A Journey In The Deep Water - The Story of Our Prophet Younis Part-5

The Beach of Safety
Allah, the Glorified, wanted to the whale to go
to the beach of one of the islands. While the
whale was approaching the beach, its stomach
shrunk and water came out of it. So Younis
was on the waves, and then he was on the
smooth sand of the beach.
Allah had mercy on Younis. He made him
settle on a beach without rocks. If there had
been rocks on the beach, the rocks would have
torn Younis's skin.
Younis was now very weak. He was about to
die of thirst.
Younis was unable to move. He was in need of
a complete rest in the shade. What did he do
when he was alone on the sand?
Allah, the Glorified, created a gourd plant and
made it shade our prophet Younis. Our
prophet Younis sat in the shadows of the
large leaves of the gourd plant. Meanwhile he
ate gourds.
It is worth mentioning that gourds contain
materials useful for rebuilding the skin and
strengthening the body. Besides flies do not
approach gourd plants.
Allah, the Glorified, saved Younis from the
whale's stomach. So our prophet Younis
understood that Allah had power over all
things.
Our prophet Younis became well again and
went back to his city Naynawa.
The people of Naynawa received our prophet
Younis warmly. They all believed in Allah, so
Allah did not punish them. Thus, children
played. Men worked on their farms. Animals
grazed in fields peacefully. Younis was happy
when he understood that his people had
believed in Allah.