Yusuf, verse 90

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1. They said qālū
2. Are you indeed a-innaka
3. surely you la-anta
4. Yusuf yūsufu
5. He said qāla
6. I am anā
7. Yusuf yūsufu
8. and this wahādhā
9. (is) my brother akhī
10. Indeed qad
11. Allah has been gracious manna
12. Allah has been gracious l-lahu
13. to us ʿalaynā
14. Indeed, he innahu
15. who man
16. fears Allah yattaqi
17. and (is) patient wayaṣbir
18. then indeed fa-inna
19. Allah l-laha
20. (does) not lā
21. let go waste yuḍīʿu
22. (the) reward ajra
23. (of) the good-doers l-muḥ'sinīna

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 12:89.

Yusuf reveals His True Identity to His Brothers and forgives Them Allah says, when Yusuf's brothers told him about the afflictions and hardship, and shortages in food they suffered from in the aftermath of the drought that struck them, and he remembered his father's grief for losing his two children, he felt compassion, pity and mercy for his father and brothers. He felt this way, especially since he was enjoying kingship, authority and power, so he cried and revealed his true identity to them when he asked them, هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَهِلُونَ (Do…

• Verse 88 فَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْعَزِيزُ مَسَّنَا وَأَهْلَنَا ٱلضُّرُّ وَجِئْنَا بِبِضَـٰعَةٍ مُّزْجَىٰةٍ فَأَوْفِ لَنَا ٱلْكَيْلَ وَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَجْزِى ٱلْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ Then, when they presented themselves before Joseph, they said, ‘Mighty governor, misfortune has afflicted us and our family. We have brought only a little merchandise, but give us full measure. Be charitable to us: God rewards the charitable.’
• Verse 89 قَالَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُم مَّا فَعَلْتُم بِيُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ إِذْ أَنتُمْ جَـٰهِلُونَ He said, ‘Do you now realize what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were ignorant?’
• Verse 90
• Verse 91 قَالُوا۟ تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدْ ءَاثَرَكَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا وَإِن كُنَّا لَخَـٰطِـِٔينَ They said, ‘By God! God really did favour you over all of us and we were in the wrong!’
• Verse 92 قَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ ۖ يَغْفِرُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۖ وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ but he said, ‘You will hear no reproaches today. May God forgive you: He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.

• قول qāf wāw lām
• اخو alif khā wāw
• منن mīm nūn nūn
• اله alif lām hā
• وقي wāw qāf yā
• صبر ṣād bā rā
• ضيع ḍād yā ʿayn
• اجر alif jīm rā
• حسن ḥā sīn nūn

• Brother الأخ
• Brotherhood الأخوة
• Endurance التحمل
• Fear الخشية
• in the story of his son Joseph
• Joseph يوسف
• Optimism التفاؤل
• Patience الصبر
• patience during
• Patient الصابر
• Piety التقوى
• Pious المتقين
• Recompense الأجر
• reveals his true identity
• Reward الأجر
• Yusuf يوسف

• Hud 11:115 · Same ending وَٱصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
• At-Tawbah 9:120 · Same ending مَا كَانَ لِأَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ أَن يَتَخَلَّفُوا۟ عَن رَّسُولِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَرْغَبُوا۟ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يُصِيبُهُمْ ظَمَأٌ وَلَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا مَخْمَصَةٌ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَطَـُٔونَ مَوْطِئًا يَغِيظُ ٱلْكُفَّارَ وَلَا يَنَالُونَ مِنْ عَدُوٍّ نَّيْلًا إِلَّا كُتِبَ لَهُم بِهِۦ عَمَلٌ صَـٰلِحٌ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

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