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Yusuf (Joseph)

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إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًۭا وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِى سَٰجِدِينَ﴿٤

Translation (Sahih International)

[Of these stories mention] when Joseph said to his father, "O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me."

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
قَالَqālasaid
يُوسُفُyūsufuYusuf
لِأَبِيهِli-abīhito his father
يَـٰٓأَبَتِyāabatiO my father
إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
رَأَيْتُra-aytuI saw
أَحَدَaḥadaeleven
عَشَرَʿasharaeleven
كَوْكَبًۭاkawkabanstars
وَٱلشَّمْسَwal-shamsaand the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَwal-qamaraand the moon
رَأَيْتُهُمْra-aytuhumI saw them
لِىto me
سَـٰجِدِينَsājidīnaprostrating

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Yusuf's DreamAllah says, `Mention to your people, O Muhammad, among the stories that you narrate to them, the story of Yusuf.' Prophet Yusuf (Joseph) mentioned his dream to his father, Prophet Ya`qub (Jacob), son of Prophet Ishaq (Isaac), son of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon them all. `Abdullah bin `Abbas stated that the dreams of Prophets are revelations from Allah.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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