Surah Yunus (Jonah) 10 : 98
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Yusuf Ali
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(10:98:1) |
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(10:98:2) kānat was |
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(10:98:3) qaryatun any town |
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(10:98:4) āmanat that believed |
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(10:98:5) fanafaʿahā and benefited it |
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(10:98:6) īmānuhā its faith |
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(10:98:7) illā except |
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(10:98:8) qawma the people |
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(10:98:11) āmanū they believed |
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(10:98:12) kashafnā We removed |
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(10:98:14) ʿadhāba (the) punishment |
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(10:98:15) l-khiz'yi (of) the disgrace |
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(10:98:17) l-ḥayati the life |
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(10:98:18) l-dun'yā of the world |
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(10:98:19) wamattaʿnāhum and We granted them enjoyment |
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(10:98:20) ilā for |
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(10:98:21) ḥīnin a time |
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Explanatory Note
The sūrah does not provide a detailed account of the history of the Prophet Jonah and his people. It only refers to their end, because this is what is relevant here. It is sufficient that we learn that Jonah’s people were about to suffer a humiliating punishment. Then, when, at the last minute, they declared their acceptance of the divine faith and believed in God and His message, the punishment was lifted and they were allowed to enjoy life for a while. Had they persisted in their disbelief, God’s punishment would have overtaken them, in accordance with the law that determines consequences on the basis of people’s actions.
This makes two points very clear. The first is an urgent address to those who deny the truth to save themselves if only at the last minute, as Jonah’s people did. This is the immediate purpose behind the reference to their history. The second point is that God’s law was not suspended or disrupted when the punishment was lifted and Jonah’s people were left to enjoy life for a further period. In fact God’s law took its full course. The law meant that they would be punished if they persisted in disbelief up to the point of punishment. But Jonah’s people changed their attitude just before, and so God’s law to lift the punishment was implemented. This shows that people are free to choose their line of action, but any action they do choose will have its natural consequences determined by God.
3. Surah Overview
We learn from hadith the Surah was revealed in Makkah. But there are some people who are of the opinion that some of its verses were revealed at Madinah. This is however a superficial view. The continuity of the theme clearly shows that this does not comprise isolated verses or discourses that were revealed at different times and on different occasions. On the contrary it is from the beginning to the end a closely connected discourse which must have been revealed at one sitting. Besides this the nature of its theme is itself a clear proof that the Surah belongs to the Makkan period. [Ref: Mawdudi]
Some consider it to have been revealed after Surah al-Isra [17] and before Hud [11] – which would place it around year 11 of Prophethood.[Ref: Ibn Ashoor, Tahrir wa Tanwir]
We have no hadith in regard to the time of its revelation but its subject matter gives clear indication that it must have been revealed during the last stage of the Prophet’s residence at Makkah. For the mode of the discourse suggests that at the time of its revelation the antagonism of the opponents of the Message had become so intense that they could not tolerate even the presence of the Prophet and his followers among themselves and that things had come to such a pass as to leave no hope that they would ever understand and accept the Message of the Prophet. This indicates that the last stage of the Prophet’s life among the people had come and the final warning like the one in this Surah had to be given. These characteristics of the discourse are clear proof that it was revealed during the last stage of the Movement at Makkah. Another thing that determines more specifically the order of the Surahs of the last stage at Makkah is the mention (or absence) of some open or covert hint about emigration (Hijrah) from Makkah. As this Surah does not contain any hint whatsoever about this it is a proof that it preceded those Surahs which contain it. Now that we have specified the time of its revelation there is no need of repeating its historical background because that has already been stated in Surah 6: al-An’am (The Grazing Livestock) and Surah 7: al-A’raf (The Elevations).
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القرطبي - الجامع لأحكام
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ابن عاشور - التحرير والتنوير
ابن القيم - تفسير ابن قيّم
السيوطي - الدر المنثور
الشنقيطي - أضواء البيان
ابن الجوزي - زاد المسير
الآلوسي - روح المعاني
ابن عطية - المحرر الوجيز
الرازي - مفاتيح الغيب
أبو السعود - إرشاد العقل السليم
الزمخشري - الكشاف
البقاعي - نظم الدرر
الهداية إلى بلوغ النهاية — مكي ابن أبي طالب
القاسمي - محاسن التأويل
الماوردي - النكت والعيون
السعدي - تيسير الكريم الرحمن
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السمرقندي - بحر العلوم
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الشوكاني - فتح القدير
النيسابوري - التفسير البسيط
أبو حيان - البحر المحيط
البيضاوي - أنوار التنزيل
النسفي - مدارك التنزيل
ابن جُزَيّ - التسهيل لعلوم التنزيل
علي الواحدي النيسابوري - الوجيز
السيوطي - تفسير الجلالين
المختصر في التفسير — مركز تفسير
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