Surah Yusuf

Ayah 4 : The Dream  When Yusuf said to his father my beloved father it is certainly I who has seen 11 stars and the sun and the moon, I saw all of them performing prostration ( bowing their heads on the ground) for me. The story of Yusuf AS begins in ayah 4. The story is structured in the form of scenes. And here is scene 1. Ayah 4, 5 & 6 are one scene. It is a very personal and private conversation that is happening between a father and a son. Here a child is initiating a conversation with the parent.  A child should be comfortable talking about anything with his dad.  Sometimes kids say one thing but parents know that there’s something behind it. And sometimes they act in a certain way and the parents have to pick up on what’s the reason behind that. Secondly, children should be able to talk to their parents about what’s going on in their lives. When kids are little they seek their parent’s attention but as they grow old, they are more comforta...

Ayah 3 : The Best of AlQasas Ayah 3 : We are the ones in fact that narrates on to you the story in the best possible way it can be told by way of having inspired this Quran to you for sure up until now you truly were among those who were unaware Allah is orienting our minds before we can get into the story of Yusuf AS نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ The first thing Allah is emphasizing is the word نحن. You can just say نقص meaning we narrate. But he is saying نحن نقص, It is we in fact who narrate. Therefore Allah is emphasizing that this story is not told by the Prophet SAW but Allah SWT. It is not just the information which is being delivered to you, the way in which the story is being told is attributed to Allah. There’s a story and there’s a way in which you tell the story. Allah is taking full credit of being the one who is not just telling the story but narrating it in this specific way. In the previous ayat Allah said, Those are the ayaat of the book in the heavens an...

Ayah 1 & 2 : Kitaab and Qur'an  Alif Laam Raa Those are the miraculous/ divine signs of the clear and clarifying book Opening letters : Alif Laam Raa A lot of surahs of the Quran are in groups, they are bunched together. Those surahs have a similar style. They are related to each other. Allah wants us to consider them connected to each other more deeply by the way Allah opens those surahs. Surahs which begin with Alif Laam Raa are like that. Surah no. 12 , surah no. 10 i.e. Surah Yunus is a Makki Surah. Surah no. 10 to surah no. 23 are Makki surahs. Surah 8 & 9 are Madni Surahs but they are a part of the larger group of surahs that are Makki. 5 of the surahs begin with Alif Laam Raa. Surah Yunus Alif Laam Raa Those are the miraculous signs of the wise book. Surah Hud Alif Laam Raa A book whose miraculous signs were stitched together and then they were opened up and explained from the one that possesses all wisdom and has a...

Confrontation & Resolution 

Young men tested  Comparison between the trials of Yusuf AS & Musa AS  Years of Isolation

The Siblings Comparison between the siblings of Yusuf AS and Musa AS  Comparison of the journey of Yusuf عليه السلام & Musa عليه السلام Comparison of the journey of Yusuf عليه السلام & Musa عليه السلام with reference of ayaat  Yusuf عليه السلام Dropped in a well - Standing water  Someone will come to him يَلْتَقِطْهُ 12:10 Ends up in an Egyptian palace Influential man has him  Husband instructs wife to keep him  Two options: service or adoption; d ecision: service                                                                        أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُ...

Two legacies bound  Legacy of Musa AS is intricately tied to his ancestor Yusuf AS.  Even the Egyptian elite recognized that there's a connection between the two.  The believer is making a reference to Yusuf AS so Pharaohs are familiar with Yusuf AS and his legacy.  He continues and says that He (AS) came to you with clear proofs. What are the clear proofs that Yusuf AS brought?  You bring proof for a case. To support your thesis you have proof. The proof of Yusuf AS is that he gets divinely inspired to interpret the dreams. The dream of a king which everyone else thought was a nonsense, was interpreted by Yusuf AS as 7 years of good produce followed by 7 years of drought. Therefore they created an entire economic policy & agricultural   policy based on the interpretation of the dream. They were able to stock pile and save food. After 7 years when the water is going to run out, they would be able to survive. ...

Surah Yusuf - Introduction It was revealed to the Prophet SAW in the year of grief. Yusuf comes from the word اسف meaning sorrow. Hebrew meaning of the name (to be discussed later) Pivotal role of Ibrahim AS And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you a leader for the people." [Abraham] said, "And of my descendants?" [Allah] said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers." Surah Baqarah ayah 124 Ishaq AS is younger than Ismail AS Other name of Yaqoob AS is Israel Yusuf AS is the great grandson of Ibrahim AS Quran vs Bible Bible : As numerous as the stars Promised a land through a conversation that happened b/w God and Ibrahim AS O My servants who have believed, indeed My earth is spacious, so worship only Me Surah Ankaboot ayah 56 Quran : No guarantee of land Ibrahim AS is concerned about his children coming to A...