Transliteration:( Iz qaala Yoosufu li abeehi yaaa abati innee ra aytu ahada 'ashara kawkabanw wash shamsa walqamara ra aytuhum lee saajideen )
7. From this we learn that the brothers of Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) were believers, pious and companions because the Prophet of Allah Almighty had seen them in a form of stars The Holy Prophet ? says about his noble Companions "My Companions are like the stars",
8. When Hazrat Yusuf (on whom be peace) had seen this dream he was twelve years old. This dream was seen on Friday night by Lailatul Qadr. Prior to this he had seen another dream in which he saw eleven sticks falling on the earth in the shape of a circle. Another small stick was encircling them.
Regarding this dream too, Hazrat Yaqoob, (on whom be peace) had asked him not to relate it to his brothers. It should be remembered that by SAJDA here means placing the forehead on the ground.
Hence, Hazrat Yusuf (On whom be peace) had seen the eleven stars, the sun and the moon in human shape who have a forehead. The word SAJDA or prostration signifies politeness and humility. The first meaning seems more appropriate
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4. (Remember) when Yusuf said to his father: “O my father! Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon – I saw them prostrating themselves to me.”
Allah says, `Mention to your people, O Muhammad, among the stories that you narrate to them, the story of Yusuf.’ Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) mentioned his dream to his father, Prophet Ya`qub (Jacob), son of Prophet Ishaq (Isaac), son of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon them all. `Abdullah bin `Abbas stated that the dreams of Prophets are revelations from Allah. Scholars of Tafsir explained that in Yusuf’s dream the eleven stars represent his brothers, who were eleven, and the sun and the moon represent his father and mother. This explanation was collected from Ibn `Abbas, Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah, Sufyan Ath-Thawri and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam. Yusuf’s vision became a reality forty years later, or as some say, eighty years, when Yusuf raised his parents to the throne while his brothers were before him,
(and they fell down before him prostrate. And he said: “O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream aforetime! My Lord has made it come true!”)
(12:4) Call to mind when Joseph said to his father: “My father! I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon: I saw them prostrating themselves before me.”
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
[584]- The prophet Jacob (upon whom be peace).
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