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Surah Yusuf, Verse 22

سورة يوسف، الآية ٢٢

12:22 Juz 12 Hizb 24 Page 237 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 12:22

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝٢٢

Transliteration

walammā balagha ashuddahu ātaynāhu ḥuk'man waʿil'man wakadhālika najzī l-muḥ'sinīna

Translation

And when he [i.e., Joseph] reached maturity, We gave him judgement and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good.

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Verse 22 of Surah Yusuf (12:22), a Meccan surah, is in juz 12, on page 237 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 22

Al-Mukhtasar

When Joseph reached the height of his spiritual and physical strength, I gave him understanding and knowledge. With a reward similar to what I gave him, I reward those who do good by following Me.

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Other translations of verse 22

When he reached his prime, We gave him wisdom10 and knowledge. This is how We reward those who do good.

Notes

[10] i.e., sound judgment or prophethood.

And when he [Yûsuf (Joseph)] attained his full manhood, We gave him wisdom and knowledge (the Prophethood); thus We reward the Muhsinûn (doers of good - see the footnote of V.9:120).

And And when he reached his prime We gave him wisdom and knowledge. Thus We reward the good.

When Joseph attained His full manhood, We gave him power and knowledge: thus do We reward those who do right.

And when he had attained his maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge: and thus do We reward those who do good.

And when he reached full age, We brought him judgment and knowledge; and thus We recompense the fair-doers.

Verse 22 word by word

  1. وَلَمَّا walammā And when
  2. بَلَغَ balagha he reached ب ل غ
  3. أَشُدَّهُۥٓ ashuddahu his maturity ش د د
  4. ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ātaynāhu We gave him أ ت ي
  5. حُكْمًا ḥuk'man wisdom ح ك م
  6. وَعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge ع ل م
  7. وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus
  8. نَجْزِى najzī We reward ج ز ي
  9. ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers ح س ن

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  • Al-Qasas 28:14

    وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسْتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

    And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.

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