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The Story of Joesph and Julekha in the Quran is one of the most profound narratives of patience, temptation, and divine mercy. This page organizes the Quran Ayat about Story of Joesph and Julekha in a clear, study-friendly format, allowing readers to explore the verses in sequence and reflect on their meanings. Whether you are a student of Islamic knowledge or a seeker of spiritual insight, this collection serves as a gateway to understanding the trials and triumphs of Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him) and the woman whose name is often associated with this tale.

By presenting the relevant Quranic guidance alongside translations and Tafsir, this resource helps you delve deeper into the context, lessons, and wisdom embedded in each verse. The Story of Joesph and Julekha is not merely a historical account; it is a timeless example of how faith and integrity can overcome worldly desires. As you navigate through the ayat, you will discover how the Quran addresses human emotions, moral choices, and the ultimate justice of Allah.

We invite you to explore this curated collection, which highlights the Quranic perspective on patience and chastity and offers practical lessons for daily life. May this study bring you closer to the profound meanings of the Quran and inspire you to apply its teachings with sincerity.

Ayah 23

وَرَٰوَدَتۡهُ ٱلَّتِي هُوَ فِي بَيۡتِهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلۡأَبۡوَٰبَ وَقَالَتۡ هَيۡتَ لَكَۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَحۡسَنَ مَثۡوَايَۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

23. And she in whose house [47] he was, tried to seduce him, and she bolted [48] the doors and said, "Come to me." He said, "May Allah protect me! He is my Lord [49], who has made my stay agreeable. Indeed, the wrongdoers will never succeed."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 23

Ayah 24

وَلَقَدۡ هَمَّتۡ بِهِۦۖ وَهَمَّ بِهَا لَوۡلَآ أَن رَّءَا بُرۡهَٰنَ رَبِّهِۦۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنَصۡرِفَ عَنۡهُ ٱلسُّوٓءَ وَٱلۡفَحۡشَآءَۚ إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

24. And no doubt, the woman desired him, and he would have desired her too if he had not seen the proof [50] of his Lord. Thus, We did this to avert [51] from him evil and indecency. Indeed, he is one of Our chosen servants.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 24

Ayah 25

وَٱسۡتَبَقَا ٱلۡبَابَ وَقَدَّتۡ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرٖ وَأَلۡفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلۡبَابِۚ قَالَتۡ مَا جَزَآءُ مَنۡ أَرَادَ بِأَهۡلِكَ سُوٓءًا إِلَّآ أَن يُسۡجَنَ أَوۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ

25. And both ran [52] towards the door, and the woman tore his shirt from behind, and they met her husband [53] at the door. She said, "What is the punishment [54] of him who desired evil with your wife except that he should be imprisoned or face a painful chastisement [55]?"

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 25

Ayah 26

قَالَ هِيَ رَٰوَدَتۡنِي عَن نَّفۡسِيۚ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٞ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَآ إِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن قُبُلٖ فَصَدَقَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ

26. He said, "She tempted me to deviate [56], and a witness from her household testified [57]. If his shirt is torn from the front, then she has spoken the truth [58] and he is a liar."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 26

Ayah 27

وَإِن كَانَ قَمِيصُهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٖ فَكَذَبَتۡ وَهُوَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

27. "But if his shirt is torn from the back, then she has lied and he is truthful."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 27

Ayah 28

فَلَمَّا رَءَا قَمِيصَهُۥ قُدَّ مِن دُبُرٖ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ مِن كَيۡدِكُنَّۖ إِنَّ كَيۡدَكُنَّ عَظِيمٞ

28. When he saw that the shirt was torn from behind, he said, "Indeed, this is the cunning of you women. Indeed, your cunning is great[59]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 28

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 30

۞وَقَالَ نِسۡوَةٞ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ تُرَٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۖ قَدۡ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ

30. And women in the city said, "The wife of the Aziz is enticing her servant to herself. Indeed, she is deeply in love with him. We see her in clear error[64]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 30

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 32

قَالَتۡ فَذَٰلِكُنَّ ٱلَّذِي لُمۡتُنَّنِي فِيهِۖ وَلَقَدۡ رَٰوَدتُّهُۥ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦ فَٱسۡتَعۡصَمَۖ وَلَئِن لَّمۡ يَفۡعَلۡ مَآ ءَامُرُهُۥ لَيُسۡجَنَنَّ وَلَيَكُونٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰغِرِينَ

32. Zuleikha said, "This is the one you reproached me about. I certainly sought to seduce him, but he remained steadfast. If he does not do what I command him, he will surely be imprisoned and will be among the humiliated."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 32

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 34

فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ فَصَرَفَ عَنۡهُ كَيۡدَهُنَّۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

34. Then his Lord responded to him and turned away the women’s guile [74] from him. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 34

Ayah 35

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا رَأَوُاْ ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَيَسۡجُنُنَّهُۥ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

35. Then, [even]after they had seen the signs, it appeared to them that they should imprison him for a time [75].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 35

Ayah 36

وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ ٱلسِّجۡنَ فَتَيَانِۖ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَآ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰنِيٓ أَعۡصِرُ خَمۡرٗاۖ وَقَالَ ٱلۡأٓخَرُ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰنِيٓ أَحۡمِلُ فَوۡقَ رَأۡسِي خُبۡزٗا تَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّيۡرُ مِنۡهُۖ نَبِّئۡنَا بِتَأۡوِيلِهِۦٓۖ إِنَّا نَرَىٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

36. And two young men entered the prison with him. One of them said, "I dreamt that I am pressing wine[77]," and the other said, "I dreamt that I am carrying bread on my head, of which the birds are eating. Inform us of its interpretation[78]. We see that you are among the doers of good[79]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 36

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 39

يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ ءَأَرۡبَابٞ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيۡرٌ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّارُ

39. O my two fellow prisoners, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the All-Prevailing?[86]

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 39

Ayah 40

مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٗ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِنِ ٱلۡحُكۡمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

40. You worship nothing besides Him but mere names which you and your forefathers have invented. Allah has sent down no authority for them. Judgment belongs only to Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him. This is the true religion [91], but most people do not know.

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 40

Ayah 41

يَٰصَٰحِبَيِ ٱلسِّجۡنِ أَمَّآ أَحَدُكُمَا فَيَسۡقِي رَبَّهُۥ خَمۡرٗاۖ وَأَمَّا ٱلۡأٓخَرُ فَيُصۡلَبُ فَتَأۡكُلُ ٱلطَّيۡرُ مِن رَّأۡسِهِۦۚ قُضِيَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ تَسۡتَفۡتِيَانِ

41. O my two fellow prisoners! As for one of you, he will serve [92] wine to his lord (King), and as for the other, he will be crucified, and the birds will eat from his head [93]. The matter about which you enquired has been decreed [94].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 41

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 43

وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلِكُ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ سَبۡعَ بَقَرَٰتٖ سِمَانٖ يَأۡكُلُهُنَّ سَبۡعٌ عِجَافٞ وَسَبۡعَ سُنۢبُلَٰتٍ خُضۡرٖ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَٰتٖۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ أَفۡتُونِي فِي رُءۡيَٰيَ إِن كُنتُمۡ لِلرُّءۡيَا تَعۡبُرُونَ

43. And the King said, "I saw in a dream seven fat cows being eaten by seven lean cows, and seven green ears of corn and seven others dry [98]. O courtiers! Answer my dream if you know the interpretation of dreams [99]."

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 43

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