Text of verse 37:139
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ١٣٩
Transliteration
wa-inna yūnusa lamina l-mur'salīna
Translation
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.
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Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary
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Surah As-Saffat, Verse 139
سورة الصافات، الآية ١٣٩
Verse 139 of Surah As-Saffat (37:139), a Meccan surah, is in juz 23, on page 451 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.
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Tafsir of verse 139
Al-Mukhtasar
And indeed, Jonah was one of the messengers of Allah who were sent to their people as bearers of good news and warners.
Other translations of verse 139
Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.
And, verily, Yûnus (Jonah) was one of the Messengers.
And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)
So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us).
And Yunus was most surely of the messengers.
And surely Yunus (Jonah) is indeed one of the Emissaries, 0
Verse 139 word by word
- وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed
- يُونُسَ yūnusa Yunus
- لَمِنَ lamina (was) surely of
- ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers ر س ل
Hadiths that cite this verse
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Sahih al-Bukhari 3412
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "None of you should say that I am better than Yunus (i.e. Jonah)." Musadded added, "Jonah bin Matta."
لاَ يَقُولَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ ". زَادَ مُسَدَّدٌ " يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى "
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Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3413
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No slave (of Allah) should say that I am better than Yunus bin Matta." So the Prophet mentioned his father's name with his name.
مَا يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ إِنِّي خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ". وَنَسَبَهُ إِلَى أَبِيهِ.
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Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3414
Once while a Jew was selling something, he was offered a price that he was not pleased with. So, he said, "No, by Him Who gave Moses superiority over all human beings!" Hearing him, an Ansari man got up and slapped him on the face and said, "You say: By Him Who Gave Moses superiority over all human…
لاَ تُفَضِّلُوا بَيْنَ أَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ، فَيَصْعَقُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ، إِلاَّ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ يُنْفَخُ فِيهِ أُخْرَى، فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بُعِثَ…
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Sahih al-Bukhari 3416
It is not proper for a servant of Allah to say: I am better than Yūnus ibn Matta
Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be please with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not proper for a servant of Allah to say: “I am better than Yūnus ibn Matta." And he linked him to his father.
لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى "
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4804
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Nobody has the right to be better than (Jonah) bin Matta."
مَا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرًا مِنِ ابْنِ مَتَّى "
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Sahih al-Bukhari 4805
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who says that I am better than Jonah bin Matta, tells a lie.'
مَنْ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى فَقَدْ كَذَبَ "