Amittai
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Amittai was the father of Jonah
the prophet
. He was also a native of Gath-hepher.
in Prophet Muhammad
's Hadith, in which Muhammad emphasizes upon the belief that all prophets are equal in their importance and greatness:
Muhammad's cousin Ibn Abbas recalled that the prophet had said: "One should not say that I am better than Jonah
, son of Amittai."
When Muhammad was returning from preaching in Ta'if and decided to take shelter in the garden of two leaders, Addas, a lowly servant boy, was sent to offer grapes to Muhammad. When Addas came, Muhammad asked which land he came from. Addas replied he was from Nineveh
. Upon receiving this answer, the Prophet exclaimed "The town of Jonah
, son of Amittai!" Overjoyed, Muhammad then told Addas how Jonah
and he (Muhammad) were prophetic brothers.
Jonah
Jonah is the name given in the Hebrew Bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation...
the prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
. He was also a native of Gath-hepher.
In Islam
Amittai (Matta in Arabic) is also mentioned in IslamIslam
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in Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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's Hadith, in which Muhammad emphasizes upon the belief that all prophets are equal in their importance and greatness:
Muhammad's cousin Ibn Abbas recalled that the prophet had said: "One should not say that I am better than Jonah
Jonah
Jonah is the name given in the Hebrew Bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation...
, son of Amittai."
When Muhammad was returning from preaching in Ta'if and decided to take shelter in the garden of two leaders, Addas, a lowly servant boy, was sent to offer grapes to Muhammad. When Addas came, Muhammad asked which land he came from. Addas replied he was from Nineveh
Nineveh
Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and capital of the Neo Assyrian Empire. Its ruins are across the river from the modern-day major city of Mosul, in the Ninawa Governorate of Iraq....
. Upon receiving this answer, the Prophet exclaimed "The town of Jonah
Jonah
Jonah is the name given in the Hebrew Bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation...
, son of Amittai!" Overjoyed, Muhammad then told Addas how Jonah
Jonah
Jonah is the name given in the Hebrew Bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation...
and he (Muhammad) were prophetic brothers.