Story of Yusuf Part 5: A Diamond in the Making

Continuation of the Story of Yusuf (alayhis salaam), Verses 19 – 21 from Surah Yusuf: Any mistake or error in explanation is on my part, may Allah forgive me وَجَآءَتۡ سَيَّارَةٌ۬ فَأَرۡسَلُواْ وَارِدَهُمۡ فَأَدۡلَىٰ دَلۡوَهُ ۥ‌ۖ قَالَ يَـٰبُشۡرَىٰ هَـٰذَا غُلَـٰمٌ۬‌ۚ وَأَسَرُّوهُ بِضَـٰعَةً۬‌ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا يَعۡمَلُونَ And there came a caravan of travellers; they sent their [...]

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Story of Yusuf Part 4: A Beautiful Patience

Continuation of the Story of Yusuf (alayhis salaam), Verses 11 – 18 from Surah Yusuf: Any mistake or error in explanation is on my part, may Allah forgive me قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۫نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ ۥ لَنَـٰصِحُونَ They said: “O our father! Why do you not trust us with Yûsuf though we [...]

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Story of Yusuf Part 3: Relationship with Parents

Alhamdulillah, here is the next part of the story of Yusuf (alayhis salaam), after 3 months! And this time with Arabic text, as my wordpress has decided to be kind to me :)

Today, I will attempt to explain the next 3 verses (8 – 10).

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Story of Yusuf part 2

I think Arabic characters are not appearing in my posts as I have to send through email and the Arabic doesn’t show up for some reason :( So I hope I can continue with the tafseer of Surah Yusuf without needing the Arabic verses. I could I guess but it won’t be as effective. Anyway [...]

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introduction to the story of Yusuf

Surah Yusuf is the 12th Surah in the Qur’an, with 111 verses, and it was revealed to the Prophet (sallAllahu alayhi wasallam) in the 10th year of his Prophethood, while he was still in Makkah, being persecuted by the Kuffar. That year was a particularly difficult year for him, as two of his biggest supporters [...]

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12th of Ramadan

Surah Yusuf touched me in a way it has never done before. The imam recited it in taraweeh last night and I felt it. Then I came home and read it on my own and I really felt it. Especially the end of the story where Yusuf (alayhi salaam) is reunited with his parents. I [...]

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Deceptive Appearance

Some verses to ponder upon. I never actually understood them completely until I read this tafseer, alhamdulillah. Surah Saud Chapter 38: Verses 21-24 “Have you heard the story of the litigants who surmounted the walls of the sanctuary? When they went in to David, he was alarmed. They said: ‘Have no fear. We are but [...]

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According to Abdullah ibn Mas’ud…

Ibn Mas’ud: Greatest ayah – 2:255 Wisest ayah – 16:90 Most inclusive ayahs – 99:7-8 Most hopeful ayah – 39:53 2:255 ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَىُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُ‌ۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُ ۥ سِنَةٌ۬ وَلَا نَوۡمٌ۬‌ۚ لَّهُ ۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُ ۥۤ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦ‌ۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا [...]

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Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Bismillah I was reading the tafseer of a beautiful surah this morning…it is one of my favorite from the last juz. The comparison between the blessed and the damned on the Day of Judgement is highlighted in it. فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِىَ كِتَـٰبَهُ ۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ (٧) فَسَوۡفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابً۬ا يَسِيرً۬ا (٨) وَيَنقَلِبُ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ مَسۡرُورً۬ا (٩) [...]

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Surah Muhammad

I thought I’d write down some tafseer I was reading a few days ago from my notes, I do remember that it didn’t particularly affect me when I was studying it but this time around, it did. That is the beauty of the Qur’an, isn’t it…you learn something new everytime. So the ayahs I read [...]

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