The Pen - 68:50 But his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous.
Related:
Prophet Abraham/14:11 "And their messengers said to them: "Surely we are human beings like you. But Allah chooses whom He wills from among His servants and bestows favor upon him. It is impossible for us to bring you a certificate of authority without Allah´s permission. Believers should trust in Allah."

Mary/19:58 These are some of the prophets whom Allah has blessed. From the descendants of Adam, from those whom We carried with Noah, from the descendants of Abraham and Israel. They are those whom We have guided and chosen. When the verses of the Most Merciful are recited to them, they prostrate themselves weeping.

The Pilgrimage/22:75 Allah chooses messengers from angels and mankind. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

Those Who Set The Ranks/37:139 Jonah was also one of the messengers.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:140 He fled to a full ship.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:141 He resisted and became of those who slipped.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:142 The fish swallowed him, and he was responsible for that.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:143 Had he not remembered (God) and thought,
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:144 He would remain in her womb until the Day of Resurrection.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:145 We threw him on a desert-like shore, tired and exhausted...
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:146 And We made a broad-leaved tree grow there for him.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:147 We sent him to a hundred thousand or more.
Those Who Set The Ranks/37:148 They believed, so We provided for them for a while.