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Quran Ayat regarding Prophet Yusuf(Joseph)

The story of Prophet Yusuf(Joseph) in the Quran is often described as the most beautiful narrative, a profound account of patience, faith, and divine wisdom. This page is dedicated to organizing Quran Ayat about Prophet Yusuf(Joseph) from across the holy text, allowing readers to explore the verses in a structured and meaningful way. Whether you are seeking to understand the trials he faced, the dreams he interpreted, or the ultimate triumph of forgiveness, this collection serves as a valuable resource for study and reflection.

Here, you will find a curated selection of Quranic guidance that highlights the moral and spiritual lessons embedded in his life. Each verse is presented alongside its translation and access to Tafsir, enabling a deeper comprehension of the context and scholarly interpretations. By examining these passages, readers can appreciate the timeless relevance of Prophet Yusuf's story and its application to contemporary challenges. This organized approach helps you navigate the complexities of the narrative, fostering a richer connection to the Quranic text and its enduring wisdom.

We invite you to delve into this compilation, which is designed to support both casual readers and serious students of the Quran. The verses are grouped to facilitate comparative study, making it easier to trace themes of patience, trust in God, and the power of forgiveness. As you explore, you will discover how Quranic guidance illuminates the path of righteousness, offering insights that resonate across generations. This resource is a starting point for your journey, encouraging thoughtful engagement with the scripture and its profound teachings.

Ayah 4

إِذۡ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيۡتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوۡكَبٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ رَأَيۡتُهُمۡ لِي سَٰجِدِينَ

4. When Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father, my father, I saw eleven stars(7), and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating to me(8).

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 4

Ayah 7

۞لَّقَدۡ كَانَ فِي يُوسُفَ وَإِخۡوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ

7. No doubt, in Yusuf [Joseph] and his brothers there are signs for those who inquire[14].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 7

Ayah 8

إِذۡ قَالُواْ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

8. When they said, "Surely Yusuf [Joseph] and his brother[15] are dearer to our father than we are, while we are a strong clan[16]. No doubt, our father is in clear error[17]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 8

Ayah 9

ٱقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ أَوِ ٱطۡرَحُوهُ أَرۡضٗا يَخۡلُ لَكُمۡ وَجۡهُ أَبِيكُمۡ وَتَكُونُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ قَوۡمٗا صَٰلِحِينَ

9.Kill Yusuf [Joseph] or cast[18] him into some land so that your father's face may be directed towards you, and then you may become righteous[19].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 9

Ayah 11

قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَا مَا لَكَ لَا تَأۡمَ۬نَّا عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَنَٰصِحُونَ

11. They said, "O our father, why do you not trust us with Yusuf [Joseph], while we are indeed his well-wishers[21]?"

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 11

Ayah 17

قَالُواْ يَـٰٓأَبَانَآ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا يُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنٖ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَٰدِقِينَ

17. They said, "O our father, we went racing and left Yusuf [Joseph] near our provisions, then the wolf ate him[30]. You will not believe us, even though we are truthful."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 17

Ayah 21

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

21. And the man of Egypt who bought him [39] said to his wife [40], "Keep him honorably; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son [41]." And thus We established [42] Yusuf [Joseph] in the land so that We might teach him the interpretation of events [43]. And Allah is Dominant over His affairs, but most people do not know [44].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 21

Ayah 29

يُوسُفُ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ هَٰذَاۚ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرِي لِذَنۢبِكِۖ إِنَّكِ كُنتِ مِنَ ٱلۡخَاطِـِٔينَ

29. Yusuf {Joseph}, turn away from this. And [woman], ask forgiveness for your sin. You are indeed among the wrongdoers[62].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 29

Ayah 31

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتۡ بِمَكۡرِهِنَّ أَرۡسَلَتۡ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَعۡتَدَتۡ لَهُنَّ مُتَّكَـٔٗا وَءَاتَتۡ كُلَّ وَٰحِدَةٖ مِّنۡهُنَّ سِكِّينٗا وَقَالَتِ ٱخۡرُجۡ عَلَيۡهِنَّۖ فَلَمَّا رَأَيۡنَهُۥٓ أَكۡبَرۡنَهُۥ وَقَطَّعۡنَ أَيۡدِيَهُنَّ وَقُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا هَٰذَا بَشَرًا إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا مَلَكٞ كَرِيمٞ

31. Then when she heard their accusations, she invited them, prepared for them reclining couches, and gave each of them a knife. She then said, "Come out to them." When they saw him, they admired him greatly and cut their hands, saying, "Glory be to Allah! This is not a mortal; this is none other than a noble angel[68]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 31

