Annabi Yunus (Yunus) (pbuh), wanda aka fi sani da Dhan-Nun. Game da mutanensa, Allah Mai Girma da Xaukaka ya ce:

Prophet Jonah (Yunus) (pbuh) also known as Dhan-Nun. About his people Almighty Allah said:

Shin akwai wata al'umma da ta yi imani bayan ta ga azaba, imaninta a wannan lokaci ya cece ta daga azabar? (amsar ita ce babu) — sai dai mutanen Yunus; sa'ad da suka yi imani, Mun kawar musu da azabar wulakanci a rayuwar duniya, kuma Muka ba su damar jin daɗi na ɗan lokaci. (Surah 10:98 Alkur'ani)

"Was there any town community that believed after seeing the punishment, and its Faith at that moment, saved it from the punishment? (the answer is none)--except the people of Jonah; when they believed, We removed from them the torment of disgrace in the life of the present world, and permitted them to enjoy for a while. (Ch 10:98 Quran)

Mutanen garin Nineveh masu bautar gumaka ne waɗanda ke rayuwa cikin rashin kunya. An aiko Annabi Yunus (AS) don ya koya musu bautar Allah. Mutanen ba su so shigarsa cikin hanyar bautarsu ba, don haka suka yi jayayya suna cewa, "Mu da kakanninmu mun bauta wa waɗannan gumaka shekaru masu yawa, kuma babu wata cuta da ta same mu."

The inhabitants of the town of Nineveh were idolaters who lived a shameless life. Prophet Jonah (pbuh) was sent to teach them the worship of Allah. The people disliked his interference in their way of worship, so they argued. "We and our forefathers have worshipped these gods for many years and no harm has come to us."

Duk yadda ya yi ƙoƙari ya shawo kansu game da wautar bautar gumaka da kuma kyawun dokokin Allah, sai suka yi watsi da shi. Ya gargaɗe su cewa idan suka ci gaba da wautarsu, azabar Allah za ta biyo baya nan ba da daɗewa ba. Maimakon su ji tsoron Allah, sai suka gaya wa Yunus cewa ba sa tsoron barazanarsa. "Bari ta faru," suka ce masa. Yunus ya yanke ƙauna. "To, a wannan yanayin, zan bar ku cikin wahalarku!" Da haka ya faɗa, ya bar Nineveh, yana tsoron cewa fushin Allah zai biyo baya nan ba da daɗewa ba.

Try as he might to convince them of the foolishness of idolatry and of the goodness of Allah's laws, the ignored him. He warned them that if they kept on with their foolishness, Allah's punishment would soon follow. Instead of fearing Allah, they told Jonah that they were not afraid of his threats. "Let it happen," they told him. Jonah was disheartened. "in that case, I will leave you to your misery!" so saying, he left Nineveh, fearing that Allah's anger would soon follow.

Ka tuna Dhan Nun (Yunusa), lokacin da ya tafi a fusace, ya kuma yi tunanin cewa ba za Mu kama shi da azaba ba (wahalhalun da suka same shi)! (sura ta 21:87)

"Remember Dhan Nun (Jonah), when he went off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him (the calamities which had befallen him)! (ch 21:87)

Jim kaɗan bayan ya bar birnin, sai sararin sama ya fara canza launi, ya zama kamar yana cin wuta. Wannan abin gani ya cika mutanen da tsoro. Suka tuna hallakar mutanen 'Ad, da Thamud, da Nuhu. Shin su ma za a yi musu irin wannan ƙaddara? A hankali imani ya shiga zukatansu. Dukansu suka taru a kan dutse, suka fara roƙon Allah Ya yi musu rahama da gafara. Duwatsu suka amsa da kukansu. Lokaci ne mai girma, cike da tuba ta gaskiya.

Hardly had he left the city when the skies began to change color and looked as if they were on fire. The people were filled with fear by this sight. They recalled the destruction of the people of 'Ad, Thamud and Noah. Was theirs to be a similar fate? Slowly faith penetrated their hearts. They all gathered on the mountain and started to beseech Allah for His mercy and forgiveness. The mountains echoed with their cries. It was a momentous hour, filled with sincere repentance.

Allah ya janye fushinsa, ya kuma sake yi musu falala da albarkarsa. Da guguwar barazana ta kau, sai suka yi addu'ar a dawo musu da Yunus don ya shiryar da su.

