Yūsuf ﷺ
يوسفCommonly rendered in English as Joseph.
Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, imprisoned falsely, elevated to the highest office in Egypt through a dream interpretation. The most complete prophetic biography in the Qurʾan, told in a single surah.
- Era
- c. 1700 BCE traditional
- Region
- Canaan → Egypt
- Sent to
- Egypt under Pharaoh
Surah named after him
Sūrat Yūsuf (Joseph) — 111 verses
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Hear the prophetic story in full.
Ibn Kathir's Stories of the Prophets, narrated chapter by chapter in the Joyful Muslims app.