Lessons from Surah Yusuf

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Surah Yusuf, a chapter of the Qur'an (Koran), was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad at a critical juncture of his life. This was the time when he had gone through ten to eleven years of ridicule and rejection in Makkah, a time when he lost his wife and partner, Khadija, a time when he lost his dear uncle Abu Talib. Allah revealed this precious surah to strengthen the Prophet Muhammad’s heart. To remind him that he lives in the footsteps of the great prophets of the past and that Allah’s help and support is there. This surah is full of meaningful messages of patience, reliance on Allah and how to overcome hardship and betrayal. It was also educational, teaching the Prophet Muhammad the answers to queries that were posed to him by the local Jews and Muslims. Finally this surah was a timely morale booster for the Prophet and his companions in a time of need. Yasir Qadhi has clearly divided the surah into related themes, as per the revelations, so that the reader can easily understand and grasp the great wealth of knowledge relayed through this surah to all. Surah Yusuf, a chapter of the Qur'an (Koran), was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad at a critical juncture of his life. This was the time when he had gone through ten to eleven years of ridicule and rejection in Makkah, a time when he lost his wife and partner, Khadija, a time when he lost his dear uncle Abu Talib. Allah revealed this precious surah to strengthen the Prophet Muhammad’s heart. To remind him that he lives in the footsteps of the great prophets of the past and that Allah’s help and support is there. This surah is full of meaningful messages of patience, reliance on Allah and how to overcome hardship and betrayal. It was also educational, teaching the Prophet Muhammad the answers to queries that were posed to him by the local Jews and Muslims. Finally this surah was a timely morale booster for the Prophet and his companions in a time of need. Yasir Qadhi has clearly divided the surah into related themes, as per the revelations, so that the reader can easily understand and grasp the great wealth of knowledge relayed through this surah to all. Review: Excellent book - Loved the book. The narrative style and how everything ha been laid out. Book had some printing issues on somw pages. Review: Outstanding - The greatest strength of this work is clarity and lucidity. The presentation of the story of Yusuf (AS) as detailed in the Sura-e-mubaraka as explained by the author of this book is interesting, thought provoking and extremely engaging. I have read some of the best tafsirs of the Holy Qur'an, but the elucidation of the story in the book under review, in the light of ayayts and hadith quoted in different chapters is uniquely touching. The way in which different chapters are titled and connected to each other is amazing. The observations and comments by the author in different chapters are informative, extremely enlitening and enriching. At the end of the book, the lessons drawn from the sura-e-mubaraka by the author are valuable. May he be blessed with more such works on different sura-e-mubaraka of the Holy Qur'an in future. Ameen.