Quran 12:88 – Islamic Inspirations

3 May, 2024

Quran 12:88

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When they entered Joseph’s presence, they pleaded, “O Chief Minister! We and our family have been touched with hardship, and we have brought only a few worthless coins, but ˹please˺ give us our supplies in full &be charitable to us. Indeed, Allah rewards the charitable.”Quran 12:88Surah Yusuf (Joseph)[When The sons of Jacob went back to Egypt and to Joseph] — ^{Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف, Yūsuf; Arabic synonym of “Joseph”) is the 12th chapter (Surah) of the Quran and has 111 Ayahs (verses)}

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فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِ

قَالُوا۟

یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡعَزِیزُ
مَسَّنَا وَأَهۡلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ
وَجِئۡنَا بِبِضَـٰعَةࣲ مُّزۡجَىٰةࣲ
فَأَوۡفِ لَنَا ٱلۡكَیۡلَ
وَتَصَدَّقۡ عَلَیۡنَاۤۖ

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُتَصَدِّقِینَ — ^{The story of Joseph in the Qurʾān is a continuous narrative. There are more than one hundred verses, and in totality they encompass many years and “present an amazing variety of sciences and characters in a tightly-knit plot, and offer a dramatic illustration of some of the fundamental themes of the Qurʾān.}

جب یہ لوگ مصر جا کر
یوسفؑ کی پیشی میں داخل ہوئے
تو انہوں نے عرض کیا کہ

"اے سردار با اقتدار،
ہم اور ہمارے اہل و عیال سخت مصیبت میں مبتلا ہیں

اور ہم کچھ حقیر سی پونجی لے کر آئے ہیں،

آپ ہمیں بھر پور غلہ عنایت فرمائیں
اور ہم کو خیرات دیں،

اللہ خیرات کرنے والوں کو جزا دیتا ہے" — ^{” The Qurʾān itself relates to the story’s importance in the third verse: “and We narrate unto you aḥsanal-qaṣaṣ (Arabic: أحسن ٱلقصص, “best (or most beautiful) of stories”).
” Most scholars believe this is referring to Joseph’s story, while others, including Ṭabari, argue it is a reference to the Qurʾān as a whole.
It asserts and documents the execution of God’s rulings despite the challenge of human intervention (“And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not”).
This is what the story of Yūsuf confirms categorically, for it ends with comfort and marvels, which is described in the Qurʾān}