140 Preface إِذ أَبَقَ إِلَى الفُلكِ المَشحونِYusuf AliWhen he ran away (like a slave from captivity)1 to the ship (fully) laden,Jonah ran away from Nineveh like a slave from captivity. He should have stuck to his post and merged his own will in God’s Will. He was hasty, and went off to take a ship. As if he could escape from God’s Plan!