“And thus did We give power to Yusuf in the land, to make his dwelling there wherever he wished. We reach with Our mercy on whomsoever We please, and We do not waste the reward of the righteous.” Throughout this Surah the Divine Will is constantly juxtaposed against the will of man, the latter which, …
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Surah Yusuf #55
He said, “Appoint me to ( supervise) the treasures of the land. I am indeed a knowledgeable keeper.” Surah Yusuf 55 TAFSEER This means the grain and the crops. In other words, in our times it means, ‘Make me the minister of finance. Make me the person who is in charge of finance.” I will …
Surah Yusuf #41
“O my fellow prisoners, one of you will serve wine to his master, while the other will be crucifer and birds will eat from his head. Destined is the matter you are asking about.” TAFSEER From here on, he begins interpreting the dreams of those two prisoners, but before this Yusuf had preached them Monotheism …
Surah Yusuf #40
“What ever you worship, other than Him, are nothing but names you have coined, you and your fathers. Allah has sent down no authority for them. Sovereignty belongs to none but Allah . He has ordained that you shall not worship any one but Him. This is the only right path . But most people …
Surah Yusuf #39
“O my fellow prisoners, are different gods better or Allah, the One, the All-Dominant?” Surah Yusuf 39 TAFSEER Then, Yu−suf (AS) turns toward his two prison companions who were products of the Egyptian society which worshipped idols and he questions the logic of believing in such lords. He did not afford these idols any important …