“They said: ‘By Allah! You know well (that) we have not come to make mischief in the land, and we are not thieves’.” The brothers, disturbed by these words, were not aware of the roots of the problem. In their reply, they seem certain that the Egyptian authorities knew that they were not the type …
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Surah Yusuf #71
71. “They said, while turning to them: ‘What is it that you have lost?’” *Tafseer* “They said, and they turned towards the crier, ‘What are you missing?’” In this, there is a huge psychological confession that ‘we cannot be thieves.’ Thieves would run away and turn. Thieves would become scared. Thieves would know what is missing. …
Surah Yusuf #70
“Then, when he provided them with their provisions, he put the drinking cup into his brother’s saddle-bag. Then a herald shouted: ‘O you men of the caravan! You are certainly thieves!’” Tafseer “When he prepared their provisions…” Allah ‘azza wa jall mentions this, and we understand that another transaction has taken place. They brought forth …
Surah Yusuf #69
“And, when they entered unto Yusuf, he lodged his (own) brother (Benyamin) with himself, saying: ‘I am your brother; so do not grieve at what they were doing’.” TAFSEER According to the narrations, when Ya‘qub’s (as) sons arrived in Egypt, Yusuf hosted them and ordered a table full of various foods for every couple of …
Surah Yusuf #68
“And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined them, it availed them nothing against Allah; but (it was) a need in Yaqoob s soul which he so satisfied; and verily he was possessed of a knowledge for that We had taught him, but most people do not know.” Tafseer Last week, we …