Why was Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) eaten by a fish?

 

Place of the nation of Hazrat Yunus

The famous place of Motor in the nation of Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) Iraq.  But their number was stated by the Holy Quran to be more than one lakh.

Allah sent Yunus (peace be upon him) to guide them, but he refused to believe.  Almighty Allah ordered Yunus (peace be upon him) to inform these people that the punishment will come within three days.

 Why was fish eaten hazrat younis

Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) announced the punishment message to the nation.

The people of Yunus consulted among themselves and they all agreed that we never saw Yunus (peace be upon him) telling a lie.  Therefore, their words cannot be ignored.

In the consultation, it was decided that it should be seen that Yunus (peace be upon him) stays in his place inside us at night, so understand that nothing will happen and if they go somewhere from here, believe that we will be punished in the morning. 

Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) left this town on the night of the Lord.  When morning came, the divine punishment began to hover over their heads in the form of a black smoke and cloud and when it started coming closer to them from the sky, they were sure that now we are all going to perish.

Seeing this, he sought Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) to believe in his hands and repent of his previous refusal but when he did not find Yunus (peace be upon him).

He himself started to repent and seek forgiveness with sincere intention.

He came out of the town to a field.  Women, children and animals all gathered in one field and with helplessness, they engaged in repenting in this field and seeking refuge from punishment in such a way that the whole field began to echo with moans and groans.

Repentance the nation of younis

Allah accepted their repentance and removed the punishment from them.

According to the traditions, it was the day of Ashura, the tenth day of Muharram, while Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) was waiting outside the village, waiting for the punishment to descend on this nation.

They did not know the status of their repentance and forgiveness.

When the punishment was averted, they were worried that I would be called a lier because I announced that punishment will come within three days.

The law in this nation was that a person who was found to be lying and did not provide any testimony on his words was killed.

 Yunus (peace be upon him) was worried that I would be killed as a lier. The Prophets (peace be upon them) are innocent of every sin but they are not separated from human nature at that time, Yunus (peace be upon him) was upset that I had announced by the order of Allah and now I will be called a lier because of the announcement. Go back to your place.

In the midst of this sorrow and anxiety, he decided to leave this city.  Even reached the edge of the deaf room. There saw a boat in which people were boarding.

Yunus (peace be upon him) was given a ride by these people without rent.  The boat left and when it reached the middle of the river, it stopped.  Do not move forward do not walk behind.

The boatmen said that when an oppressor or a criminal or a fugitive gets on board our boat, the boat stops automatically.  This man should be revealed.  So that all will not suffer because of one man.

Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) said that he was a fugitive sinner.  Because I disappeared from my city and boarded a boat due to a physical fear.  So he said, throw me in the river so all of you will be saved from this punishment.  The boatmen did not prepare for it, but they drew lots so that the name of the person who came out of the lot was thrown into the river.  Coincidentally, the name of Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) came out in the lottery.

People were surprised that the name of Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) kept appearing every time of the lottery.  In the Holy Quran, there is a mention of this drawing of lots and the name of Yunus (peace be upon him).  This matter of the Almighty with Yunus (peace be upon him) was due to his special prophetic position that although he had not violated any command of Allah, and it is not possible for the Prophet to do so.  Because they are innocent.  But it was not appropriate for the high position of the Prophet to move to a place without permission just out of physical fear.

 Against this, this matter was done as a reprimand for the honorable action.  In this way, when the equipment was being thrown into the river, a very big fish appeared near the boat order of God with its mouth spread out.  When they came to the river, he gave them a place in his stomach, which Allah had already ordered that the body of Yunus (peace be upon him) will be kept inside your stomach, it is not your duty.  Rather, We have made your stomach their abode. Yunus (peace be upon him) went into the river and immediately this fish took him in his mouth.  Hazrat Abdullah bin Masoud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Yunus (peace be upon him).

 Salaam stayed in the stomach of this fish for forty days.  It used to take them to the bottom of the earth and kept traveling in far distances.  Some people have said forty days, some five days and some a few hours a day.  Allah knows the reality.  In this situation, Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him) prayed Allah accepted it.  And the fish put the righteous Yunus (peace be upon him) on the bank of the river.

Due to the heat of the fish's belly, there was no hair left on his body. Allah Almighty grew a pumpkin tree near him.  The shade of whose leaves also became a relief for Hazrat Yunus (peace be upon him).  And Allah Almighty said to the wild goat that it used to come and stand near him in the morning and in the evening and they used to drink its milk.  In this way, Hazrat Yunus Islam was also warned about this slip.  And later his nation also came to know the whole situation.

We pray to Allah that Allah grants us all the ability to repent and walk on the straight path.