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Quran-12:38 Surah Surah-yusuf English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَٱتَّبَعۡتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِيٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشۡكُرُونَ

Transliteration:( Wattaba'tu millata aabaaa'eee Ibraaheema wa Ishaaqa wa Ya'qoob; maa kaana lanaaa an nushrika billaahi min shai'; zaalikamin fadlil laahi 'alainaa wa 'alan naasi wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa yashkuroon )

38. "And I have followed the religion of my forefathers—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is not for us to associate anything with Allah. That is from the favor of Allah upon us and upon mankind, but most people are ungrateful." (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(38) And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Surah Yusuf Ayat 38 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Yusuf verse 38 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yusuf ayat 37 which provides the complete commentary from verse 37 through 38.

(12:38) and I have adopted the way of my forefathers – Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It is not for us to associate any with Allah in His Divinity. It is out of Allah’s grace upon us and upon mankind (that He did not require of us to serve any other than Allah), and yet most people do not give thanks.

Ala-Maududi

(12:38) and I have adopted the way of my forefathers – Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It is not for us to associate any with Allah in His Divinity. It is out of Allah’s grace upon us and upon mankind (that He did not require of us to serve any other than Allah), and yet most people do not give thanks.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(38) And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.

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