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Surah 012 · Makkah

Yūsuf

يوسف

"Joseph"

Number
12 of 114
Verses
111
Revealed
Makkah

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24 passages reference this surah

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Book 23: The Book of Breaking the Two Desires
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "her inside. Suleyman said, That night I dreamt of Yusuf, peace be upon him, and it seemed as though I was speaking to him, saying, You are Yusuf? He replied, Yes, I am Yusuf who almost succumbed, and you are Suleyman who did not. This alludes to the verse of Allah"

  2. "Suleiman asked, "'May God have mercy on you. Who are you?' The man replied, "'I am Yusuf.' Suleiman asked, "'Yusuf the Righteous?' He replied, "'Yes.' Suleiman remarked, "'Indeed, your story with the wife of al-Aziz is wondrous.'"

  3. "Yusuf replied, "'Your story with the woman at al-Abwa is even more astonishing. It is narrated from Abdullah ibn Umar that he heard the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, say, Three men from a previous nation were traveling when night fell upon them, and they took shelter"

The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "among them to forget to mention what Yusuf, peace be upon him, had instructed him. Ishaq and more than one person have documented this opinion, which is supported by the people of the book. Yusuf, or Joseph, remained in prison for several years. The term several"

  2. "wronged, for often there is a wrongdoer who is also crying. This is exemplified by the tears of Yusuf's brothers. Yusuf's brothers came to their father in the evening, weeping. They said, O our father, we went racing and left Yusuf with our"

  3. "The story of Joseph and his brothers contains signs for those who ask. When they said, Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we while we are a clan, they believed their father was in error. They plotted to kill Joseph"

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "Among them is the Imam of Imams Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf Ibn Zaki Abdurrahman Ibn Yusuf al-Mazini al-Kalbi the preserver of preservers. Among them is Imam Ala al-Din Ali Ibn Yusuf Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abdullah al-Shafi'i."

  2. "Report of the Sultan of Alanya. On Saturday, Judge Jalal al-Din accompanied me and we set out to meet the king. Al-Alaya, whose chief is Yusuf Bey, meaning Bey the ruler, the son of Karaman, with the Qaf and Ra pronounced with a Fatha, resides ten miles from the city."

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "accompany King Yusuf to fight the disbelievers in the mountains connected to the region of Delhi. Yusuf and most of the army marched out, but some soldiers stayed behind. Yusuf wrote to"

  2. "The king of Granada when I entered it was Sultan Abu al-Hajaj Yusuf ibn Sultan Abu al-Walid Ismail ibn Faraj ibn Ismail ibn Yusuf ibn Nasser. I did not meet him due to his illness."

Book 31: The Book of Repentance
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "said no. God said, Because you placed your hope in me and said, Perhaps God will bring them all to me. And you said, Go and inquire about Joseph and his brother and never despair. Similarly, when Joseph told the king's cupbearer, Mention me to your lord, God said, The devil"

  1. "She would say, O Yusuf, I loved you before I knew him, but now that I know him, his love has left no room for the love of anyone else, nor do I desire anything in his place. Yusuf responded that Allah, the Most Glorious, commanded him, informing him that two prophets"

  2. "intrusive. One day, Wab ibn Ward, Sufyan al-Thawri, and Yusuf ibn Asbat gathered. Al-Thawri said, I used to detest sudden death until today. Today I wish I were dead. Yusuf asked, Why?"

  1. "soul he is gentle. And then he passed away. When Yusuf ibn Asbat was on his deathbed, Hudhaifa found him anxious and asked, O Abu Muhammad, is this the time for anxiety and fear? Yusuf replied, O Abu Abdullah, how can I not be anxious and fearful when I know I have"

  2. "There is also a letter from Muhammad bin Yusuf to Abdul Rahman bin Yusuf, which begins with a greeting of peace and praises to God. The letter warns of the transition from this temporary"

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "Ibn al-Jawzi cited it with an addition by Ibn Adi in a narration from Baqiyya from Yusuf ibn Abi al-Safar from al-Auzayi from al-Zuhri from Urwa from Aisha. Yusuf is very weak. The Hadith of Jabir asks, Which faith is best?"

Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "He continued searching until he found Yusuf in a mosque, sitting in the mihrab, with a man in front of him holding a Quran, reading it. Yusuf was an elderly man, dignified with a handsome face and beard."

  2. "Yusuf closed the Quran and began to weep until his beard and clothes were soaked, and Abu al-Hassan felt pity for him due to his prolonged crying. Then Yusuf said, My son, people blame the people of Ray"

  3. "not tested me with such a thing, and if he did, I wouldn't know how I would be. Then Yusuf asked, Can you recite something? Abu al-Hassan said, Yes. Yusuf said, Go ahead, and Abu al-Hassan began"

Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "There is an account of when Jacob entered upon Joseph, peace be upon them, and Joseph did not stand for him. God revealed to him, do you deem it beneath you to stand for your father?"

Book 24: Evils of the Tongue
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "He then asked have you been told that you will come out of it? The brother said no So he asked why do you laugh? It is said that he was never seen laughing until he died Yusuf Ibn Asbat mentioned that Hassan refrained from laughing for 30 years and it is said that a tall salami did so for 40 years"

Book 5: The Mysteries of Zakat
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "is increased in his heart. Thari said, Whoever knows himself is not harmed by people's praise. He also said to Yusuf ibn Asbat, If I had shown you a favor, I prefer you to rejoice in it than myself, and I see it as a blessing from Allah upon me, so be grateful or do not"

Book 16: Etiquettes of Seclusion
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and Sa'id ibn Zayd remained in their homes in al-Aqeeq and did not attend Friday prayers or anything else in Medina until they both passed away in al-Aqeeq. Yusuf ibn Asbat heard Sufyan al-Thawri say, By Allah, whom there is no deity but He, solitude"

The Story of Ibrahim
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "is Joseph, the Prophet of Allah, son of the Prophet of Allah, son of the Prophet of Allah, son of the friend of Allah. When they asked further about the nobility of the Arabs, he explained, The best of you in the pre-Islamic period are the best of you in Islam if they"

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