The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 265
PT. 13 YUSUF CH. 12 رَبِّ قَدْ تَيْتَنِي مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِي مِنْ O my Lord, Thou hast ,102 E تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوتِ taught me the interpretation of وَالْأَرْضِ أَنْتَ وَلِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ * تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَّالْحِقْنِي بِالصّلِحِينَ bestowed power upon me and dreams. О "Maker of the heavens and the earth, Thou art my Protector in this world and the Hereafter. Let death come to me in a state of submission to Thy will and join me to the righteous. '1601 ذلِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَاءِ الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيْهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا That is of the tidings of. 103 the unseen, which We reveal to a12:7, 22. 6:15; 14:11; 35:2; 39:47. 3:45; 11:50. position. Thus, Joseph was the cause and not the object of their prostration. See also 2:35. The verse also throws some light on the sublime morals of God's noble Prophets. Joseph's brothers had left their home in search of food, but he speaks of their coming to him as a special favour of God to himself. Again, while mentioning God's favours he refers only to his being taken out of prison and makes no mention of being rescued from the well, lest his brothers might feel ashamed. The word (Benignant) when applied to God, means, He Who takes care of His creatures through love or benevolence or Who benefits others with His love and kindness; He Who knows hidden things. See also 6:104. 1601. Commentary: nor adversity can make them forget their Lord and Creator. Even amidst rejoicing at meeting with his parents and brothers after a long time, Joseph feels the flame of Divine love rising in his breast, and ignoring and forgetting all, he turns to his Lord and Master. It is this yearning of the human soul for God in which lies all acts of devotion are a spiritual progress. Without it outward mere shell without kernel. The verse also shows how the lives of Prophets furnish strong proof of the attributes of God. This rise of Joseph from a state of utter helplessness to a position of great Power and authority signified that God, as it were, created for him a new heaven and a new earth, thus providing evidence of the fact that He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. This is what is hinted at in the words, O Maker of the heavens and This verse bespeaks the great love which the righteous servants of God cherish for Him. Neither prosperity | the earth. 1473