Who was Yunus, the one of the whale? · Islam Museum

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Yunus ibn Matta, Dhu al-Nun, was angry with his people, boarded a ship, and was swallowed by the whale. He called out in the darkness and God saved him, and all of Nineveh believed in him. ¹

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)

The title by which Quraysh called Muhammad before prophethood for the trustworthiness and good qualities they saw in him; they cried it out when he entered as arbiter over the Black Stone during the rebuilding of the Kaaba.