Is Survival Of Yunus (as) In Fish Belly Logical?
The confusion starts when we say “I have heard“ so and so. Please always consult the primary source of religious knowledge, i.e. the Scripture, to clarify questions and confusions, instead of relying on hearsay. The incidence of fish is mentioned in Chapter 37 of Quran: 37:142 Thus a whale swallowed him, and he was the one to blame. 37:143 And had it not been that he was one of those who implored, 37:144 He would have stayed in its belly until the Day of Resurrection. 37:145 So We threw him on the shore while he was sick. As you will notice, there is no mentioning that Prophet Younis stayed in the belly of fish “for days”. It could have been (likely) just a few minutes, or a short time before the fish threw him up again. It could have been just one minute or so, we do not know for sure.