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Reflections on Surah Yusuf Ayah 38
واتبعت ملة ابايي ابراهيم واسحاق ويعقوب ما كان لنا ان نشرك بالله من شيء ذالك من فضل الله علينا وعلى الناس ولاكن اكثر الناس لا يشكرون ٣٨
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ٣٨
وَٱتَّبَعۡتُﱁ
مِلَّةَﱂ
ءَابَآءِيٓﱃ
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَﱄ
وَإِسۡحَٰقَﱅ
وَيَعۡقُوبَۚﱆﱇ
مَاﱈ
كَانَﱉ
لَنَآﱊ
أَنﱋ
نُّشۡرِكَﱌ
بِٱللَّهِﱍ
مِنﱎ
شَيۡءٖۚﱏﱐ
ذَٰلِكَﱑ
مِنﱒ
فَضۡلِﱓ
ٱللَّهِﱔ
عَلَيۡنَاﱕ
وَعَلَىﱖ
ٱلنَّاسِﱗ
وَلَٰكِنَّﱘ
أَكۡثَرَﱙ
ٱلنَّاسِﱚ
لَاﱛ
يَشۡكُرُونَﱜ
٣٨ﱝ
I follow the faith of my fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is not ˹right˺ for us to associate anything with Allah ˹in worship˺. This is part of Allah’s grace upon us and humanity, but most people are not grateful.
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6 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 12:38
One of the miracles of the Qur’an is that it never stops amazing you through its linguistic choices.
Sometimes it isn’t even a whole verse that makes you pause.
There is a word in Urdu that I love for describing this feeling:
Pinhaan... Something that is embedded within something else. Not loudly announced. Not explicitly laid out. But quietly contained within it.
And sometimes I feel that the Qur’an has pinhaane kayenat in its words—
entire u...
Sometimes it isn’t even a whole verse that makes you pause.
There is a word in Urdu that I love for describing this feeling:
Pinhaan... Something that is embedded within something else. Not loudly announced. Not explicitly laid out. But quietly contained within it.
And sometimes I feel that the Qur’an has pinhaane kayenat in its words—
entire u...
17 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 12:38
This ayat gives the idea that following the ways of Yusuf's forefathers, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaqub (AS), i.e., Islam ensures that you practice monotheism and do not associate or get attached to anything else in this dunya. And that this kind of mindset is a grace of this religion that many are not grateful for.
For most of my life, I never realized how many things I was attached to in this dunya; without even realizing, I had placed people, wea...
For most of my life, I never realized how many things I was attached to in this dunya; without even realizing, I had placed people, wea...
24 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 12:38
[Surah Yusuf: 38]
This verse comes in the middle of the story of Prophet Joseph (peace be upon him), and it separates two completely different phases.
The first part is filled with severe trials that Joseph went through: the betrayal of his brothers, being thrown into the well, then sold as a slave, and later imprisoned because he refused immorality. This verse comes to separate those hardships from what follows of empowerment: he is released fr...
This verse comes in the middle of the story of Prophet Joseph (peace be upon him), and it separates two completely different phases.
The first part is filled with severe trials that Joseph went through: the betrayal of his brothers, being thrown into the well, then sold as a slave, and later imprisoned because he refused immorality. This verse comes to separate those hardships from what follows of empowerment: he is released fr...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:38
When reading this Ayah, I say
All praise be to Allah, I am Muslim
Why? Prophet Yusuf said that's only by the grace of God where someone is Muslim
Why? All those blessings in the world mean nothing if you don't have Islam
If you have Islam you have everything
#inspiredbyYusuf #YusufTaughtMe
All praise be to Allah, I am Muslim
Why? Prophet Yusuf said that's only by the grace of God where someone is Muslim
Why? All those blessings in the world mean nothing if you don't have Islam
If you have Islam you have everything
#inspiredbyYusuf #YusufTaughtMe
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:38
Gratitude: Surah Yusuf, 12:38
'And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob)], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah. This is from the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind, but most people are not grateful.
Prophet Yusuf (peace be on him) made a conscious choice: Gratefulness.
He chose to be grateful rather than complain. Indeed, gratitude is a conscious choice...
'And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob)], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah. This is from the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind, but most people are not grateful.
Prophet Yusuf (peace be on him) made a conscious choice: Gratefulness.
He chose to be grateful rather than complain. Indeed, gratitude is a conscious choice...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:37-38
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Reflecting on the family of prophets, when Prophet Yusuf (AS) was sent to prison, he introduced himself by declaring that he had left the path of those who do not believe in Allah and the Hereafter. The way he said this so openly made me think about the era of polytheism in which he lived, where declaring one’s faith was a bold statement. It was not just in Egypt; even Canaan, despite being home to prophets like Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaqub, was ...
Reflecting on the family of prophets, when Prophet Yusuf (AS) was sent to prison, he introduced himself by declaring that he had left the path of those who do not believe in Allah and the Hereafter. The way he said this so openly made me think about the era of polytheism in which he lived, where declaring one’s faith was a bold statement. It was not just in Egypt; even Canaan, despite being home to prophets like Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaqub, was ...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 12:37-38, 22:78
Yusuf makes a declaration of cutting himself from a group of people who donot believe in Allah.
After disassociating from this group, I would question: Who am I a part of? Who do I follow? This is answered in the next ayah where he says, 'I follow the faith of my fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob'.
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ
This is also my identity 'مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ'.
It's so beautifu...
After disassociating from this group, I would question: Who am I a part of? Who do I follow? This is answered in the next ayah where he says, 'I follow the faith of my fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob'.
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ
This is also my identity 'مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ'.
It's so beautifu...