قال رب السجن احب الي مما يدعونني اليه والا تصرف عني كيدهن اصب اليهن واكن من الجاهلين ٣٣
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِمَّا يَدْعُونَنِىٓ إِلَيْهِ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّى كَيْدَهُنَّ أَصْبُ إِلَيْهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ ٣٣
قَالَ
رَبِّ
ٱلسِّجۡنُ
أَحَبُّ
إِلَيَّ
مِمَّا
يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ
إِلَيۡهِۖ
وَإِلَّا
تَصۡرِفۡ
عَنِّي
كَيۡدَهُنَّ
أَصۡبُ
إِلَيۡهِنَّ
وَأَكُن
مِّنَ
ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ
٣٣
Joseph prayed, “My Lord! I would rather be in jail than do what they invite me to. And if You do not turn their cunning away from me, I might yield to them and fall into ignorance.”
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Najet
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:33
As with Prophet Yusuf (A.S.), spending years in prison was more liberating for me than physical freedom--during my teen years. I think about that dark period in my life every time I read this story. The words remind me of the safety and freedom I found with Allah behind jail & prison walls.
That's why this verse resonates with me so deeply.
Imprisonment is a grim thought for anyone. That's why Yusuf's (A.S.) preference for jail is so mean...See more
That's why this verse resonates with me so deeply.
Imprisonment is a grim thought for anyone. That's why Yusuf's (A.S.) preference for jail is so mean...See more
Shumaila Siddiqui
47 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 12:33
There is so much we won't ever know about the great Allah. Here Yusuf prayed to his lord to get rid of the indecent acts of women around him and make him firm on the right path. Allah answered his dua by making him stay in jail for several years. In this way, he was protected from filth and wrongdoings of the women. SubhanAllah was imprisoned to get protection, and it was the answer to his dua. He was patient and satisfied with what Allah decreed...See more
Mohammad
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:33
Subhan Allah... prophet Yusuf PBUH is the pure example of chastity العفّة .. he prefers prison to falling for desire, and he called upon Allah swt to protect him, admitting he is weak in front of this temptation... how many of us can do the same ?
النبي يوسف عليه السلام مثال للعفة .. فضّل الشجن على ما يدعونه اليهن ولجأ إلى الله منه واعترف بضعف نفسه أمام هذا الأمر ... فالسجن افضل من رضوخ النفس للفاحشة .. فكم منا له ان يفعل هذا؟
النبي يوسف عليه السلام مثال للعفة .. فضّل الشجن على ما يدعونه اليهن ولجأ إلى الله منه واعترف بضعف نفسه أمام هذا الأمر ... فالسجن افضل من رضوخ النفس للفاحشة .. فكم منا له ان يفعل هذا؟
Yomna Zahran
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:33
desperately trying to get as much as i can from Yusuf's state of mind that made him feel jail is more beloved to him than disobeying Allah.
Tareq Abed
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 28:24-25, 12:33-34, 21:83-84
We tend to think of Du'a only in terms of us pinpointing a specific want and asking Allah SWT for it. However, studying the following examples show us that, at certain times, simply describing your distressed state to Allah SWT in the most humble terms is enough to elicit a quick answer from Him.
Rabia Jahan
4 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:30-34
بسم اللّٰہ الرحمٰن الرحیم
I want to reflect on these ayaat explaining an incident in the story of Yusuf alayhis salam, when wife of al-Azeez became talk of the town. It's mentioned in the Quran as,
'Some women of the city gossiped, 'The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken'.
Judging others of sins
Women of the city , after knowing about wife ...See more
I want to reflect on these ayaat explaining an incident in the story of Yusuf alayhis salam, when wife of al-Azeez became talk of the town. It's mentioned in the Quran as,
'Some women of the city gossiped, 'The Chief Minister’s wife is trying to seduce her slave-boy. Love for him has plagued her heart. Indeed, we see that she is clearly mistaken'.
Judging others of sins
Women of the city , after knowing about wife ...See more
Tareq Abed
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:30-33
Aways remember, when you spend your time looking for faults in others and highlighting them, Allah saw can cause you to fall in bigger faults due to your arrogance. The woman mocked the Aziz's wife for her attempt to seduce Yousef As, but they ended up cutting their hands accidentally while admiring his beauty, and then proceeding to attempt to seduce him as well. And when Yousef AS, years later, mentioned the story to the messenger of the King,...See more
R. Ebied
4 years ago · Referencing Surah 12
An Islamic wisdom tells us 'No one experiencing sadness will read Surat Yusuf except that they will find relief'. So why Surat Yusuf ?
Amidst all the trials, heartbreak, lies and struggles, Prophet Yusuf continuously and consistently is described as from the 'muhsineen' (those who embody moral excellence).
His brothers throwing him into a well, his separation from his father for decades, his selling into slavery and his persecution in prison f...See more
Amidst all the trials, heartbreak, lies and struggles, Prophet Yusuf continuously and consistently is described as from the 'muhsineen' (those who embody moral excellence).
His brothers throwing him into a well, his separation from his father for decades, his selling into slavery and his persecution in prison f...See more
Maram
3 years ago · Referencing Surah 12
No family is immune from complications, Allah will not give you or me a normal family. Wether you like it or not , there is gunna be some body who is trouble. That is just how Allah made us.
And sometimes you will even wonder how are u two are related.. it could be like that, but because Allah decided that you had to be around certain people in your life and they had to be your trial and you had to be theirs.....and
you are tied to them for li...See more
And sometimes you will even wonder how are u two are related.. it could be like that, but because Allah decided that you had to be around certain people in your life and they had to be your trial and you had to be theirs.....and
you are tied to them for li...See more
Osama Alsaleh
5 years ago · Referencing Surah 12
Surat Yusuf:
This chapter reminds us that hardship come first and it is described through problems that Yusuf had from a young age. He was betrayed by his brother and separated from his dad, dumped in a well and found by slave-merchants, sold as a slave, and he was accused of adultery king's wife.
With all of this hardship one should remember that Yusuf was given a many blessings including physical beauty and special ability to translate dream...See more
This chapter reminds us that hardship come first and it is described through problems that Yusuf had from a young age. He was betrayed by his brother and separated from his dad, dumped in a well and found by slave-merchants, sold as a slave, and he was accused of adultery king's wife.
With all of this hardship one should remember that Yusuf was given a many blessings including physical beauty and special ability to translate dream...See more
He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
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