Allah removed His wrath and showered His blessings upon them once again. When the threatening storm was lifted, they prayed for the return of Jonah so that he could guide them.

Har ila yau, Yunusa ya hau wani ƙaramin jirgin ruwa tare da sauran fasinjoji. Jirgin ya yi tafiya duk tsawon yini a cikin ruwa mai natsuwa, iska mai kyau na busawa a kan zannuwan jirgin. Da dare ya zo, teku ya canja ba zato ba tsammani. Wata iska mai ban tsoro ta busa kamar za ta farfasa jirgin gunduwa-gunduwa. Raƙuman ruwan sun yi kama da na daji. Sun tashi sama kamar duwatsu, sannan suka nutse ƙasa kamar kwaruruka, suna jefa jirgin tare da mamaye bene.

Meanwhile, Jonah had boarded a small ship in the company of other passengers. It sailed all day in calm waters with a good wind blowing at the sails. When night came, the sea suddenly changed. A horrible storm blew as if it were going to split the ship into pieces. The waves looked wild. They rose up as high as mountains then plunged down like valleys, tossing the ship and sweeping over the deck.

A bayan jirgin, wani babban kifi mai girma yana tsaga ruwa yana buɗe bakinsa. Umarni ya fito daga wurin Allah Maɗaukakin Sarki zuwa ɗaya daga cikin manyan kifayen teku cewa ya fito sama. Sai ya yi biyayya.

Behind the ship, a large whale was splitting the water and opening its mouth. A command had been issued from Almighty Allah to one of the greatest whales of the sea to surface. It obeyed.

Whale ta yi gaggawar hawowa zuwa saman teku, ta bi jirgin ruwan kamar yadda aka umarce ta.

The whale hurried to the surface of the sea and followed the ship as it had been commanded.

Guguwar ta ci gaba da tashi, sai babban jami'in ma'aikatan jirgin ya umarci ma'aikatan su rage nauyin kaya mai yawa da ke cikin jirgin.

The tempest continued and the chief crewman asked the crew to lighten the ship's heavy load.

Sun jefa kayansu cikin teku, amma wannan bai isa ba. Tsiransu ya ta'allaka ne da rage nauyin jirgin kara, sai suka yanke shawara a tsakaninsu su sauke nauyin ta hanyar cire aƙalla mutum guda.

They threw their baggage overboard, but this was not enough. Their safety lay in reducing the weight further, so they decided among themselves to lighten their load by removing at least one person.

Kyaftin ya ba da umarni: Za mu yi kuri'a da sunayen dukan fasinjojin. Wanda sunansa ya fita a kuri'ar, za a jefa shi cikin teku." Yunus ya san cewa wannan na ɗaya daga cikin al'adun matuƙan jirgin ruwa a lokacin guguwa. Al'ada ce ta shirka, amma an yi ta a wancan zamani. Nan ne wahala da bala'in Yunus suka fara.

The captain directed: We will make lots with all of the travelers' names. The one whose name is drawn will be thrown into the sea." Jonah knew this was one of the seamen's traditions when facing a tempest. It was a strange polytheistic tradition, but it was practiced at that time. Jonah's affliction and crisis began.

Ga shi, Annabi, an tilasta masa bin dokoki na masu bautar gumaka waɗanda suka ɗauka cewa teku da iska suna da alloli masu tayar da hankali. Dole ne kyaftin ɗin ya faranta wa waɗannan alloli rai. Yunusa ya shiga cikin kuri'ar da rashin yarda, sai aka saka sunansa tare da sunayen sauran fasinjojin. An zana kuri'ar, sai "Yunusa" ya fito.

Here was the prophet, subjected to polytheistic rules that considered the sea and the wind to have gods that riot. The captain had to please these gods. Jonah reluctantly participated in the lot, and his name was added to the other travelers' names. The lot was drawn and "Jonah" appeared.

Tun da sun san shi ne mafi girma a cikinsu, ba su so su jefa shi cikin teku mai fushi ba. Saboda haka, suka yanke shawarar jefa kuri'a ta biyu. Sake, sunan Yunusa ya fito. Suka ba shi dama ta ƙarshe suka jefa kuri'a ta uku. Abin takaici ga Yunusa, sunansa ya sake fitowa.

Since they knew him to be the most honorable among them, they did not wish to throw him into the angry sea. Therefore, they decided to draw a second lot. Again Jonah's name was drawn. They gave him a final chance and drew a third lot. Unfortunately for Jonah, his name came up again.

