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Jonah is miraculously saved by being swallowed by a "great fish", in whose belly he spends three days and three nights. [20] While inside the great fish, Jonah prays to God in thanksgiving and commits to paying what he has vowed. [21] Jonah's prayer has been compared with some of the Psalms, [22] and with the Song of Hannah in 1 Samuel 2:1-10. [23]
The ninth-century Persian historian Al-Tabari records that, while Jonah was inside the fish, "none of his bones or members were injured". [13] Al-Tabari also writes that Allah made the body of the fish transparent, allowing Yunus to see the "wonders of the deep" [14] and that Yunus heard all the fish singing praises to Allah. [14]
The ninth-century Persian historian Al-Tabari records that, while Jonah was inside the fish, "none of his bones or members were injured". [83] Al-Tabari also writes that Allah made the body of the fish transparent, allowing Jonah to see the "wonders of the deep" [84] and that Jonah heard all the fish singing praises to Allah. [84]
The story, as reported, is that during a whaling expedition off the Falkland Islands, Bartley's boat was attacked by the whale and he landed inside the whale's mouth.He survived the ordeal and was carved out of the stomach by his peers when they, not knowing he was inside, caught and began skinning the whale, because the hot weather otherwise would have rotted the whale meat.
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. ...
To this day, Syriac and Oriental Orthodox churches commemorate the three days Jonah spent inside the fish during the Fast of Nineveh. Some Christians observe this holiday fast by refraining from food and drink, with churches encouraging followers to refrain from dairy products, fish and other meats. [55]
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The fish which swallowed Jonah had been created in the very beginning of the world in order to perform this work. [17] Therefore, this fish had so large a mouth and throat that Jonah found it as easy to pass into its belly as he would have found it to enter the portals of a very large synagogue . [ 18 ]