Editing Jonah (section)

===In Islam===
[[File:Jonah and the Whale, Folio from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Jonah and the giant fish in the ''[[Jami' al-tawarikh]]'' (c. 1400), [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]]]]{{Main|Jonah in Islam}}
{{Islamic prophets|Prophets in the Quran}}

====Quran====
Jonah ({{langx|ar|يُونُس|Yūnus}}) is the title of [[Yunus (surah)|the tenth chapter]] of the [[Quran]]. Yūnus is traditionally viewed as highly important in [[Islam]] as a [[Prophets and messengers in Islam|prophet]] who was [[faithful in Islam|faithful]] to [[God in Islam|God]] and delivered His messages. Jonah is the only one of [[Judaism]]'s Twelve Minor Prophets to be named in the Quran.<ref name="Islam, pg. 348" /> In [[Quran 21:87]]<ref>{{qref|21|87|b=y}}</ref> and [[Quran 68:48|68:48]], Jonah is called Dhul-Nūn ({{langx|ar|ذُو ٱلنُّوْن|links=no}}; meaning "The One of the Fish").{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=67}} In 4:163 and 6:86, he is referred to as "an apostle of Allah".{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=67}} Surah 37:139–148 retells the full story of Jonah:{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=67}}

{{Blockquote|And verily, Jonah was among the messengers.<br>[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.<br>Then (to save it from sinking) he drew straws (with other passengers). He lost and was thrown overboard.<br>Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy.<br>Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah,<br>He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the [[Last Judgment|Day of Resurrection]].<br>But We cast him onto the open (shore), (totally) worn out,<br>and caused a squash plant to grow over him.<br>We (later) sent him (back) to (his city of) at least one hundred thousand people,<br>And they believed, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.|{{qref|37|139|c=y}}}}

The Quran never mentions Jonah's father,{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=67}} but [[Muslim]] tradition teaches that Jonah was from the [[tribe of Benjamin]] and that his father was [[Amittai]].<ref name="Islam, pg. 348">''Encyclopedia of Islam'', ''Yunus'', pg. 348</ref>

====Hadiths====
[[File:Jonah and the fish Jeremiah in wilderness Uzeyr awakened after the destruction of Jerusalem.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Jonah trying to hide his nakedness in the midst of bushes; [[Jeremiah]] in the wilderness (top left); [[Uzeyr]] awakened after the destruction of Jerusalem. ''[[Zubdat al-Tawarikh]]'', Ottoman miniature, 1583.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Turkish Treasures Culture /Art / Tourism Magazine|year=1978|url=http://kilyos.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/Ext/Zubdat.html|author=G’nsel Renda|title=The Miniatures of the Zubdat Al- Tawarikh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904220500/http://kilyos.ee.bilkent.edu.tr/~history/Ext/Zubdat.html|archive-date=4 September 2016}}</ref>]]

Jonah is also mentioned in a few incidents during the lifetime of [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]]. [[Quraysh]] sent their servant, [[Addas]], to serve him grapes for sustenance.<ref name=":1" /> Muhammad asked Addas where he was from and the servant replied Nineveh. "The town of Jonah the just, son of [[Amittai]]!" Muhammad exclaimed. Addas was shocked because he knew that the pagan Arabs had no knowledge of the prophet Jonah.<ref name=":1" /> He then asked how Muhammad knew of this man. "We are brothers", Muhammad replied. "Jonah was a Prophet of God and I, too, am a Prophet of God." Addas immediately accepted Islam and kissed the hands and feet of Muhammad.<ref name=":1">Summarized from ''The Life of the Prophet'' by [[Ibn Hisham]] Volume 1 pp. 419–421</ref>

One of the sayings attributed to Muhammad, in the collection of [[Imam Bukhari]], says that Muhammad said "One should not say that I am better than Jonah".<ref>{{Refhadith|bukhari|3395|b=yl}}</ref>{{sfn|Wheeler|2002|page=172}}{{sfn|Graham|1977|page=167}}{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}}  Umayya ibn Abi al-Salt, an older contemporary of Muhammad, taught that, had Jonah not prayed to Allah, he would have remained trapped inside the fish until Judgement Day,{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}} but, because of his prayer, Jonah "stayed only a few days within the belly of the fish".{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}}

The ninth-century Persian historian [[Al-Tabari]] records that, while Jonah was inside the fish, "none of his bones or members were injured".{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}} Al-Tabari also writes that Allah made the body of the fish transparent, allowing Jonah to see the "wonders of the deep"{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=74}} and that Jonah heard all the fish singing praises to Allah.{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=74}} [[Kisai Marvazi]], a tenth-century poet, records that Jonah's father was seventy years old when Jonah was born{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}} and that he died soon afterwards,{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}} leaving Jonah's mother with nothing but a wooden spoon, which turned out to be a [[cornucopia]].{{sfn|Vicchio|2008|page=73}}

