Not every time you speak will your voice be heard, and not every word will yield the change you seek. But one truth remains absolute: every word is recorded for a destiny beyond our sight. This is exemplified in the story of Yusuf (aleyhisselam). A man offered his testimony—a man of whom we know nothing else. Though his words did not prevent Yusuf's (Aleyhisselam) prolonged imprisonment, they transcended that temporal failure. They traveled through time, finding their ultimate, immortal home in the Book of Allah. No sincere word is ever lost

Well written, concise and heavy. JazakaAllah khair 
(This has to be my favorite reflection of yours)

سورۃ یوسف – آیت 26

🔻جب یوسفؑ پر جھوٹا الزام لگایا گیا، تو انہوں نے نہ چیخ و پکار کی، نہ گھبراہٹ دکھائی — بس سچ بولا:

&gt; 'اسی نے مجھے بہکانے کی کوشش کی تھی۔'

🔻یہ ہمیں سکھاتا ہے کہ جب آپ پر ظلم ہو، تو پُرسکون رہ کر سچ بولیں۔ چیخنے کی ضرورت نہیں۔ وقار اور سچائی خاموشی میں بھی طاقت رکھتی ہے۔

اللہ تعالیٰ نے گواہی اسی کے خاندان والے سے دلوائی — یوسفؑ کے طرف سے نہیں۔

&gt; 'اللہ آپ کی مدد وہاں سے کر سکتا ہے جہاں سے آپ کو بالکل توقع نہ ہو۔'

یہ ہمیں یاد دلاتا ہے کہ اللہ کی مدد ہمیشہ آتی ہے — لیکن جس طریقے سے وہ چاہے۔

گواہ نے کوئی جذباتی یا جانبدار بات نہیں کی۔ اس نے ثبوت پر مبنی ایک عقلی طریقہ بتایا:

&gt; 'اگر قمیص آگے سے پھٹی ہے تو وہ سچ کہہ رہی ہے، اگر پیچھے سے پھٹی ہے تو وہ جھوٹ بول رہی ہے۔'

اسلام ہمیں سکھاتا ہے کہ فیصلہ منصفانہ، عقلی اور ثبوت کی بنیاد پر ہونا چاہیے — نہ کہ صرف جذبات پر

🔻یہ حقیقت ہے کہ طاقتور یا بااثر لوگ بھی جھوٹ بول سکتے ہیں، جیسا کہ اس وزیر کی بیوی نے کیا۔ یوسفؑ بےگناہ تھے، مگر ان پر الزام لگایا گیا۔

&gt; 'قرآن حقیقت سے پردہ نہیں ڈالتا — وہ دکھاتا ہے کہ لوگ جھوٹ بول سکتے ہیں، لیکن یہ بھی کہ اللہ سچ کو سامنے لاتا ہے۔'

❤️ ہمیں کیا سیکھنا چاہیے؟

اگر آپ پر جھوٹا الزام لگے تو گھبرائیں نہیں، سچ بولیں اور اللہ پر بھروسا رکھیں۔

مدد وہاں سے بھی آ سکتی ہے جہاں سے آپ کو امید نہ ہو۔

ہر معاملے میں ثبوت اور انصاف سے فیصلہ کریں، نہ کہ صرف سنی سنائی باتوں پر۔

اللہ ہمیشہ سچوں کا ساتھ دیتا ہے۔

Agar aap schay hain to jazbati honay ki zaroorat nhi, point ! Jazakillahu Khairan, surah Yusuf bht khubsurat hai aur bht seekhnay ko milta hai bht shukriya hamesha koi nai baat sikhanay k liyay, Allah tallah Amal hmay Amal ki bhi taufeeq dein ameen. ♥️✨

We often become so focused on our problems that we fail to envision the solution. But Allah, the best of planners, Al Hakeem (the wise) and Al-Qadir (the All-Powerful), is in control. Everything we plan, either succeed or failed is according to His will, and He knows both our successes and our failures. Even after countless efforts, when we feel trapped in the depths of our problems, like sinking deeper into quicksand, we must remember that the path we are on is leading us towards the solution. We may sometimes walk, crawl, or run down this road, often with tears and heartache, but we are moving forward.

