Quran 37:139

Surah As-Saffat, Verse 139

Verse 139 of 182 in Surah As-Saffat (الصافات), chapter 37 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: மேலும், யூனுஸும் நிச்சயமாக முர்ஸல்களில் - அனுப்பப்பட்டவர்களில் நின்றுமுள்ளவர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද නියත වශයෙන් ම යූනුස් ධර්ම දූතයින් අතරිනි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور بلاشبہ یونس (علیہ السلام) نبیوں میں سے تھے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 本当にユーヌスも，使徒であった。
ChineseMa Jian: 优努司确是使者。

Tafsir of 37:139

The Story of Yunus We have already discussed the story of Yunus, peace be upon him, in Surat Al-Anbiya' (21:87-88). In the Two Sahihs it is reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ: أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى» (It is not right for any person to say I am better than Yunus bin Matta.) إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ (When he ran to the laden ship.) Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "It was filled with cargo. فَسَاهَمَ (Then he (agreed to) cast lots,) means, to draw lots." فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ (and he was among the losers.) means among those who have been overcome. This was because the ship was being pounded by the waves on all sides, and they were at risk of drowning, so they drew lots, and whoever lost would be thrown overboard so as to lighten the load. The Prophet of Allah Yunus, peace be upon him, lost the draw three times, but they did not want to throw him overboard. He took off his garment so that he could throw himself into the sea, and they tried to stop him.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)