The Content & Significance of Ayaat-e-Kareema Dua of
Hazrat Yoonus/Younus
[Alaiehis Salaam]
Ayaat-e-Kareema is one of the most renowned Ayaat [Verse]
of the Quraan and Muslims all over the world use it as a supplication as well
as a supplement to supplication in order to have their worries removed and
their needs fulfilled.
There is endless wisdom in each and every verse of the Holy
Quraan.
The event associated with Ayaat-e-Kareema
Ayaat-e-Kareema:
Arabic:
لاَّ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنتَ سُبْحَـنَكَ إِنِّى
كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّـلِمِينَ
Transliteration:
La Ilaa haa Illaa Antaa Subhaana kaa Inni Kuntu Minaz Zaalimeen
Translation:
“There are none worthy of worship besides You. Glorified are
You. Surely I am from the wrongdoers.”
[21:87]
The Context of Ayaat:
This particular Ayaat-e-Kareema was recited by Hazrat Yoonus [Alaiehis Salaam] when he was trapped in the stomach of a big fish.
There he remained for days and recited this Ayaat as an invocation
to Allaah Almighty as a result of which he finally succeeded in getting out of
his misery and be among the people once again. The Holy Quraan speaks of this
incident in the following way:
“And [remember] [Yoonus], when he went off in anger, and
imagined that ‘We’ shall not punish him
[the calamities which had befallen him]!
But he cried through the darkness [saying]:
La ilaha illa Anta Subhanaka Inni Kuntu Minazalimeen.”
[21:87]
The Ayaat shows that
Prophet Yoonus [Alaiehis Salaam] got angry because of some reason and due to that reason, he did
not think properly and did something wrong. As a penalty for that Allaah
Almighty gave him the punishment of being captured in the belly of fish where
in the utter darkness he recited this ‘Ayaat-e-Kareema’. Allaah Almighty
responded to his request, regarding which Allaah Kareem mentions in the Holy Quraan
in the following way:
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنْجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
“So,We therefore heard his prayer and rescued him from grief;
and similarly, We shall/do rescue the Muslims/Believers.’
[21:88]
From this Verse it is very clear that Allaah Almighty responded
the call of Hazrat Yoonus [Alaiehis Salaam] and delivered him from
the situation and difficulty he was going through. The other thing that this
Verse
tells is that it was not only Hazrat Yoonus [Alaiehis Salaam] who was delivered from the problem, rather,
Allaah Almighty forgives and delivers all those from problem who are believers.
Thus, the
most common use of recitation of Ayaat-e-Kareema can be the
deliverance from problems and becoming free from them.
The third component of the Verse is
‘Inni kuntu Minaz Zaalimeen’,
which means that ‘Surely I am among the wrongdoers.’ This phrase
is extremely important for any supplication that is made for seeking help from
Allaah Almighty.
Acknowledging the fact that a person is a wrongdoer means that he
or she realizes that whatever calamity or suffering he or she is under is
because of the fact that they have done something wrong and Allaah has punished
them for their wrongdoing. Thus, their acknowledgment of their wrongdoing and
accepting it in front of Allaah Kareem means that they are ashamed of it and
are repenting for it.
It is what a best invocation can be where a person accepts the
Lordship of Allaah Almighty, praises Him, and confesses in front of Him. Thus,
such a recitation is surely to increase the chances of the prayer getting
accepted and a person being relieved from the trouble and worry.
Hadees
Prophet Muhammad [Sallal Laahu Aalieh Wa Sallam] has spoken about the significance of
Ayaat-e-Kareema and encouraged the Muslims to recite this Verse as well. In one
of the Sayings ‘Ahadees’, he said:
“I know words that will cause Allaah to remove one’s distress.
These are the words [of supplication] of
my brother Hazrat Younus/Yoonus
[Alaiehis Salaam]
[Tirmidhi]
Therefore, if a Muslim wishes to get relief from any distress or
wants anything to be accepted from Allaah Almighty, then the excessive
recitation of Ayaat-e-Kareema is one of the best ways of doing so.
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