Ayah 33

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱلسِّجۡنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِمَّا يَدۡعُونَنِيٓ إِلَيۡهِۖ وَإِلَّا تَصۡرِفۡ عَنِّي كَيۡدَهُنَّ أَصۡبُ إِلَيۡهِنَّ وَأَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ

33. Yusuf [Joseph] said, O my Lord, prison is dearer to me than the work to which she calls me [72]. And if You do not turn their guile from me, I may incline towards them [73] and become one of the ignorant.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 33

Ayah 37

قَالَ لَا يَأۡتِيكُمَا طَعَامٞ تُرۡزَقَانِهِۦٓ إِلَّا نَبَّأۡتُكُمَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن يَأۡتِيَكُمَاۚ ذَٰلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّيٓۚ إِنِّي تَرَكۡتُ مِلَّةَ قَوۡمٖ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ

37. [Joseph] said, "The food which you will be provided with will not come to you, but I will inform you of its interpretation[79] before it comes to you. This is from the knowledge my Lord has given me[80]. I have abandoned the religion of a people who do not believe in Allah and who are disbelievers in the Hereafter[82]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 37

Ayah 42

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِي ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱذۡكُرۡنِي عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ ذِكۡرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِي ٱلسِّجۡنِ بِضۡعَ سِنِينَ

42. And [Yusuf] said to the one whom he considered would be saved of the two, mention me [95] before your lord (King); then Satan made him forget [96] to mention him to his lord, so [Yusuf] remained in prison for several more years [97].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 42

Ayah 51

قَالَ مَا خَطۡبُكُنَّ إِذۡ رَٰوَدتُّنَّ يُوسُفَ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ قُلۡنَ حَٰشَ لِلَّهِ مَا عَلِمۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِن سُوٓءٖۚ قَالَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ حَصۡحَصَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَنَا۠ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

51. The king said, "O women, what was your intention when you sought to seduce [Joseph] [112]? They said, 'Holy is Allah, we did not find any evil [113] in him.' The wife of the Aziz said, 'Now the truth has been made clear [114]. I sought to seduce him [115], and indeed, he is truthful [116].'"

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 51

Ayah 52

ذَٰلِكَ لِيَعۡلَمَ أَنِّي لَمۡ أَخُنۡهُ بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي كَيۡدَ ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ

52. [Joseph] said, "This is so that [Aziz] may know that I did not betray him in his absence and that Allah does not guide the deceit of betrayers [117]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 52

Ayah 55

قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٞ

55. [Joseph] said, "Set me over the treasures of the land. Indeed, I am trustworthy and knowledgeable [123]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 55

Ayah 56

وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَتَبَوَّأُ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ يَشَآءُۚ نُصِيبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَآءُۖ وَلَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

56. And thus We established [Joseph] in the land [124], so that he could settle wherever he wished. We grant Our mercy to whom We will, and We do not waste the reward of the righteous.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 56

Ayah 58

وَجَآءَ إِخۡوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَعَرَفَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

58. And the brothers of [Joseph] came and appeared before him. He recognized them, but they did not recognize him [126].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 58

Ayah 62

وَقَالَ لِفِتۡيَٰنِهِ ٱجۡعَلُواْ بِضَٰعَتَهُمۡ فِي رِحَالِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَعۡرِفُونَهَآ إِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ

62. And Yusuf [Joseph] said to his servants, "Put their merchandise in their saddlebags, perhaps they may recognize [129] it when they go back to their home, perchance they may return." [130]

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 62

Ayah 69

وَلَمَّا دَخَلُواْ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ ءَاوَىٰٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَخَاهُۖ قَالَ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ أَخُوكَ فَلَا تَبۡتَئِسۡ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

69. And when they went in to Yusuf, he took his brother [150] to himself and said, “I am your brother, so do not grieve over what they have been doing [151].”

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 69

Ayah 76

فَبَدَأَ بِأَوۡعِيَتِهِمۡ قَبۡلَ وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَخۡرَجَهَا مِن وِعَآءِ أَخِيهِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كِدۡنَا لِيُوسُفَۖ مَا كَانَ لِيَأۡخُذَ أَخَاهُ فِي دِينِ ٱلۡمَلِكِ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ نَرۡفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٖ مَّن نَّشَآءُۗ وَفَوۡقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلۡمٍ عَلِيمٞ

76. Then he began by searching their bags before the bag of his brother, and then he took it out from his brother's bag [160]. Thus We planned for Yusuf [161]. He could not have taken his brother under the king's law except that Allah willed it [162]. We exalt in degrees whom We will, and above every person of knowledge is One who is Knowing [163].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 76

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