The Whales of the Sons of Israel Between the Biblical and Quranic Stories: Souls, Natures, and Lessons

Abstract

The stories and lessons contained in the holy books are a source of inspiration for those with enlightened minds and critical thinking, from which they draw lessons, insight, and guidance. They can also be a useful standard or a solid foundation upon which they build their lives. As for the story of the whales of the Children of Israel, it is a story with doctrinal, social, and economic dimensions that presents the idea of deviating from faith, monotheism, and doctrinal and moral commitment to God Almighty, and its effect on society.
Our research moved from one stage to another, mimicking this story in the Torah and the Qur’an, to extract the idea and lesson from corruption on earth and the results of this matter in the present and future. Since the story is not found in the Torah as it is in the Holy Qur’an, it was mentioned in narrow dimensions, such as the fear of the Sabbath, and the reason for this fear was not mentioned in the Torah as it was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an. So We wanted to reveal the truth about what was buried and hidden in the folds of bygone time, and to draw lessons and admonitions from it.