Sura Yusuf: Difference between revisions

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-Qasas) or the best of talk (Ahsan al-Hadith).

[['Allama Tabataba'i]] interprets the "way" in this verse as pure [[faith]] and sincere monotheism with insight and certainty. The way is merely shared by people who are sincere in religion, knowledge of God's position, and have insight and certainty.

There are [[hadith]]s prohibiting women from learning and reading Sura Yusuf. According to ''[[Tafsir-i nimuna]]'', although the Qur'an recounts the story with pure euphemism to remove any such doubts, these hadiths are not reliable. It is said that there are hadiths, in contrast, which encourage the teaching of this sura to families.

[[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq]] has quoted [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] as saying that if one recites Sura Yusuf every night or every day, God will resurrect him with a face as beautiful as Joseph's, he will not fear on the [[day of resurrection]], and will be a righteous and selected servant of God.

According to ''[[Majma' al-bayan]]'', the Prophet (s) said: if one recites Sura Yusuf and teaches it to his family and his servants, God will ease death for him and will give him the power not to be jealous of any [[Muslim]].