A Journey In The Deep Water - The Story of Our Prophet Younis Part-2

Repentance
Now let our prophet Younis continue his
journey to the Mediterranean Sea. Let's return
to the large city of Naynawa.
What happened in the city? Why didn't Allah
punish the people of Naynawa?
When our prophet Younis left Naynawa, he
was angry. After some days the people of
Naynawa saw fearful signs.
The sky was full of black clouds. There was
something like smoke in the sky.
Some righteous persons saw those signs. They
concluded that Allah would punish the people
of Naynawa and destroy them all.
They understood that Allah would turn
Naynawa into ruins.
For t his reason the righteous persons warned
the people of Naynawa against Allah's
punishment. They said to them: “Have mercy
on your selves. Have mercy on your sons and
your daughters. Why are you stubborn?
Younis never tells lies. Allah will surely punish
you.”
The people of Naynawa saw the signs of
Allah's punishment. Thus, they began thinking
of their final result and the final result and the
final result of their sons, their daughters, and
their city. They understood that idols would
not avail them. They understood that idols
were mere stones their fathers made with their
own hands. Thus, they asked each other: “Why
do we worship idols? Why don't we serve
Allah?”
The people of Naynawa wanted to repent. They
were heedless, and then they became
attentive. They were asleep, and then they
woke up.
For this reason they began looking for our
prophet Younis. They announced their faith in
Allah, the Glorified.
However, our prophet Younis had left
Naynawa for a distant place. No one knew
where he had gone.
So they gathered at a place. One of the
righteous persons came and said to them:
“People of Naynawa, announce your faith in
Allah. Allah is merciful to His servants. Show
Him that you have repented. Take suckling
babies and make them weep. Take your
animals away from the pastures. Make them
hungry so that they may cry loudly.”
The people of Naynawa did this. They took
babies from their mothers. The babies and
their mothers wept for each other. Animals
cried owing to hunger. Thus, there was no
activity in the city of Naynawa.
All the people of Naynawa wept over their
sins, and then they believed in Allah, the One
and Only.
So the black clouds scattered gradually, and
then the clear blue sky began to appear.
The sun shined again. The people of Naynawa
rejoiced at Allah's great mercy and the
blessing of faith and life.
The people of Naynawa waited for the return
of their Prophet. However, their waiting was
useless. Our prophet Younis was angry when
he went away. He did not come back. Where
did he go?