Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and caused a squash plant to grow over him.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters,1 while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran