السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم! Have you been faced with a situation that you see no way of getting out of? Do you look at the issues that the world is facing today, and wonder how they can ever be solved? The timeless story of Prophet Yunus (AS) teaches us that there is always a way out as long as we have faith.
Prophet Yunus (AS) was sent to preach to the people of Nineveh, a great city that had become a wicked place filled with idol worshipping and sin. But the people of the city rejected him, just as many nations rejected the messengers before him. When he realised he had not managed to achieve what he had hoped for, he left disheartened. He then boarded a ship to set sail far away from the city. Once at sea, a massive storm grew stronger and stronger and started to sink. After drawing lots three times, Yunus (AS) was the one to leave the ship.
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In the water, something extraordinary happened. As Allah commanded, a whale was sent to swallow Yunus (AS) whole, and then descended to the bottom of the sea. But it was in the depths of despair and engulfed by total darkness that things changed for him. Even though he was a religious man and called upon to be a prophet, he sought help from Allah, as it is only Allah and not him, who was in control of all things.
The whale swam to the surface and ejected Yunus onto the shore. Then with the help of Allah, a plant grew over him to cover the prophet with its shade. And after his recovery from the ordeal, he set to return to Nineveh to discover then that the city and its people had not been destroyed by the terrible storm, as they had all turned to Allah.
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So if you ever feel like you are in the belly of a whale surrounded by darkness with seemingly no way out, do what the Prophet did. Never give up, and trust in Almighty Allah. These current times may be tough, strange and certainly scary to many people but one thing's for sure - as Muslims, turning to our faith during this period is the first step to navigating the new realities of life. For hardships are blessed opportunities for us to raise our faith towards Almighty Allah. السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته!
