فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- ஆகவே அவர்கள் ஈமான் கொண்டார்கள். ஆகையால் அவர்களை ஒரு காலம்வரை சுகிக்; கச்செய்தோம்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එවිට ඔවුහු විශ්වාස කළෝ ය. එහෙයින් අපි ඔවුනට ටික කලකට භුක්ති විඳින්නට සැලැස්වූයෙමු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- پس وه ایمان ﻻئے ، اور ہم نے انہیں ایک زمانہ تک عیش وعشرت دی.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらが信仰に入ったので，われはしばし現世の享楽を許した。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们便归信他，我使他们享乐至一定期。
Tafsir of 37:148
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)
