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''' | '''Sūra Yūsuf''' (Arabic: {{ia|سورة یوسف}}) or '''Sūra Aḥsan al-Qaṣaṣ''' (Arabic: {{ia|سورة اَحْسَنُ القِصَصْ}}) (literally: the best of stories) is the twelfth [[sura]] of the [[Qur'an]]. It is a [[Makki]] sura located in twelfth and thirteenth [[juz']]s of the Qur'an. It is called "Yusuf" (the Prophet Joseph (a)) because it is concerned with the life story of the [[Prophet Joseph (a)]] as the best of stories. | ||
The story of Joseph (a) is the only story in the Qur'an which is recounted in detail from the beginning to the end in one sura. The whole sura is devoted to the story except its last few verses. The sura concerns God's care for His sincere servants by giving them esteem in the hardest of conditions. | The story of Joseph (a) is the only story in the Qur'an which is recounted in detail from the beginning to the end in one sura. The whole sura is devoted to the story except its last few verses. The sura concerns God's care for His sincere servants by giving them esteem in the hardest of conditions. | ||
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The sura is called "Yusuf" because it fully recounts the life story of the Prophet Joseph (a) in all of its verses except the last few. "Yusuf" occurs twenty seven times in the Qur'an, twenty five of which is in Sura Yusuf. It is also called "Ahsan al- | The sura is called "Yusuf" because it fully recounts the life story of the Prophet Joseph (a) in all of its verses except the last few. "Yusuf" occurs twenty seven times in the Qur'an, twenty five of which is in Sura Yusuf. It is also called "Ahsan al-Qasas" (the best of stories) because the verse 3 of the sura characterizes the story of Joseph (a) as the best of stories. | ||
*'''Place and Order of Revelation''' | *'''Place and Order of Revelation''' | ||
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According to 'Allama Tabataba'i, Sura Yusuf was revealed to the Prophet (s) when a group of [[Jew]]s encouraged [[polytheist]]s of [[Mecca]] to ask the Prophet about why Children of Israel immigrated from Levant to Egypt. Thus, the sura was revealed in response to their question. | According to 'Allama Tabataba'i, Sura Yusuf was revealed to the Prophet (s) when a group of [[Jew]]s encouraged [[polytheist]]s of [[Mecca]] to ask the Prophet about why Children of Israel immigrated from Levant to Egypt. Thus, the sura was revealed in response to their question. | ||
According to ''[[Asbab nuzul al-Qur'an]]'' by [[Ali b. Ahmad al-Wahidi]], some people asked the Prophet to tell them a story so that they no longer feel bored. In response, Sura Yusuf was revealed, which came to be called the best of stories (Ahsan al- | According to ''[[Asbab nuzul al-Qur'an]]'' by [[Ali b. Ahmad al-Wahidi]], some people asked the Prophet to tell them a story so that they no longer feel bored. In response, Sura Yusuf was revealed, which came to be called the best of stories (Ahsan al-Qasas) or the best of talk (Ahsan al-Hadith). | ||
==Well-Known Verses== | ==Well-Known Verses== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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*The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:سوره یوسف|سوره یوسف]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | *The material for this article is mainly taken from {{ia|[[:fa:سوره یوسف|سوره یوسف]]}} in Farsi WikiShia. | ||
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