people of Nineveh will not follow you because we are steadfast with the teachings of our ancestors". The prophet Jonah said: "I only invite you to believe and to be righteous according to the trust of Allah which I am obliged to tell you. I am only God's messenger who is tasked with leading you out of error and leading you on a straight path. I never expected any reward for what I did. I can't force you to follow me. But if ye keep to the tongue of thy fathers, then Allah will show the signs of the truth of my treatise by bringing down a painful chastisement upon thee, as was the case with the people before you, the people of Noah, Aad, and Thamud. They replied defiantly: "We will still not follow your will and will not fear your threats. Show your threat if you're among the right people!" The prophet Jonah could no longer stand the stubborn Ninevites. He went away angry and irritated and asked God to punish them.

The Complete Story of the Prophet Jonah alaihissalam and the Repentant Ninawans

The next story of the Prophet Jonah As is After the death of the Prophet Jonah, the Ninevahs are restless, because of dark cloudiness, their pets are restless, their faces are deathly pale, and strong winds that bring rumbling sounds. They were afraid that Jonah's threat would actually happen to them. Eventually they realized that Jonah was a righteous man, and the Islamic teaching of Allah was. They believed and regretted what they had done to Jonah. They ran away from the city looking for Jonah and cried out for God's forgiveness for their sins. Allah, the Most Forgiving, forgives them, and soon the whole situation is restored as before. The people of Nineveh continued to search for Jonah so that he could teach religion and lead them on the right path.

The following account of the Prophet Jonah As is that the people of Jonah are referred to in the Qur'an as the only people who managed to receive and repent after hearing the call of an apostle.