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Surah Yusuf, Verse 38

سورة يوسف، الآية ٣٨

12:38 Juz 12 Hizb 24 Page 240 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 12:38

وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ۝٣٨

Transliteration

wa-ittabaʿtu millata ābāī ib'rāhīma wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba mā kāna lanā an nush'rika bil-lahi min shayin dhālika min faḍli l-lahi ʿalaynā waʿalā l-nāsi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yashkurūna

Translation

And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.

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Verse 38 of Surah Yusuf (12:38), a Meccan surah, is in juz 12, on page 240 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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Al-Mukhtasar

Joseph said that he followed the path of his fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: the path of worshipping Allah alone. He said it was not right for them to associate anything with Allah, Who is alone in His Oneness. Enabling them to worship Allah alone and have the faith which he and his fathers had was from the grace of Allah upon them. It was also from the grace of Allah upon all people, since He sent the prophets to them with that message; yet most people are not thankful to Allah for His blessings, and instead ungratefully disbelieve in Him.

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Other translations of verse 38

I follow the faith of my fathers – Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; it is not right for us to associate any partner with Allah. This is from Allah’s favor upon us and upon people, but most people are ungrateful.

"And I have followed the religion of my fathers,1 - Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Ishâq (Isaac) and Ya‘qûb (Jacob) [عليهم السلام], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allâh. This is from the Grace of Allâh to us and to mankind, but most men thank not (i.e. they neither believe in Allâh, nor worship Him).

Notes

[1] (V.12:38) See the footnote of (V. 2:135).

And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It never was for us to attribute aught as partner to Allah. This is of the bounty of Allah unto us (the seed of Abraham) and unto mankind; but most men give not thanks.

"And I follow the ways of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to Allah: that (comes) of the grace of Allah to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful.

And I follow the religion of my fathers, Ibrahim and Ishaq and Yaqoub; it beseems us not that we should associate aught with Allah; this is by Allah's grace upon us and on mankind, but most people do not give thanks:

And I have closely followed the creed of my fathers, Ibrahim andIshaq and Yaaqub. (Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, respectively) In no way is it for us to associate anything (whatever) with Allah. That is of the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind; but most (of) mankind do not thank (Him)

Verse 38 word by word

  1. وَٱتَّبَعْتُ wa-ittabaʿtu And I follow ت ب ع
  2. مِلَّةَ millata (the) religion م ل ل
  3. ءَابَآءِىٓ ābāī (of) my forefathers أ ب و
  4. إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim
  5. وَإِسْحَٰقَ wa-is'ḥāqa and Isaac
  6. وَيَعْقُوبَ wayaʿqūba and Yaqub
  7. مَا mā Not
  8. كَانَ kāna was ك و ن
  9. لَنَآ lanā for us
  10. أَن an that
  11. نُّشْرِكَ nush'rika we associate ش ر ك
  12. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi with Allah
  13. مِن min any
  14. شَىْءٍ shayin thing ش ي أ
  15. ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That
  16. مِن min (is) from
  17. فَضْلِ faḍli (the) Grace ف ض ل
  18. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  19. عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon us
  20. وَعَلَى waʿalā and upon
  21. ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi the mankind أ ن س
  22. وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but
  23. أَكْثَرَ akthara most ك ث ر
  24. ٱلنَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the men أ ن س
  25. لَا lā (are) not
  26. يَشْكُرُونَ yashkurūna grateful ش ك ر

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