Take comfort in the reminders from Allah’s help 

How He saved Ibrahim a.s. from the fire,
How He cleared Yusuf a.s. of false accusations,
 How He save Musa as from firon 
How He protected the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the cave of Thawr.

Allah says in the Qur’an about this moment in the cave:

'If you do not help him (Muhammad), Allah has already helped him when those who disbelieved had driven him out, and he was the second of two. When they were in the cave, he said to his companion, 'Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us.' And Allah sent down His tranquility upon him and supported him with soldiers you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.'
[Al-Tawbah 9:40]

This verse vividly describes how, even when the Prophet (PBUH) and Abu Bakr (RA) faced danger, Allah's help arrived, bringing peace and support.

حضرت یوسفؑ دوڑ پڑے — گناہ کی طرف نہیں، بلکہ اس سے بچنے کے لیے۔
 جب کوئی فتنے کا وقت ہو تو دلیل نہ دو، وہاں سے بھاگ جاؤ۔ بھاگنا کمزوری نہیں، عقل ہے۔

قمیص پیچھے سے پھٹی — اللہ نے سچ کو ظاہر کرنے کا ذریعہ بنایا۔
پیچھے سے قمیص کا پھٹنا ثبوت ہے کہ حضرت یوسفؑ فرار ہو رہے تھے۔ یہ سبق ہے کہ اگر آپ مخلص ہیں، تو اللہ سچ کو ظاہر کر دیتا ہے۔

اس نے فوراً جھوٹ گھڑ لیا — مظلوم کو مجرم بنا دیا۔
وہ کہتی ہے کہ یوسفؑ نے مجھ پر برا ارادہ کیا۔ طاقت والے لوگ سچ کو دبا سکتے ہیں، لیکن ہمیشہ کے لیے نہیں۔

اللہ سچ کو ظاہر کرتا ہے — بعض اوقات ایک چھوٹے سے اشارے سے۔
جیسے پھٹی ہوئی قمیص، یا دروازے پر شوہر کا آ جانا — یہ سب اللہ کا پلان ہوتا ہے۔
'When you are wrongfully accused, don’t panic — Allah is the best witness. Keep your heart clean, and the truth will defend you even when your voice can’t.'

جزاکِ اللہ خیراً! آپ کی حوصلہ افزائی دل کو خوشی دیتی ہے۔ واقعی قرآن ہمیں زندگی کے ہر موڑ پر رہنمائی دیتا ہے۔ دعا ہے کہ اللہ ہمیں حضرت یوسفؑ جیسے صبر، حکمت اور پاکیزگی عطا فرمائے۔ آمین۔

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 for a crime he didn't commit didn't harden his heart or change his character.

He remained from the muhsineen, he forgave when he had a choice from a position of power, he saved a nation from hunger and after it all, he remembered that despite his great suffering, Allah was good to him.

In the face of grief, trials and struggle may we be gifted with the ability to show Ihsan. 

To keep showing up with our best when the world gives us its worst.

Because Allah, in His infinite generosity and grace, has always been good to us. 

And because He loves the muhsineen (those who engage in Ihsan). 

May we be of them.  Ameen.

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 life. 

Subhaan  Allah in the case of prophet Jacob and Yusuf, peace be upon them, on one hand and the brothers of Yusuf on the other .... like if you think about it , it will look like a mismatch right ? But its not , its a decree of Allah that they be family, that they be blood and even bonded to each other for better and worse . 

We .... have to just let go the idea of some kind of 'A life where the people in our lives non of them are going to be a source of difficulty' ..... 

May Allah always make it easy for us , give us wisdom and help us see these difficulties to be able to balance our lives right ...

A day with #NomanAliKhan #QALAM

Ameen. May Allah make it easy and source of strength to serve Allah

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 dreams that became essential when consulting the King, to name a few. When one is faced with hardship that is actually the process of making the soul resilient and more more beautiful. When the soul is strengthened, that is the point it is ready to be given something higher, i.e. being reunited with his most beloved brother, Benyamin and father, Jacob. Moreso, he was able to forgive his brothers whom betrayed him. This chapter inspires it's reciters feelings of hopefulness and forgiveness. After hardship, with reliance in God, good things are destined to come.

