Yusuf’s Brothers ask for Their Father’s Permission to take Yusuf with Them When Yusuf’s brothers agreed to take him and throw him down the well, taking the advice of their elder brother Rubil, they went to their father Ya`qub, peace be upon him. They said to him, “Why is it that you, لاَ تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى […]
Yusuf’s Brothers ask for Their Father’s Permission to take Yusuf with Them When Yusuf’s brothers agreed to take him and throw him down the well, taking the advice of their elder brother Rubil, they went to their father Ya`qub, peace be upon him. They said to him, “Why is it that you, لاَ تَأْمَنَّا عَلَى […]
Ya`qub’s Answer to Their Request Allah narrates to us that His Prophet Ya`qub said to his children, in response to their request that he send Yusuf with them to the desert to tend their cattle, إِنِّى لَيَحْزُنُنِى أَن تَذْهَبُواْ بِهِ (Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away.) He said that it was […]
Ya`qub orders Yusuf to hide His Vision to avoid Shaytan’s Plots Allah narrates the reply Ya`qub gave his son Yusuf when he narrated to him the vision that he saw, which indicated that his brothers would be under his authority. They would be subjugated to Yusuf’s authority to such an extent that they would prostrate […]
Interpretation of Yusuf’s Vision Allah says that Ya`qub said to his son Yusuf, `Just as Allah chose you to see the eleven stars, the sun and the moon prostrate before you in a vision, وَكَذلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ (Thus will your Lord choose you) designate and assign you to be a Prophet from Him, وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن […]
There are Lessons to draw from the Story of Yusuf Allah says that there are Ayat, lessons and wisdom to learn from the story of Yusuf and his brothers, for those who ask about their story and seek its knowledge. Surely, their story is unique and is worthy of being narrated. إِذْ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ […]
There are Lessons to draw from the Story of Yusuf Allah says that there are Ayat, lessons and wisdom to learn from the story of Yusuf and his brothers, for those who ask about their story and seek its knowledge. Surely, their story is unique and is worthy of being narrated. إِذْ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ […]
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Qualities of the Qur’an In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah we talked about the separate letters, Allah said, تِلْكَ ءايَـتُ الْكِتَـبِ (These are the verses of the Book) in reference to the Clear Qur’an that […]
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Qualities of the Qur’an In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah we talked about the separate letters, Allah said, تِلْكَ ءايَـتُ الْكِتَـبِ (These are the verses of the Book) in reference to the Clear Qur’an that […]
Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Qualities of the Qur’an In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah we talked about the separate letters, Allah said, تِلْكَ ءايَـتُ الْكِتَـبِ (These are the verses of the Book) in reference to the Clear Qur’an that […]