010 Surah Yoonas

Surat Yunus (Arabic: Jonah) is the 10th surah of the Qur'an with 109 verses. It is a Meccan surah. It is named after the prophet Jonah. According to the Islamic tradition, the chapter is predominantly revealed during the Meccan phase (610–622) of Muhammad's prophethood (before his move to Medina), therefore, a Meccan sura. Based on its context, some verses appeared to date to when Muhammad just started his call to Islam. According to the fifteenth century commentary Tafsir al-Jalalayn, some said that the sura was revealed sometime after Muhammad's Night Journey (c. 621). Verses 40 and 94–96 appeared to be an exception and were revealed in Medina. The sura contains 109 verses (ayah) and is the first of six surahs which open with the tri-letters alif, lam and ra'. The initial verses of the chapter (1–70) presents an argumentative dialogue between Islam and its unbelievers. The rest contains the stories of Noah (known as Nuh in the Islamic tradition), Moses (Musa) and Jonah, all considered prophets in Islam. --- Updated: 2018-08-18