The Glorious Qur’an:
“And (remember) Dhan-Nûn (Jonah), when he went off
in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him (i.e. the calamities which
had befallen him)! But he cried through the darkness (saying): Lâ ilâha illa
Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)], Glorified (and
Exalted) are You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have
been of the wrong-doers. So We answered his call, and delivered him from the
distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of
Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).” (Al-Anbiyâ’, 21: 87-88).
This call, this
supplication of Yûnus (peace be upon him), teaches how to resort to Allah, all
praise and glory be to Him, at the time of danger and distress. How to seek His
Refuge and confess our sins and the wrong we did to ourselves, and testify that
there is no God but Allah, Who alone forgives the sins and can save us from
dangers. Whenever we fall into difficulties or suffer misfortune we should
resort to Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, to save us saying, ‘There
is no God but You, glory to You! I have been indeed a wrongdoer!’ And
forthwith comes rescue from Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He. Close upon this
prayer, Allah, The Exalted and Ever-Majestic, says (what means), ‘And
thus We do deliver the believers,’ which means that this supplication
does not belong to Yûnus alone but every believer can say to beg Allah for help
and deliverance.
-
Sheikh
Muhammad Mitwaly Ash-Sha‘râwy.
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