حوت

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Appears 5 times in the Quran.

  1. And ask them about the town which stood by the sea; when they exceeded the limits of the Sabbath, when their fish came to them on the day of their Sabbath, appearing on the surface of the water, and on the day on which they did not keep the Sabbath they did not come to them; thus did We try them because they transgressed.

  2. So when they had reached the junction of the two (rivers) they forgot their fish, and it took its way into the sea, going away.

  3. He said: Did you see when we took refuge on the rock then I forgot the fish, and nothing made me forget to speak of it but the Shaitan, and it took its way into the river; what a wonder!

  4. So the fish swallowed him while he did that for which he blamed himself

  5. So wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, and be not like the companion of the fish, when he cried while he was in distress.