4119 For illustrative passages, see
21:87-88, n. 2744, and
68:48-50. Jonah's mission was to the city of Nineveh , then steeped in wickedness. He was rejected and he denounced Allah's wrath on them, but they repented and obtained Allah's forgiveness. But Jonah "departed in wrath" (
21:87), forgetting that Allah has Mercy as well as forgiveness. See the notes following, Cf.
10:98, n. 1478.