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Quran verses about Joseph (Yusuf)

يوسف عليه السلام

29 verses in 1 surah · 21 subtopics

From his dream and his father’s counsel to the forgiveness he granted his brothers, these verses follow the story of Joseph (Yusuf). We see him the victim of his brothers’ jealousy, then in the house of the Aziz of Egypt, resisting temptation and preferring prison, interpreting the dreams of his fellow prisoners and of the king, and entrusted with the land’s storehouses.

Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.

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Interpreting the king’s dream · 3 verses

Yusuf12:43

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٍ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ ۝٤٣

And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] seven fat cows being eaten by seven [that were] lean, and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."

Yusuf12:45

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَٱدَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا۠ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦ فَأَرْسِلُونِ ۝٤٥

But the one who was freed and remembered after a time said, "I will inform you of its interpretation, so send me forth."

Yusuf12:47

قَالَ تَزْرَعُونَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ دَأَبًا فَمَا حَصَدتُّمْ فَذَرُوهُ فِى سُنۢبُلِهِۦٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ ۝٤٧

[Joseph] said, "You will plant for seven years consecutively; and what you harvest leave in its spikes, except a little from which you will eat.

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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.

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