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- EnglishSaheeh International
- He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (மறுமையில் அவர்) எழுப்பப்படும் நாள்வரை, அதன் வயிற்றிலேயே தங்கியிருந்திருப்பார்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඔහු මළවුන් කෙරෙන් නැගිටුවනු ලබන දිනය දක්වා උගේ කුස තුළ රැඳෙන්නට තිබුණි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- تو لوگوں کے اٹھائے جانے کے دن تک اس کے پیٹ میں ہی رہتے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれら（人びと）が（復活して）起こされる日まで，必ずかれは魚の腹の中に留まったであろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他必葬身鱼腹，直到世人复活之日。
Tafsir of 37:144
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)
