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An Explanation of Soorah Yoosuf (12:111) - "Indeed In Their Stories, There is a Lesson for Men... |
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Tuesday, 05 June 2007 |
By Imaam ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Naasir as-Sa’dee (rahimahullaah)
Regarding the last ayah of Soorah Yoosuf (alayhis-salaam) wherein Allaah subhaanahu wa ta aa'la says, “Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding” Soorah Yoosuf [12:111]
Whenever eemaan enters the heart and one makes his whole affair sincerely for Allaah’s sake, Allaah will indeed repel and defend one from all types of evil and vulgarity because of one’s eemaan and sincerity due to Allaah’s statement, “Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our sincere slaves.”
Regarding the last ayah of Soorah Yoosuf (alayhis-salaam) wherein Allaah subhaanahu wa ta aa'la says,
“Indeed in their stories, there is a lesson for men of understanding” Soorah Yoosuf [12:111]
This story is from the best of stories because of what it relates from the varying phases of life; from trial to tribulation, from being tested to being blessed, from humiliation to grandeur, from slavery to kingship, from division to unity, from grief to joy, from superfluity to famine, from famine to glut, from hardship to ease, and from denial to affirmation. So blessed be the One who revealed it in the best manner possible.
Translation by Hishaam Ibn Zayd
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