The ProphetsNo. 11

Yusuf

يُوسُف

Known in the Bible as Joseph

His story in Surah Yusuf opens with his dream of eleven stars, the sun and the moon bowing to him.

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Connections

Family in the Quran

Child of Ya'qub

Places

Egypt

His story

As a boy, Yusuf saw eleven stars, the sun and the moon bowing to him, and his father told him not to tell his brothers (12:4-5). Out of jealousy they threw him into a well and brought back his shirt with false blood on it (12:15-18). A caravan found him and sold him in Egypt for a few coins (12:19-20).

In the house where he grew up, the wife of al-'Aziz tried to seduce him. He refused and chose prison over sin (12:23-33). In prison he called two fellow prisoners to the worship of Allah alone and interpreted their dreams (12:36-41). He later interpreted the king's dream of seven fat cows and seven lean ones, and was cleared when the women admitted the truth (12:43-51). He was then put in charge of the storehouses of the land (12:55).

Famine brought his brothers to Egypt. In the end he made himself known to them and forgave them, telling them that no blame would fall on them that day (12:92). His shirt restored his father's sight (12:96). His parents came to him, and the dream of his boyhood came true (12:100).

Evidence

QuranYusuf (Joseph)Quran 12:4

إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِى سَـٰجِدِينَ ٤

[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father,[584] "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."

Translator's notes

[584] The prophet Jacob (upon whom be peace).

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Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

4. (Remember) when Yûsuf (Joseph) 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."

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QuranYusuf (Joseph)Quran 12:4

[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father,[584] "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."

Translator's notes

[584] The prophet Jacob (upon whom be peace).

Saheeh International · QuranEnc v1.1.2

Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

4. (Remember) when Yûsuf (Joseph) 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."

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QuranYusuf (Joseph)Quran 12:92

قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ يَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ٩٢

He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. May Allāh forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful.

Saheeh International · QuranEnc v1.1.2

Another translation: Al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan · QuranEnc v1.1.2

92. He said: "No reproach on you this day; may Allâh forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy![4]

[4] (V.12:92) Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه: I heard Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "Verily Allâh created mercy. The day He created it, He made it into one hundred parts. He withheld with Him ninety-nine parts, and sent its one part to all His creatures. Had a disbeliever known of all the mercy which is in the Hands of Allâh, he would not have lost hope of entering Paradise, and had a believer known of all the punishment which is present with Allâh, he would not have considered himself safe from the Hell-fire." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.8, Hadith No.476).

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