Surah Yusuf

Ayah 7-8: He loves them more!   Scene 1, which was an intimate conversation between Yusuf AS & his father is over. Allah makes a concluding comment that ties up the scenes. Translation : Certainly, in Yusuf & his brothers, there have been many signs/ lessons for those who ask questions / for those who seek.  لَّقَدْ كَانَ The word “certainly” captures some sense of the Arabic word, لقد كان. The word لقد كان can be used in Arabic to,  Emphasize something There’s definitely a lot to learn from Yusuf & his brothers, so long as you are the kind of people who ask questions, who are curious. Many of your questions are going to get answered by paying attention to Yusuf & his brothers.  Yusuf AS’s brothers play a partial role in the story as far as their mention is concerned. They are being placed at a pivotal point where Allah is saying that we have a lot to learn from them. We have a lot to learn from all the characters in the story but for some reason Alla...

Ayah 6 : A Vision of the Future, A Sense of the Past This is the second part of what Yaqoob AS said to Yusuf As. Allah separated it into a second ayah as we can see that it's a completely different subject matter.  Translation : and that is how your master has selected you / chosen you and is teaching you and will continue to teach you from interpretation and what lies behind all kinds of speech and events and he is going to be completing his favor on you and on the lineage of Yaqoob (AS), just as he completed his favor on both of your fathers from not so long ago Ibrahim (AS) & Ishaq (AS), certainly your master is knowledgeable, wise.  There are two parts in this ayah. In one part Allah is talking about the future of Yusuf AS & in the next part about the past. But all of it is about Allah's blessing.  It is a very positive ayah as compared to the previous ayah which was negative & warning.  Why is there a contrast and why did Yaqoob AS start with negativ...