Jonah’s efforts met with a remarkable response: “The men of Nineveh began to put faith in God, and they proceeded to proclaim a fast and to put on sackcloth, from the greatest one of them even to the least one of them. ”
(‏ يونان ٣ :‏ ٤‏ )‏ وقد لاقت جهود يونان تجاوبا رائعا :‏ « آمن اهل نينوى بالله ونادوا بصوم ولبسوا مسوحا من كبيرهم الى صغيرهم » .‏