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Reflections on Surah Yusuf Ayah 40

12:40
ما تعبدون من دونه الا اسماء سميتموها انتم واباوكم ما انزل الله بها من سلطان ان الحكم الا لله امر الا تعبدوا الا اياه ذالك الدين القيم ولاكن اكثر الناس لا يعلمون ٤٠
مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءًۭ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٠
مَاﱨ
تَعۡبُدُونَﱩ
مِنﱪ
دُونِهِۦٓﱫ
إِلَّآﱬ
أَسۡمَآءٗﱭ
سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآﱮ
أَنتُمۡﱯ
وَءَابَآؤُكُمﱰ
مَّآﱱ
أَنزَلَﱲ
ٱللَّهُﱳ
بِهَاﱴ
مِنﱵ
سُلۡطَٰنٍۚﱶﱷ
إِنِﱸ
ٱلۡحُكۡمُﱹ
إِلَّاﱺ
لِلَّهِﱻ
أَمَرَﱼ
أَلَّاﱽ
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْﱾ
إِلَّآﱿ
إِيَّاهُۚﲀﲁ
ذَٰلِكَﲂ
ٱلدِّينُﲃ
ٱلۡقَيِّمُﲄ
وَلَٰكِنَّﲅ
أَكۡثَرَﲆ
ٱلنَّاسِﲇ
لَاﲈ
يَعۡلَمُونَﲉ
٤٠ﲊ
Whatever ˹idols˺ you worship instead of Him are mere names which you and your forefathers have made up1—a practice Allah has never authorized. It is only Allah Who decides. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. That is the upright faith, but most people do not know.
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Soulfull Mental Healfh
29 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 12:40
Examples of “names” people have elevated almost like gods in the modern age (things treated as ultimate authorities or objects of devotion) include:

Money – believing wealth can solve everything and sacrificing values for it.

The Market / Capitalism – treating economic systems as the final authority on what is right or wrong.

The Nation / Nationalism – placing loyalty to the nation above all moral principles.

Science (when treated as absolute...
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Iraj Marjan
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:39-40, 12:77, 12:8
The story of Prophet Yusuf and his brothers highlights many contrasts one of those crucial differences is emotional regulation. Yusuf Aleyhisalam possessed this skill, while his brothers lacked it. This disparity enabled Yusuf (AS) to succeed in every trial, whereas his brothers remained consumed by hatred for decades (see verse 8&77), their personal growth stifled.


But how did Yusuf Aleyhisalam develop this skill? Both he and his brothers rece...
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Dr Maryam Fayyaz
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:39-40
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It’s incredible to reflect on how important the matters of faith truly are.

Deep within the dungeons of Egypt, the young Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) dedicated himself to teaching the Oneness of Allah (Tawheed). In a society dominated by false idols and misguided beliefs, he spoke tirelessly about the uselessness of worshipping gods made by human hands—powerless idols with no authority, no control, and names assigned by mere people.

For years, he...
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