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Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph)

In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph). The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Prophet Yusuf(Joseph). Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph). So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Prophet Yusuf(Joseph) in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ

4. Recall when Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father, my father, I saw eleven stars(7), and the sun and the moon I saw prostrating for me (8).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 4

۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

7. No doubt, in Yusuf and his brethren there are signs for the inquirers (14).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 7

إِذۡ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

8. When they said surely Yusuf and his brother(15) are dearer to our father than we, and we are a party (16). No doubt, our father is clearly absorbed In their love(17).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 8

ٱقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطۡرَحُوهُ أَرۡضٗا يَخۡلُ لَكُمۡ وَجۡهُ أَبِيكُمۡ وَتَكُونُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ قَوۡمٗا صَٰلِحِينَ

9. Kill Yusuf or cast (18) him forth into some land so that your father's face may only remain towards you, and thereafter be righteous(19).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 9

قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ

11. They said, O Our father! What happened to you that you are not trusting us regarding Yusuf, and we are his wellwishers (21).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 11

قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ

17. They said, O our father! We went away racing, and left Yusuf near our provisions, then the wolf ate him(30), and you would not believe us, though we may be true.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 17

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

21. And the man of Egypt who bought(38) him said to his wife,(39) keep him honourably," perchance he (40) may profit us, or we may take him as son.(41) And thus We established(42) Yusuf in the land and in order that We may teach him to draw conclusions(43) of the discourses. And Allah is Dominant over His affairs, but most men know not(44).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 21

يُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَٰذَاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ

29. O Yusuf, do not think (60) of it, and O woman! Ask forgiveness of your (61) sin. No doubt, you are one of the sinners (62),

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 29

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـٔٗا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٖ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّينٗا وَقَالَتِ ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَيۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيۡنَهُۥٓ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ أَيۡدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكٞ كَرِيمٞ

31. Then when Zuleikha heard (65) their whispering then she sent for them and prepared for them cushioned couches, and gave to each of them a knife (66) and said to Yusuf (67) Come forth to them. And when the women saw Yusuf, they began to speak of his greatness, and cut their, hands (68) and said, Holy is Allah he is not from mankind, he is not but a noble angel,

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 31

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجۡنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ إِلَيۡهِۖ وَإِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ عَنِّي كَيۡدَهُنَّ أَصۡبُ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ

33. Yusuf said O my Lord, prison is dearer to me than the work to which she calls me (72). And if You shall not turn their guile from me, then I shall incline towards them(73) and will be ignorant.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 33

قَالَ لَا يَأۡتِيكُمَا طَعَامٞ تُرۡزَقَانِهِۦٓ إِلَّا نَبَّأۡتُكُمَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمَاۚ ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّيٓۚ إِنِّي تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ

37. Yusuf said, the food which you used to get, will not come to you, but I shall tell you the interpretation thereof (79) before it comes to you, this is of that knowledg which my Lord has taught (80) me. No doubt, I did not concede to the religion (81) of the people who do not believe in Allah and they are the rejecters of the hereafter (82),

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 37

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱذۡكُرۡنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِي ٱلسِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِينَ

42. And Yusuf said to one whom he considered would be saved of the two, mention me (95) before your lord; then Satan (the evil) made him forget (96) to mention him to his lord then Yusuf continued in the prison for several years more (97).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 42

قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُنَّ إِذۡ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ قُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِن سُوٓءٖۚ قَالَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ حَصۡحَصَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

51. The King said, O women what business you had when you desired to allure the heart of Yusuf (112). They said, Holy is Allah, we did not find any evil (113), in him. The wife of Aziz said now the reality is discovered (114), I desired to allure his heart (115), and no doubt, he is truthful (116).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 51

ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعۡلَمَ أَنِّي لَمۡ أَخُنۡهُ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي كَيۡدَ ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ

52. Yusuf said, I have done this because Aziz should know that I betrayed him not behind his back. and Allah allows not the guile of betrayers (117)

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 52

قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٞ

55. Yusuf said, set me over the treasures of earth. No doubt, I am watchful, knowing (123),

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 55

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ يَشَآءُۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

56. And thus We gave control to Yusuf over this land (124), wherein he might live wherever he wished. We cause Our mercy to reach whom We please, and We waste not the reward of the righteous.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 56

وَجَآءَ إِخۡوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

58. And the brethren (126), of Yusuf, came, then appeared before him, and Yusuf recognized them but they remained unaware of him.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 58

وَقَالَ لِفِتۡيَٰنِهِ ٱجۡعَلُواْ بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ فِي رِحَالِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ

62. And Yusuf said to his servants put their capital in their saddlebags, perhaps they may recognize (129), it when they go back to their home, perchance they may return (130),

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 62

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَئِسۡ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

69. And they went to Yusuf, he gave his brother (150), a place near himself he said believe I am your brother therefore be not grieved of whatever they do (151),

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 69

فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِيُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٖ مَّن نَّشَآءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلۡمٍ عَلِيمٞ

76. Then first he began the search of their bags before the bag of his brother then he took it out from the bag of his brother (160). We taught Yusuf thus to plan (161). He could not take his brother under the King's Law (162), but this is what Allah willed. We exalt in degrees whomsoever We, please. And above every man of knowledge there is One of More Knowledge (163).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 76

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