The Holy Quran 37:141 — Surah As-Saffat

Arabic text

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

Translation

(However, when the ship set sail, it was caught in stormy weather and was close to sinking. The people on board attributed this misfortune to the fact that an escaped slave was on board. It was decided that the person should be thrown overboard to save the ship. However, to decide who the person was,) They drew lots and (each time) he )Yunus عليه الصلاة والسلام was of the losers. (Consequently, he was cast overboard.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وأحاطت بها الأمواج العظيمة، فاقترع ركاب السفينة لتخفيف الحمولة خوف الغرق، فكان يونس من المغلوبين.

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