İn this captivating narrative, one constant element stands out – the 'qamis' (shirt). Notice how the story revolves around it, ultimately returning to this symbolic garment. Some commentators have aptly titled this surah 'Qassas al-Qamis' (The Story of the Shirt). While much has been said about this tale, I'd like to highlight an aspect that resonates with me.

Throughout Prophet Yusuf's (Aleyhisalam) life, the qamis itself, though falsely tainted by others, remains unstained, serving as irrefutable evidence. Whether it's the shirt retrieved from the dark well, falsely tainted with deceit, or the one scratched in Aziz's palace, testifying to his innocence, or even the royal attire he wore as Egypt's leader, the qamis itself remains unblemished.

This narrative  underscores human vulnerability, revealing how Prophet Yusuf (Aleyhisalam) was susceptible to pitfalls at every turn, where plots were woven against him. humanly, he could have fallen prey to:

The depths of the well, where despair and darkness might have consumed him.
The solitude in Aziz' palace, where loneliness could have led him astray.
The throne of power, where the intoxication of authority might have led him to avenge the injustice perpetrated against him.

Yet, his unwavering faith and mindful character triumphed over these vulnerabilities. Every time this surah quotes an event it's a testament to Syyiduna Yusuf (Aleyhisalam) mindfulness, which he preserved throughout his life journey from the depths of well to the heights of power. thereby maintaining the purity of his Qamis intact. 

So the shirt here, in a subtle nuance, represents  garment of righteousness (libas al-taqwa). Just as the qamis withstand the darkness of the well, false accusations, and the temptations of power, our spiritual garment must resist the stains of sin, worldly allurements, and trials.

May Allah SWT  grant us the strength to embody Yusuf's AS character, in the depths of darkness, in solitude, and at the pinnacle of power Ameen 



MashaAllah, that was amazing Sis. Thank you for sharing.

قرآن نے ہمیں ایک خاص مقصد کے لیے کہانیاں دی ہیں: انسانیت کی رہنمائی کے لیے جس کی انہیں ضرورت ہے۔ انسانیت کو بہلانے کے لیے نہیں۔ یہاں اللہ ہمیں تمام کہانیوں میں سے بہترین کہانیاں سنا رہا ہے، تاکہ ہم اسے اپنی زندگیوں سے جوڑ سکیں اور ان کے ذریعے سکون حاصل کر سکیں
'سورہ یوسف کتنی خوبصورت ہے، یہ دور کے خواب سے شروع ہوتی ہے اور خواب کے حقیقت بننے پر ختم ہوتی ہے'۔ 

قرآن ہمیں بتاتا ہے کہ کس طرح حضرت یوسف (ع) کو آزمائشوں اور آزمائشوں کا سامنا کرنا پڑا، پھر بھی وہ اللہ کے فرمانبردار رہے۔ اس کے بھائیوں نے اسے کنویں میں چھوڑ دیا تھا، پھر اسے برآمد کر کے بازار میں غلام بنا کر بیچ دیا گیا۔ عزیزِ مصر کے وفادار خادم ہونے کے باوجود، یوسف علیہ السلام کو بدنام کیا گیا اور قید کر دیا گیا،

، پھر بھی انہوں نے امید نہیں ہاری کیونکہ وہ جانتے تھے کہ ان کے مصائب میں کبھی تنہا نہیں ہوں گے۔ اللہ ہمیشہ اس کے ساتھ تھا۔

یہ آپ کے لیے ایک یاد دہانی ہے اگر آپ ایسی صورت حال میں پھنس گئے ہیں جس میں فرار کا کوئی دروازہ نہیں ہے، تو مایوس نہ ہوں! بس اللہ کی طرف پورے یقین کے ساتھ رجوع کریں۔ اللہ سے دعا کرو کیونکہ وہ ناممکن کو ممکن میں بدل سکتا ہے۔ ہمارے لیے یہ سمجھنا مشکل ہو سکتا ہے کہ کچھ کیسے ہو گا، لیکن اس کے لیے یہ مشکل نہیں ہے۔ وہ ایسے دروازے بنا سکتا ہے جو پہلے پوشیدہ تھے۔ وہ راستہ نکال سکتا ہے جب ہماری نظر میں کوئی نہ ہو۔ 

