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Yusuf (Joseph)

Verse 8of 111

إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍ﴿٨

Translation (Sahih International)

When they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
لَيُوسُفُlayūsufuSurely Yusuf
وَأَخُوهُwa-akhūhuand his brother
أَحَبُّaḥabbu(are) more beloved
إِلَىٰٓilāto
أَبِينَاabīnāour father
مِنَّاminnāthan we
وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuwhile we
عُصْبَةٌʿuṣ'batun(are) a group
إِنَّinnaIndeed
أَبَانَاabānāour father
لَفِىlafī(is) surely in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālinan error
مُّبِينٍmubīninclear

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

There are Lessons to draw from the Story of Yusuf Allah says that there are Ayat, lessons and wisdom to learn from the story of Yusuf and his brothers, for those who ask about their story and seek its knowledge. Surely, their story is unique and is worthy of being narrated. إِذْ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى أَبِينَا مِنَّا(When they said: "Truly, Yusuf and his brother are dearer to our father than we...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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