The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 257
PT. 13 YUSUF CH. 12 قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَشْكُوابَتِي وَحُزْنِ إِلَى اللهِ He replied, I only complain. 87 وَاَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ of my sorrow and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you know not. 1586 يبَنِى اذْهَبُوا فَتَحَسَّسُوا مِنْ يُوسُفَ O my sons, go ye and search. 88 for Joseph and his brother and وَاخِيْهِ وَلَا تَايْسُوا مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ despair not of the mercy of إِنَّهُ لَا يَايْسُ مِنْ رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكَفِرُونَ Allah; for none despairs of Allah's mercy save unbelieving people. '1587 the "15:57; 39:54. be at the point of death; or he suffered protracted disquietude of mind and disease; he was unable to rise from or quit his place; he was or became low, or sordid or bad, possessing no good; he was neglected or forsaken. means, a man corrupt in body and in intellect; a man in a corrupt or disordered state; sick or diseased: having a corrupt or disordered stomach; suffering from protracted disquietude of mind and disease; weary or fatigued and at the point of death; emaciated or dissolved by excessive grief or love, etc. (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: This allegation of the brothers of Joseph is repudiated by the Prophet Jacob in the reply given in the next verse. 1586. Commentary: In this beautiful verse Jacob pours out his heart to God, in Whom all holy men seek solace. He also hints at the fact that he knew from God that Joseph, Benjamin and Judah were alive. 1587. Commentary: This verse leaves no doubt that God had informed Jacob not only of Joseph's being alive but also of his being in Egypt. If Jacob had thought that Joseph had been devoured by a wolf or had perished in some other Way, he could not at the present stage 1465 have bidden his sons search for him, particularly in Egypt. The verse also lays down an infallible principle of success not only in spiritual but also in temporal matters viz. to avoid despair and despondency under all circumstances. Indeed, the root of most failures lies in despondency and despair. He who despairs of success can never attain his object. Indeed, he can never act as he ought to. In the spiritual realm people who do not believe in the forgiveness of sins never feel the urge to exert themselves to the utmost and overcome them. Similarly, those who do not believe that human nature is pure and unsullied and that man has