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    • Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph)

    In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph). The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Prophet Yusuf(Joseph). Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph). So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Prophet Yusuf(Joseph) in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

    إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ

    4. When Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father, my father, I saw eleven stars(7), and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating to me(8).

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 4

    ۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

    7. No doubt, in Yusuf [Joseph] and his brothers there are signs for those who inquire[14].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 7

    إِذۡ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

    8. When they said, "Surely Yusuf [Joseph] and his brother[15] are dearer to our father than we are, while we are a strong clan[16]. No doubt, our father is in clear error[17]."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 8

    ٱقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطۡرَحُوهُ أَرۡضٗا يَخۡلُ لَكُمۡ وَجۡهُ أَبِيكُمۡ وَتَكُونُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ قَوۡمٗا صَٰلِحِينَ

    9.Kill Yusuf [Joseph] or cast[18] him into some land so that your father's face may be directed towards you, and then you may become righteous[19].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 9

    قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ

    11. They said, "O our father, why do you not trust us with Yusuf [Joseph], while we are indeed his well-wishers[21]?"

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 11

    قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ

    17. They said, "O our father, we went racing and left Yusuf [Joseph] near our provisions, then the wolf ate him[30]. You will not believe us, even though we are truthful."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 17

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

    21. And the man of Egypt who bought him [39] said to his wife [40], "Keep him honorably; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son [41]." And thus We established [42] Yusuf [Joseph] in the land so that We might teach him the interpretation of events [43]. And Allah is Dominant over His affairs, but most people do not know [44].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 21

    يُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَٰذَاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ

    29. Yusuf {Joseph}, turn away from this. And [woman], ask forgiveness for your sin. You are indeed among the wrongdoers[62].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 29

    فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـٔٗا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٖ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّينٗا وَقَالَتِ ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَيۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيۡنَهُۥٓ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ أَيۡدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكٞ كَرِيمٞ

    31. Then when she heard their accusations, she invited them, prepared for them reclining couches, and gave each of them a knife. She then said, "Come out to them." When they saw him, they admired him greatly and cut their hands, saying, "Glory be to Allah! This is not a mortal; this is none other than a noble angel[68]."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 31

    قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجۡنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ إِلَيۡهِۖ وَإِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ عَنِّي كَيۡدَهُنَّ أَصۡبُ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ

    33. Yusuf [Joseph] said, O my Lord, prison is dearer to me than the work to which she calls me [72]. And if You do not turn their guile from me, I may incline towards them [73] and become one of the ignorant.

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 33

    قَالَ لَا يَأۡتِيكُمَا طَعَامٞ تُرۡزَقَانِهِۦٓ إِلَّا نَبَّأۡتُكُمَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمَاۚ ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّيٓۚ إِنِّي تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ

    37. [Joseph] said, "The food which you will be provided with will not come to you, but I will inform you of its interpretation[79] before it comes to you. This is from the knowledge my Lord has given me[80]. I have abandoned the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter[82]."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 37

    وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱذۡكُرۡنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِي ٱلسِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِينَ

    42. And [Yusuf] said to the one whom he considered would be saved of the two, mention me [95] before your lord (King); then Satan made him forget [96] to mention him to his lord, so [Yusuf] remained in prison for several more years [97].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 42

    قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُنَّ إِذۡ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ قُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِن سُوٓءٖۚ قَالَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ حَصۡحَصَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

    51. The king said, "O women, what was your intention when you sought to seduce [Joseph] [112]? They said, 'Holy is Allah, we did not find any evil [113] in him.' The wife of the Aziz said, 'Now the truth has been made clear [114]. I sought to seduce him [115], and indeed, he is truthful [116].'"

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 51

    ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعۡلَمَ أَنِّي لَمۡ أَخُنۡهُ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي كَيۡدَ ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ

    52. [Joseph] said, "This is so that [Aziz] may know that I did not betray him in his absence and that Allah does not guide the deceit of betrayers [117]."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 52

    قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٞ

    55. [Joseph] said, "Set me over the treasures of the land. Indeed, I am trustworthy and knowledgeable [123]."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 55

    وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ يَشَآءُۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

    56. And thus We established [Joseph] in the land [124], so that he could settle wherever he wished. We grant Our mercy to whom We will, and We do not waste the reward of the righteous.

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 56

    وَجَآءَ إِخۡوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

    58. And the brothers of [Joseph] came and appeared before him. He recognized them, but they did not recognize him [126].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 58

    وَقَالَ لِفِتۡيَٰنِهِ ٱجۡعَلُواْ بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ فِي رِحَالِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ

    62. And Yusuf [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise in their saddlebags, perhaps they may recognize [129] it when they go back to their home, perchance they may return." [130]

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 62

    وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَئِسۡ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

    69. And when they went in to Yusuf, he took his brother [150] to himself and said, “I am your brother, so do not grieve over what they have been doing [151].”

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 69

    فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِيُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٖ مَّن نَّشَآءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلۡمٍ عَلِيمٞ

    76. Then he began by searching their bags before the bag of his brother, and then he took it out from his brother's bag [160]. Thus We planned for Yusuf [161]. He could not have taken his brother under the king's law except that Allah willed it [162]. We exalt in degrees whom We will, and above every person of knowledge is One who is Knowing [163].

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 76

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