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*'''Naming''' | *'''Naming''' | ||
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. | 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.<ref>Makārim Shīrāzī, ''Tafsīr-i nimūna'', vol. 9, p. 292.</ref> "Yusuf" occurs twenty seven times in the Qur'an, twenty five of which is in Sura Yusuf.<ref>Ṣafawī, "Sura-yi Yusuf," p. 839.</ref> 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.<ref>Khurramshāhī, "Sura-yi Shuʾrā," p. 1240.</ref> | ||
*'''Place and Order of Revelation''' | *'''Place and Order of Revelation''' | ||
Sura Yusuf is a [[Makki sura]] of the Qur'an. In the [[order of revelation]], it is the fifty third sura revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]]. In the present order of compilation, it is the twelfth sura, located in twelfth and thirteenth [[juz']]s of the Qur'an. | Sura Yusuf is a [[Makki sura]] of the Qur'an. In the [[order of revelation]], it is the fifty third sura revealed to the [[Prophet (s)]]. In the present order of compilation, it is the twelfth sura, located in twelfth and thirteenth [[juz']]s of the Qur'an.<ref>Maʿrifat, ''Āmūzish-i ʿulūm Qurʾān'', vol. 2, p. 166.</ref> | ||
*'''Number of Verses and Other Features''' | *'''Number of Verses and Other Features''' | ||
Sura Yusuf has 111 verses, 1795 words, and 7305 letters. With regard to size, it counts as one of the [[Mi'un suras]], that is, intermediary with respect to size. It is the sixth sura opening with [[disjoined letters]]. | Sura Yusuf has 111 verses, 1795 words, and 7305 letters. With regard to size, it counts as one of the [[Mi'un suras]], that is, intermediary with respect to size. It is the sixth sura opening with [[disjoined letters]].<ref>Khurramshāhī, "Sura-yi Shuʾrā," p. 1240; Ṣafawī, "Sura-yi Yusuf," p. 839.</ref> | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||