Translation: Thus did his Lord 5631 choose him and make him of
the Company of the Righteous. 5632
Commentary:
5631 Jonah was chosen by Allah's Grace and Mercy to be Allah's Prophet to
Nineveh . If in his human frailty he lost a little patience, he suffered his
punishment, but his true and sincere repentance and recognition of Allah's
goodness and mercy restored him from his physical and mental distress, and from
the obscuration of the spiritual Light in him.
5632 Cf. 4:69, n. 586. In the beautiful Fellowship of the Righteous there is room
for all, of every grade of spiritual advancement, from the highest to the most
ordinary. But, as in democratic politics every citizen's rights and status have
complete recognition, so, in the spiritual Fellowship, the badge of Righteousness is
the bond, even though there may be higher degrees of knowledge or experience.
5631 Jonah was chosen by Allah's Grace and Mercy to be Allah's Prophet to Nineveh . If in his human frailty he lost a little patience, he suffered his punishment, but his true and sincere repentance and recognition of Allah's goodness and mercy restored him from his physical and mental distress, and from the obscuration of the spiritual Light in him.
5632 Cf. 4:69, n. 586. In the beautiful Fellowship of the Righteous there is room for all, of every grade of spiritual advancement, from the highest to the most ordinary. But, as in democratic politics every citizen's rights and status have complete recognition, so, in the spiritual Fellowship, the badge of Righteousness is the bond, even though there may be higher degrees of knowledge or experience.