What is here
A whole-story map, a dedicated illustration for every chapter, and a question to carry: “What words can we use when we know we were wrong?”
Collection 05Kid Stories · 03
The Fish and the Prayer
ذو النون
Yunus reaches a place with no obvious way out, calls honestly to God, and is brought back to the open shore.
3illustrated chapters · about 7 min
Kid stories
How to enter
Start with the short text and picture prompt. Open the deeper layer only when the reader wants more.
The boundary
This is an editorial retelling, not a translation. The Quran text, translation, and reference sit inside every scene.
See the journey at a glance, then open each illustrated chapter below.
Chapter 1 of 3The ship
The journey narrowed
Yunus was one of God’s messengers. He left on a laden ship, lots were drawn, and a great fish swallowed him.
Look deeperFor an older or curious reader
The verses tell the sequence with very few details: messenger, laden ship, lots, fish. A careful retelling should resist filling every silence with legend.
Open the Quran source37:139 · 37:140 · 37:141 · 37:142
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
As-Saaffaat · 37:139 · read in contextإِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ
[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.
As-Saaffaat · 37:140 · read in contextفَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ
And he drew lots and was among the losers.
As-Saaffaat · 37:141 · read in contextفَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.
As-Saaffaat · 37:142 · read in contextPicture note: The storm clouds are visual atmosphere. These cited verses name a laden ship and lots, but do not describe the weather.