Lessons from the

story of yunus
‫ لاــسالم‬ ‫عليهـ‬
When you hear the name Prophet Yunus or Jonah,
the first thing that probably pops into your mind
is the story of the encounter with the whale.

Allah S.W.T mentioned this story in multiple verses

in the Quran to serve as lesson for us. And from
these lessons, I have extracted four that are
very important to every Muslim.
Do not despair of the mercy of allah

When Prophet Yunus hit the bottom of

the ocean in the dead of the night and
in the belly of a big fish, he did not
continue to lament his misfortune and
give up on life.
 Recognize your sin and seek forgiveness

When the fish got to bottom of the ocean and Prophet Yunus
realized his error, he fell into prostration in the belly of the fish
and sought forgiveness from Allah.
 Believe in love and mercy of allah

Imagine how Prophet Yunus’ were surprised to discover that the

fish did not eat him. This was mercy from Allah. He set this out as
lesson to his prophet and all of us and He commanded the fish to
only swallow and not eat Prophet Yunus.
 Dhikr and dua are powerful

Prophet Yunus a.s was known to the Angels as

someone who praised Allah very much.
Thank you!