Surah Yusuf, Chapter Number 12
This Surah was revealed in Makka. The main target of all the Makki Surah were to warn the people for the hereafter and Hell, Heaven,...(unseen) is true.
Prophet Yusuf was one of the mightiest prophets of Allah.
In this chapter there are 111 verses, I am going to sort it out in to 6 different parts and what is being told in brief.
Chapter Number 12: verses from 1 to 20
The verses talk about the dream/vision that Yusuf (PBUH) had: the eleven stars and the sun and the moon and all of them prostrating to Yusuf PBUH). And also challenges the Arabs (people of poetry) saying that the scripture Qur’an was revealed in their language to ensure them that prophet Mohamed (PBUH) was a true prophet. Proceeding, we can see that the verses from 4 to 10 talks about the incidents happened to Yusuf (PBUH). The jealousy of his brothers and their plan on how to destroy Yusuf (PBUH). But it’s when one among them says “Kill not Yusuf, but if you must do something, throw him down to the bottom of a well: he will be picked up by some caravan of travelers” {Yusuf: 10}. They then went ask Ya’qub (PBUH) to send Yusuf (PBUH) with them and ensure him a lot and later betrayed doing what they planned. Pretending, they came in the early part of night weeping and telling Ya’qub (PBUH) that a wolf ate him up, and for a proof they brought his blood stained shirt. Later a caravan of travelers cam and took up Yusuf (PBUH) while in try of water from the well. They sold him at a low price.
Chapter Number 12: verses from 21 to 40
The first half of these verse talk about the Egyptian who bought him and took him to his wife saying her to keep him. But as Yusuf (PBUH) grows up it so happened that Yusuf (PBUH) became a very handsome boy/man a human being ever can see from this earth. This unbearable beauty made his mother-like Lady: wife of Egyptian commander, to seduce him and Yusuf (PBUH) refused saying that “truly! he (your husband) is my master!. He made my living in a great comfort! (So, I will never betray him), verily the Zalimun (wrong and evil doers will never be successful” {Yusuf: 23} And the fact how they raced to the door eventually came up to meet the judgment of their lord (the master and the husband of her) and at last she was caught. But again when the women of the city talks about her and Yusuf (PBUH) she grew her anger and prepared a dinner, gave each of them a knife, brought Yusuf (PBUH) in front of them and saw their hands cut in astonishment from his beauty. There after Yusuf (PBUH) asked his master to let him in the prison though his innocent has been revealed to all. The last verses of this part [from verse: 36 onwards] speaks about his interpretation from dreams of two young men imprisoned.
Chapter Number 12: verses from 41 to 60
This part of the chapter talks about a vision that the king of Egypt had. A seven fat cows and seven lean cows. None could interpret his dream. But then a person who was ones imprisoned and who had seen Yusuf (PBUH) remembering about Yusuf (PBUH) told the king "I will tell you its interpretation, so send me forth" {Yusuf: 45}. And when in turn of Yusuf (PBUH) he told the interpretation, and King took him out of the prison and took him as his dearer. Yusuf (PBUH) later became the finance minister of Egypt. At last his brothers came to Egypt to purchase food. Yusuf (PBUH) recongnised them but they didn't. But then Yusuf (PBUH) told them to bring him their youngest brother Bunyameen (Benjamin) Or there would not be any thing (any food or any corn) from Egypt for them.
Chapter Number 12: verses from 61 to 80
The first half of these verses talks about their effort to bring Benjamin to Yusuf (PBUH). As soon as they brought him, Yusuf (PBUH) grabbed him to his room and revealed his real identity to his beloved little brother. Yusuf (PBUH) put his golden bowl in Ben's bag..... And kept him with Yusuf (PBUH) ( as a punishment on their brothers' faces). But they begged him to release Ben from keeping with the ruler of the Egypt (Yusuf (PBUH)).
Chapter Number 12: verses from 81 to 101
The brothers of Yusuf (PBUH) went back to his father in grief and told that what the ruler has said........ returned, said in full desperate to Yusuf (PBUH) about their status right then. Yusuf (PBUH) then questioned them about their brother Yusuf? what they did to him in ignorance? And finally revealed them that he is the one that Ya'qub laments and the reason why Ya'qub lost his sight. Yusuf (PBUH) forgave them and gave them his shirt to be thrown up on their and his father Ya'qub (PBUH). When the family came to Egypt Yusuf (PBUH) took them in full security in to Egypt, took his parents in to throne and fell down before him in prostrate. "O my father! this is the interpretation of my dream. Allah has made it come true" {Yusuf: 100}
Chapter Number 12: verses from 102 to 111
These verses up to the end of the chapter refers to Mohamed (PBUH) (and all of us) for a lesson about unseen. But most of do not know and most of all do not believe and attribute partners to Him even so many signs we see from heavens and the earth. And also warn us about his torment. Allah says to Mohamed (PBUH) to invite/call upon to islam with certainty and to us to invite others too. And the Qur'an is not a doubt, but a confirmation from Allah (SW). But few, those with understandings, believe it.
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