Yunus ya fahimci cewa hannun Allah yana cikin wannan duka, domin ya bar aikinsa ba tare da izinin Allah ba. Al'amarin ya ƙare, sai aka yanke hukunci cewa Yunus ya jefa kansa cikin ruwa.

Jonah realized that Allah's hand was in all this, for he had abandoned his mission without Allah's consent. The matter was over, and it was decided that Jonah should throw himself into the water.

Yunus ya tsaya a gefen jirgin yana kallon teku mai fushi. Dare ne kuma babu wata. Taurari sun ɓoye a bayan wani baƙin hazo. Amma kafin a jefa shi cikin teku, Yunus ya ci gaba da ambaton sunan Allah yayin da ya faɗa cikin teku mai ruri ya ɓace ƙarƙashin manyan raƙuman ruwa.

Jonah stood at the edge of the ship looking at the furious sea. It was night and there was no moon. The stars were hidden behind a black fog. But before he could be thrown overboard, Jonah kept mentioning Allah's name as he jumped into the raging sea and disappeared beneath the huge waves.

Kifin ya tarar da Yunus yana iyo a kan raƙuman ruwa a gabansa. Ya haɗiye Yunus cikin cikinsa mai fushi, ya kuma rufe haƙoransa farare kamar su ƙullun ƙarfe da ke kulle ƙofar kurkukunsa.

The whale found Jonah floating on the waves before it. It swallowed Jonah into its furious stomach and shut its ivory teeth on him as if they were white bolts locking the door of his prison.

Kifin ya nutse zuwa kasan teku, tekun da ke gudana cikin zurfin duhu.

The whale dived to the bottom of the sea, the sea that runs in the abyss of darkness.

Duhu uku sun lulluɓe shi, ɗaya a bisa ɗaya: duhun cikin kifin whale, duhun ƙasan teku, da duhun dare. Yunusa ya yi tunanin cewa ya mutu, amma hankalinsa ya farka a lokacin da ya gano cewa yana iya motsi. Ya san cewa yana raye, kuma yana cikin kurkuku tsakanin duhu uku. Zuciyarsa ta motsa ta hanyar tunawa da Allah. Harshensa ya saki jim kaɗan bayan haka yana cewa:

Three layers of darkness enveloped him, one above the other; the darkness of the whale's stomach, the darkness of the bottom of the sea, the darkness of the night. Jonah imaged himself to be dead, but his senses became alert when he found he could move. He knew that he was alive and imprisoned in the midst of three layers of darkness. His heart was moved by remembering Allah. His tongue released soon after saying:

"Babu abin bautawa da gaskiya sai Kai (ya Allah), Tsarki ya tabbata a gare Ka (ka tsarkaka daga duk abin da suke kange Ka da shi), lalle ni na kasance daga azzalumai."

" La ilaha illa Anta (none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah), Glorified (and Exalted) be You (above all that evil they associate with You), Truly, I have been of the wrong doers." (Ch 21:87 Quran)

Yunusa ya ci gaba da addu'a ga Allah, yana maimaita wannan roƙo. Kifaye, kifayen whale, ciyawar ruwa, da dukkan halittun da suke rayuwa a cikin teku suka ji muryar Yunusa yana addu'a, suka ji yabon Allah yana fitowa daga cikin cikin whale ɗin. Dukkan waɗannan halittu suka taru kewaye da whale ɗin, suka fara yabon Allah a nasu bangaren, kowanne ta hanyarsa da kuma cikin harshensa.

Jonah continued praying to Allah, repeating this invocation. Fishes, whales, seaweeds, and all the creatures that lived in the sea heard the voice of Jonah praying, heard the celebration of Allah's praises issuing from the whale's stomach. All these creatures gathered around the whale and began to celebrate the praises of Allah in their turn, each in its own way and in its own language.

Kifin ma ya shiga cikin yabon Allah, kuma ya fahimci cewa ya haɗiye wani annabi. Saboda haka ya ji tsoro; sai dai ya ce wa kansa: "Me ya sa zan ji tsoro?

