Quran
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12- YÛSUF Joseph Revealed at Makkah /
Introduction
This sûrah narrates the story of Prophet Yûsuf (Joseph). Allâh refers to it as the fairest of stories and says that the Prophet Mu
h
ammad did not know it before it was revealed to him. At the end of the story, Allâh calls to the Prophet’s attention that this is one of the stories of the unseen. The Prophet was not with Yûsuf’s brothers when they plotted evil for their brother. Allâh says that obstinacy and envy compel most people to be disbelievers. The Prophet does not seek to gain from conveying the message; rather, he conveys the Qur’ân to the people as a guidance and remembrance for all of mankind. At the end of the sûrah, Allâh points out the messengers whose stories He has revealed, as well as the attitudes of their nations toward them and their final vindication over the criminal disbelievers. Allâh assures that in the stories of these prophets there are morals for people who comprehend and that the Qur’ân is not a forgery or falsely attributed to Allâh. It is, rather, the truth and the Book that bears witness to the preceding heavenly Books, and the guidance and mercy to people who ponder, apprehend, and believe. The striking characteristic of this sûrah is that it narrates the story of Yûsuf and shows the prevalence of envy in the family when amity was shown to some of them. The envy of Ya`qûb’s (Jacob’s) sons for their brother enticed them to throw him into a well, but Allâh preserved him from their cunning. Allâh also kept Yûsuf away from the seduction of the court official’s wife when he became a youth there. Allâh gave him mastery over the land and made him the resort of those who had conspired against him. Thus is His way with His prophets and those who follow Him loyally. He vindicates them over their enemies and gives them command over the land as long as they stick to what is right and believe in Him and hold fast to His path. In the Name of Allâh, The All-Merciful, The Ever-Merciful
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