al-Mīzān⌕
Sūrah 12
يُوسُف

Yusuf (Joseph)

Tafsīr al-Mīzān by ʿAllāmah Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭabāṭabāʾī (English translation). Source: vol 21 pp 102–106, vol 21 pp 107–118, vol 21 pp 119–154, vol 21 pp 155–217, vol 21 pp 218–236, vol 21 pp 237–266, vol 22 pp 9–13, vol 22 pp 14–37, vol 22 pp 38–53, vol 22 pp 54–90, vol 22 pp 91–102

  1. Verses 1–3Introduction · Commentary
  2. Verses 4–6He said, ‘My son, do not recount your dream to your brothers, lest they should devise schemes against you (fa yakīdū la-ka kaydan). Satan is indeed man’s manifeExamining Narrations
  3. Verses 7–21When they said, ‘Surely Joseph and his brother are dearer to our father than us, though we are a hardy group (ʿuṣba). Our father is indeed in manifest error.’Examining Narrations
  4. Verses 22–34The woman in whose house he was solicited himExamining Narrations
  5. Verses 35–42There entered the prison two servants (fatayān) along with him. One of them said, ‘I dreamed that I am pressing grapes.’ The other said, ‘I dreamed that I am caExamining Narrations
  6. Verses 43–57They said, ‘Confused nightmares (aḍghāthu aḥlām), and we do not know the interpretation of nightmares.’Examining Narrations
  7. Verses 58–62The brothers of Joseph came and entered his presence.
  8. Verses 63–82He said, ‘Should I trust you (āmanu-kum) with him just as I trusted you with his brother before? Yet Allah is the best of protectors, and He is the most mercifu
  9. Verses 83–92And he turned away from them and said, ‘Alas for JosephExamining Narrations
  10. Verses 93–102As the caravan set off (faṣalat al-ʿīr), their father said, ‘I sense the scent of Joseph, if you will not consider me a dotardExamining Narrations
  11. Verses 103–111Yet most people will not have faith, however eager you should be.Examining Narrations