ہمیشہ یاد رکھیں کہ مثبت ہونے کا مطلب یہ نہیں ہے کہ ہم اپنے مسائل کے وجود سے انکار کرتے ہیں۔ اس کا مطلب یہ ہے کہ ہم یقین رکھتے ہیں کہ اللہ ہر مشکل سے بڑا ہے جو ہمیں درپیش ہے۔ اس سے کوئی فرق نہیں پڑتا ہے کہ آپ کے آگے کیا ہے، حل ہمیشہ اللہ کے پاس ہے۔

#inspiredbyYusuf

The story of Yusuf (A.S.) and the events that Musa (A.S.) and Khidr (A.S.) encountered are my greatest means of finding solace through life's trials. Wa lillāhil Hamd. The story of Yusuf (A.S.) in particular, is one that I find myself reflecting back to over and over as I Journey, finding inspiration from various parts based on the particular circumstance or season of my life. This is the Surah that inspired my love for, and connection with the name of Allāh Al-Lateef (sometimes written as Al-Latīf), and it has become my favorite, Alhamdulillāh.

In this season of my life, I find myself finding strength and solace from two aspects:
1. Yusuf had a good dream, and his brothers dropping him into the well became a crucial part of setting the dream in motion. However, does that then mean that the brothers did the right thing? Would they be considered to have done something good? No, they were wrong. They transgressed. They were unjust to him. Yet, in the end, Allāh made their plan work for Yusuf rather than against him. Allah made the same thing that could have ruined him be a stepping stone to his elevation. But what was Yusuf (A.S.) doing through it all? He was focusing on Allāh, and this is key. Despite what was going on seemingly against his favor - from the well to slavery, from being wrongfully accused to being sent to prison, from all that happened in prison to him being honored and elevated in the position that he was, his focus did not deviate from Allāh. That is how he was able to forgive his brothers and accept them at a stage when he could have avenged himself. This teaches me that just because something someone else does ends up benefitting me doesn't mean that they were right to do so. It just means that no matter what is done against me, my dreams, or my plans, if I focus on Allāh, He can turn it all to be for me rather than against me. And the key here is what I chose to focus on.

2. How Yaqoob (A.S.) grieved. He knew that Yusuf was alive, as he knew about his dream. Think about it, who may have taught Yusuf how to interpret dreams? He must have had conviction that Allāh will take care of his beloved, yet he still cried until his eyes turned white. And a remarkable thing that is truly inspirational about his grief is that he chose to complain to no one except Allāh. Sometimes we try to get sympathy from people when we are hurting, so we complain to them. But what we seek from people is in the hands of Allāh - the true understanding of the depth of our pain, the comfort and compassion, the healing... all of it. People can disappoint us when we expect from them because we're all weak and bankrupt, but with Allāh we are guaranteed to get our needs met in the most beautiful of ways, SubhanAllah. Because of his focus, Yaqoob (A.S.) was also able to forgive and ask forgiveness for the brothers. That is someone whose focus is Allāh rather than the nafs.

This organizes all of the noise and the chaos into one simple quest: how do I walk to Allāh in this season?

#inspiredByYusuf

Assalaamu Alaikum,

What a beautiful reflection on the stories of Prophet Yusuf (A.S.), Musa (A.S.), and Khidr (A.S.). Your deep connection with the story of Yusuf (A.S.) and the lessons you draw from it are truly inspiring. The way you analyse Yusuf's unwavering focus on Allah throughout his trials and how Yaqoob (A.S.) found solace in grieving to Allah alone are profound reminders for all of us. Your reflection on turning adversities into opportunities by keeping our focus on Allah is a powerful message.

We appreciate your contribution. JazakAllah

Jazak Allah Khair for being a part of our community.