Jonah
Jonah (Yunus, يونس) was commanded by God to help the people of Nineveh towards righteousness. However, after Nineveh's people refused to listen to him, he became disgruntled and started to ignore him. After an incident where Jonah was spared death, he decided to re-commit himself to striving for God, attempting to lead the people of Nineveh to righteousness. But after returning to evil, illicit ways, the Scythians conquered them. The 10th sura, Yunus, is named for him.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)