Allah Madaukaki ya ga tuba ta gaskiya ta Yunusa, ya kuma ji addu'arsa a cikin cikin kifin whale. Allah ya umarci whale din ya fito saman ruwa ya jefar da Yunusa a kan wani tsibiri. Whale din ya yi biyayya ya yi iyo zuwa gefen teku mafi nisa. Allah ya umarce shi ya tashi zuwa ga rana mai dumi da ke ba da sanyi, da kuma kasa mai dadi.

Allah Almighty saw the sincere repentance of Jonah and heard his invocation in the whale's stomach. Allah commanded the whale to surface and eject Jonah onto an island. The whale obeyed and swam to the farthest side of the ocean. Allah commanded it to rise towards the warm, refreshing sun and the pleasant earth.

Kifin ya fitar da Yunus a kan wani tsibiri mai nisa. Jikinsa ya kumbura saboda acid ɗin da ke cikin cikin kifin. Ya yi rashin lafiya, kuma sa'ad da rana ta fito, hasken ta ya ƙone jikinsa mai kumburi har ya kusa yin ihu saboda ciwo. Duk da haka, ya jure wannan ciwo, ya ci gaba da maimaita addu'arsa ga Allah.

The whale ejected Jonah onto a remote island. His body was inflamed because of the acids inside the whale's stomach. He was ill, and when the sun rose, its ray burned his inflamed body so that he was on the verge of screaming for the pain. However, he endured the pain and continued to repeat his invocation to Allah.

Allah Maɗaukaki ya sa wata kuringa ta yi girma sosai a kansa domin kāriya. Sa'an nan Allah Maɗaukaki ya sa Yunus ya warke, ya kuma gafarta masa. Allah ya gaya wa Yunus cewa da ba don addu'arsa gare Shi ba, da zai zauna a cikin cikin kifin har zuwa Ranar Alƙiyama.

Almighty Allah caused a vine to grow to considerable length over him for protection. Then Allah Exalted caused Jonah to recover and forgave him. Allah told Jonah that if it had not been for his praying to Him, he would have stayed in the whale's stomach till the Day of Judgment.

Allah Maɗaukaki ya bayyana cewa:

Almighty Allah recounted:

Lalle, Yunus ma yana ɗaya daga cikin Manzanni. Sa'ad da ya gudu zuwa jirgin da ya cika da kaya, sai ya yarda a yi kuri'a, sai ya kasance cikin waɗanda aka yi wa kuri'ar rasawa. Sai babban kifi ya haɗiye shi, kuma ya riga ya aikata abin da ya cancanci zargi. Da ba don shi yana cikin masu tsarkake Allah ba, tabbas da ya zauna a cikin cikin kifin har zuwa Ranar Tashin Alƙiyama. Amma Muka jefar da shi a bakin teku babu kowa, yana rashin lafiya, Muka kuma sa wata shuka ta kabewa ta tsiro a kansa. Muka aika shi zuwa mutum ɗari ɗari dubu ko ma fiye, sai suka yi imani; don haka Muka ba su jin daɗi na ɗan lokaci. (Ch 37:139-148 Quran).

" And, verily, Jonah was one of the Messengers. When he ran to the laden ship, he agreed to cast lots and he was among the losers, Then a big fish swallowed him and he had done an act worthy of blame. Had he not been of them who glorify Allah, he would have indeed remained inside its belly (the fish) till the Day of Resurrection. But We cast him forth on the naked shore while he was sick and We caused a plant of gourd to grow over him. And We sent him to a hundred thousand people or even more, and they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while. (Ch 37:139-148 Quran).

A hankali ya dawo da ƙarfinsa, ya kuma sami hanyarsa zuwa garinsu, Nineveh. Ya yi mamakin ganin irin canjin da ya faru a can. Dukan mutanen garin suka fito don tarbar sa. Suka sanar da shi cewa sun juya zuwa ga imani da Allah. Tare suka jagoranci addu'ar godiya ga Ubangijinsu Mai Jinƙai.

Gradually he regained his strength and found his way to his hometown, Nineveh. He was pleasantly surprised to notice the change that had taken place there. The entire population turned out to welcome him. They informed him that they had turned to believe in Allah. Together they led a prayer of thanksgiving to their Merciful Lord.

Ibn Abbas ya ruwaito: "Annabi Muhammadu ﷺ ya ce: 'Kada wani ya ce: Ni na fi Yunus Ibn Matta.'" (Sahih Bukhari).

Ibn Abbas narrated: "The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: 'One should not say I am better than Jonah Ibn Matta.'" (Sahih Bukhari).