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Alif. Lam. Ra. These are the verses of the illustrious Book.

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We have revealed it in the Arabic language so that you (people) would understand it.

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In revealing this Quran to you, We tell you the best of the stories of which you were unaware.

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When Joseph said, "Father, in my dream I saw eleven stars, the sun and the moon prostrating before me,"

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his father said, "My son, do not tell your dream to your brothers lest they plot against you; satan is the sworn enemy of man.

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Thus, your Lord will select you, teach you the interpretation of dreams, and grant His favors to you and the family of Jacob, just as He granted His favors to your fathers, Abraham and Isaac. Your Lord is certainly All-knowing and All-wise."

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In the story of Joseph and his brothers, there is evidence (of the truth) for those who seek to know.

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Joseph's brothers said to one another, "There is no doubt that Joseph and his brother are more loved by our father, even though we are all his offspring. He (our father) is certainly in manifest error."

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Some of them suggested, "Let us kill Joseph or leave him somewhere far away from the presence of our father. Only then shall we receive equal treatment and thereafter can become righteous people".

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One of them said, "Do not kill Joseph, but if you must, throw him into a dark well so that perhaps some caravan will take him away."

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Then they asked their father, "Why do you not trust us with Joseph? We are his well-wishers.

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Send him with us tomorrow to play with us and enjoy himself. We shall carefully protect him".

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Jacob replied, "I shall be grieved if you take him with you; I fear that some wild-beast will harm him in your absence."

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They said, "If some wild-beast would be able to harm him, despite the presence of our strong group, it would certainly be a great loss to us!"

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When they took Joseph with them, they agreed to throw him into the well. We revealed to Joseph that (sometime) in the future at a time when they would not recognize him, he would remind them of all this.

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In the evening they returned to their father weeping

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and saying, "Father, we went playing and left Joseph with our belongings. A wild-beast came and devoured him. We realize that you will not believe us even though we are telling the truth".

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They presented him with a shirt stained with false blood. Jacob said, "Your souls have tempted you in this matter. Let us be patient and beg assistance from God if what you say is true."

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A caravan came by and sent their water carrier out to the well. When he drew out Joseph in his bucket, he shouted, "Glad news, a young boy!" The people of the caravan hid him amongst their belongings. God knows well what they do.

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In selling him they asked for a very small price and even then no one wanted to buy him.

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The Egyptian who bought him said to his wife, "Be kind to him, perhaps he will be of some benefit to us or we may adopt him." Thus, We settled Joseph in the land so that We could teach him the interpretation of dreams. God has full control over His affairs but most people do not know.

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When he attained maturity, God gave him strength, wisdom and knowledge. Thus, do We reward those who do good.

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His master's wife then tried to seduce him. She locked the doors and said to him, "Come on." He said, "I seek refuge in God who has given me a good place of shelter. The unjust will certainly have no happiness."

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She was determined to have him and were it not for his faith in God, he would certainly have yielded to her. Thus did We protect him from evil and indecency. He was certainly one of Our sincere servants.

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She chased him to the door, grabbed him from behind, and tore off his shirt. Suddenly, they were face to face with her husband. (Looking accusingly at Joseph) she asked her husband, "What punishment is more fitting for those who have evil desires towards your household other than imprisonment and painful torment?"

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Joseph said, "It was she who tried to seduce me." Someone from the household in confirmation of Joseph's statement said, "If his shirt it torn from the front, she has spoken the truth and he is lying,

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but if his shirt is torn from behind, she is lying and he is speaking the truth."

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When the master saw that Joseph's shirt was torn from behind, he told his wife, "This is some of your womanly guile in which you are certainly skillful.

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Joseph, stay away from such affairs and you, woman, ask forgiveness for your sin; the guilt is yours."

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Some of the women in the town started to gossip saying, "The King's wife has tried to seduce her servant and has fallen madly in love with him. We think that she is in manifest error".

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