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Yunus

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يُونُس

Yunus

Dove

Direct Quranicboyhebraic
Pronunciation
Yunus
Arabic
يُونُس
Gender
Boy
Origin
Hebraic
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah Yunus 10
Alternate spellings
YounisJonah

Origin & meaning

The Prophet Yunus ﷺ (Jonah), sent to the people of Nineveh. Famous for the dua from the belly of the whale.

Quranic source
Surah Yunus 10
Notable bearers
  • · The Prophet Yunus ﷺ
Themes
prophetpatience

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).

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