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* وَمَا - ''wa-ma'' - and what
* وَمَا - ''wa-ma'' - and what
* يَسْطُرُونَ - ''yasturoona'' - they write
* يَسْطُرُونَ - ''yasturoona'' - they write
There is not much information in the Qur'an, but as we'll see, it is necessary to understand the existence of the Islamic whale for understanding other verses of the Qur'an (for example, about mountains being like pegs).


There is also a verse, where Jonah is called "man of the Nun", because he was eaten by a whale<ref>http://biblehub.com/library/marshall/the_wonder_book_of_bible_stories/the_story_of_jonah_and.htm</ref>:
There is also a verse, where Jonah is called "man of the Nun", because he was eaten by a whale<ref>http://biblehub.com/library/marshall/the_wonder_book_of_bible_stories/the_story_of_jonah_and.htm</ref>:
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* ذَا ٱلنُّونِ } صاحب الحوت}
* ذَا ٱلنُّونِ } صاحب الحوت}
* {Man of the fish} companion of the whale (الحوت, ''al-hoot'')</ref>.
* {Man of the fish} companion of the whale (الحوت, ''al-hoot'')</ref>.
There is not much information in the Qur'an, but as we'll see, it is necessary to understand the existence of the Islamic whale for understanding other verses of the Qur'an (for example, about mountains being like pegs).


==Nun in the tafsir Ibn Kathir==
==Nun in the tafsir Ibn Kathir==
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