===={{anchor|Tomb at Nineveh}}Claimed tombs====
[[File:Ruins of the Mosque of Yunus.png|thumb|Photograph of the ruins of the mosque of Yunus, following its destruction by ISIL]]
{{See also|Mosques and shrines of Mosul#Mosque_of_the_Prophet_Jonah}}
[[Nineveh]]'s current location is marked by excavations of five gates, parts of walls on four sides, and two large mounds: the hill of Kuyunjik and hill of Nabi Yunus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com:443/maps?q=%22Al-Nabi+Yunus%22+OR+hill+OR+gate+OR+wall+loc:+Mosul,+Iraq&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.6,-95.665&sspn=36.011613,56.337891&t=h&hq=%22Al-Nabi+Yunus%22+OR+hill+OR+gate+OR+wall&hnear=Mosul,+N%C4%ABnaw%C4%81,+Iraq&z=13 |title=Link to Google map with Nineveh markers at gates, wall sections, hills and mosque|publisher=Goo.gl|date=19 March 2013|access-date=29 June 2014}}</ref> A [[mosque]] atop Nabi Yunus was dedicated to the prophet Jonah and contained a shrine, which was revered by both Muslims and Christians as the site of Jonah's tomb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/07/25/ISIS-destroys-tombs-of-two-prophets-in-Mosul.html|title=ISIS destroys 'Jonah's tomb' in Mosul|date=25 July 2014|publisher=[[Al Arabiya]]|access-date=28 July 2014|quote=The radical Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has destroyed shrines belonging to two prophets, highly revered by both Christians and Muslims, in the northern city of Mosul, al-Sumaria News reported Thursday. "ISIS militants have destroyed the Prophet Younis (Jonah) shrine east of Mosul city after they seized control of the mosque completely," a security source, who kept his identity anonymous, told the Iraq-based al-Sumaria News.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727203131/http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/07/25/ISIS-destroys-tombs-of-two-prophets-in-Mosul.html|archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref> The tomb was a popular pilgrimage site{{sfn|Samuel|Farhan|Lawandow|2017}} and a symbol of unity to Jews, Christians, and Muslims across the Middle East.{{sfn|Samuel|Farhan|Lawandow|2017}} On July 24, 2014, the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL) destroyed the mosque containing the tomb as part of a campaign to destroy religious sanctuaries it deemed to be [[Idolatry|idolatrous]].{{sfn|Ford|Tawfeeq|2014}}{{sfn|Samuel|Farhan|Lawandow|2017}} After [[Mosul]] was taken back from ISIL in January 2017, an ancient Assyrian palace built by [[Esarhaddon]] dating to around the first half of the 7th century BCE was discovered beneath the ruined mosque.{{sfn|Samuel|Farhan|Lawandow|2017}}{{sfn|Ensor|2017}} ISIL had plundered the palace of items to sell on the [[black market]],{{sfn|Samuel|Farhan|Lawandow|2017}}{{sfn|Ensor|2017}} but some of the artifacts that were more difficult to transport still remained in place.{{sfn|Samuel|Farhan|Lawandow|2017}}{{sfn|Ensor|2017}}

Other reputed locations of Jonah's tomb include:
* the [[Israeli Arabs|Arab]] village of [[Mashhad, Israel|Mashhad]], located on the ancient site of [[Gath-hepher]] in [[Israel]];{{sfn|Limburg|1993|page=39}} 
* the Nabi Yunis mosque of the [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] town of [[Halhul]], in the [[West Bank]], {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Hebron]], was purportedly built over Jonah's tomb;{{sfn|Friedman|2006|page=64}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Halhoul |url=https://www.travelpalestine.ps/en/article/50/Halhoul|access-date=8 January 2023|website=www.travelpalestine.ps}}</ref> 
* a sanctuary near the city of Sarafand ([[Sarepta]]) in [[Lebanon]];{{sfn|Costa|2013|page=97}} 
* a hill now called Giv'at Yonah, "Jonah's Hill", at the northern edge of the Israeli town of [[Ashdod]], at a site covered by a modern lighthouse;
* a "tomb of Jonah" in the city of [[Diyarbakır|Diyarbakir]], Turkey, located behind the [[mihrab]] at [[:tr:Fatih Paşa Camisi|Fatih Pasha Mosque]]<ref>Talha Ugurluel, ''Dünyaya Hükmeden Sultan Kanuni: Gerçeklerin Anlatıldığı Bir Tarih Kitabı'', Timas, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=113242 Hz. Yunus ve Diyabakir] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613122436/http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=113242|date=13 June 2021}} ''WowTurkey''. Posted 16 August 2011.</ref> – [[Evliya Çelebi]] states in his ''[[Seyahatname]]'' that he visited the tombs of prophet Jonah and prophet [[Saint George|George]] in the city.<ref>[https://docplayer.biz.tr/20638287-Evliya-celebi-nin-seyahatname-sinde-diyarbakir-diyarbakir-in-evliya-celebi-s-seyahatname.html EVLİYA ÇELEBİ’NİN SEYAHATNAME’SİNDE DİYARBAKIR (Turkish)]</ref><ref>[https://www.tigrishaber.com/evliya-celebi-diyarbakirda-521yy.htm EVLİYA ÇELEBİ DİYARBAKIR’DA (Turkish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613121442/https://www.tigrishaber.com/evliya-celebi-diyarbakirda-521yy.htm|date=13 June 2021}} ''TigrisHaber''. Posted 22 July 2014.</ref>