Surah Yusuf 12:111
سُورَةُ يُوسُفَ · Meccan · Verse 111 of 111
لَقَدْ كَانَ فِى قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌۭ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ ۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًۭا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Translation
There is a lesson in the stories of such people for those who understand. This revelation is no fabrication: it is a confirmation of the truth of what was sent before it; an explanation of everything; a guide and a blessing for those who believe.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Yusuf 12:111 is discussed in 17 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Moral Lessons (Ibrah) (key verse)
- Divine Revelation (Wahy)
- Gradual Enticement (Istidraj)
- Arrogance (Istikbar)
- Fabrication (Iftira)
- Destruction (Ihlak)
- Miserliness (Bukhl)
- Revealed Scriptures (Al-Kutub al-Munazzalah)
- Luqman
- Guidance (Hidayah)
- Despair (Ya's)
- Prophet Joseph (Yusuf)
- Hearing (Sam')
- Governance (Siyasah)
- Birds (Tayr)
- Society (Mujtama')
- Aad
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