F.Haque · MealMerkezi.Net

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Alif-Lam-Ra +; these are verses of the clear Book. (+ Alphabets of the Arabic language; Allah and to whomever He reveals, know their precise meanings.)

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Indeed We have sent down an Arabic Qur'an, so that you may perceive.

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We relate to you the best narrative because We have sent the divine revelation of this Qur'an, to you; although surely you were unaware before this.

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Remember when Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father, "O my father! I saw eleven stars and the sun and the moon - I saw them prostrating to me."

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He said, "O my child! Do not relate your dream to your brothers, for they will hatch a plot against you; indeed Satan is an open enemy towards mankind."

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And this is how your Lord will choose you and teach you how to interpret events, and will perfect His favours upon you and upon the family of Yaqub, the way He perfected it upon both your forefathers, Ibrahim and Ishaq; indeed your Lord is All Knowing, Wise.

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Indeed in Yusuf and his brothers are signs + for those who enquire ++. (+ Of the truthfulness of Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him. ++ The Jews who enquired about their story.)

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When they said, "Indeed Yusuf and his brother + are dearer to our father than we are, and we are one group; undoubtedly our father is, clearly, deeply engrossed in love." (+ Of the same mother.)

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Kill Yusuf or throw him somewhere in the land, so that your father's attention may be directed only towards you, and then after it you may again become righteous!

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A speaker among them said, "Do not kill Yusuf - and drop him into a dark well so that some traveller may come and take him away, if you have to."

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They said, "O our father! What is the matter with you that you do not trust us with Yusuf, although we are in fact his well-wishers?"

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Send him with us tomorrow so that he may eat some fruits and play, and indeed we are his protectors.

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He said, "I will indeed be saddened by your taking him away, and I fear that the wolf may devour him, whilst you are unaware of him." (+ Prophet Yaqub knew of what was about to happen.)

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They said, "If the wolf devours him, whereas we are a group, then surely we are useless!"

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So when they took him away - and all of them agreed that they should drop him in the dark well; and We sent the divine revelation to him, "You will surely tell them of their deed at a time when they will not know."

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And at nightfall they came to their father, weeping.

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Saying, "O our father! We went far ahead while racing, and left Yusuf near our resources - therefore the wolf devoured him; and you will not believe us although we may be truthful."

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And they brought his shirt stained with faked blood; he said, "On the contrary - your hearts have fabricated an excuse for you; therefore patience is better; and from Allah only I seek help against the matters that you relate."

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And there came a caravan - so they sent their water-drawer, he therefore lowered his pail; he said, "What good luck, this is a boy!"; and they hid him as a treasure; and Allah knows what they do.

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And the brothers sold him for an improper price, a limited number of coins; and they had no interest in him.

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And the Egyptian who purchased him said to his wife, "Keep him honourably - we may derive some benefit due to him or we may adopt him as our son"; and this is how we established Yusuf in the land, and that We might teach him how to interpret events; and Allah is Dominant upon His works, but most men do not know.

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And when he matured to his full strength, We bestowed him wisdom and knowledge; and this is how We reward the virtuous.

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And the woman in whose house he was, allured him not to restrain himself and she closed all the doors - and said, "Come! It is you I address!"; he said, "(I seek) The refuge of Allah - indeed the governor is my master - he treats me well; undoubtedly the unjust never prosper."

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And indeed the woman desired him; and he too would have desired her were he not to witness the sign of his Lord +; this is what We did, to turn away evil and lewdness from him; indeed He is one of Our chosen bondmen. (+ Allah saved him and he never desired this immorality.)

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And they both raced towards the door, and the woman tore his shirt from behind, and they both found her husband at the door; she said, "What is the punishment of the one who sought evil with your wife, other than prison or a painful torture?"

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Said Yusuf, "It was she who lured me, that I may not guard myself" - and a witness from her own household testified; "If his shirt is torn from the front, then the woman is truthful and he has spoken incorrectly."

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And if his shirt is torn from behind, then the woman is a liar and he is truthful.

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So when the governor saw his shirt torn from behind, he said, "Indeed this is a deception of women; undoubtedly the deception of women is very great."

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O Yusuf! Disregard this - and O woman! Seek forgiveness for your sin; indeed you are of the mistaken.

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And some women of the city said, "The governor's wife is seducing her young slave; indeed his love has taken root in her heart; and we find her clearly lost."

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