The 4th verse of Surah al-Yusuf has two verbs رَاَیتُ which means I saw: > اِذ قالَ یوسُفُ لِأَبیهِ یا اَبَتی إِنّی **رَأَیتُ** اَحَدَ عَشَرَ کَوکَبا وَالشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ **رَأَیتُ**هُم لی ساجِدین Translation: When Joseph told his father, oh my father! I just saw eleven stars and the Sun and the Moon bowed down to me. Why is there an excessive رَأَیتُ here?

(I am not sure if this type of questions are allowed or encouraged, because it is mainly a language-related question. If not, please tell me and I delete.) I am trying understand the second part of what Yusuf said. I am NOT asking whether Yusuf meant they were actually prostrating or not, or related discussions. To better express myself, let me give some examples in English: 1. I saw they JUMPED. 2. I saw them JUMPING. 3. I saw them as JUMPERS. (1) is like you are describing a moment. (2) is like you describing a duration. (3) is like you are describing a job, routine, or whatever. My questions are: as to the second part of what Yusuf said (I saw them prostrating to me) and with the examples above in mind: in how many ways could Yusuf have said what he has said, and what would they mean?

Due to the fact that Allah is All-wise, there must've been a reason for sending down Quran in Arabic. So what is it? What would have happened if Allah had used another language? I'm asking this question because of the second verse of Surah Yusof where Allah says: > **إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ قُرْآناً عَرَبِيًّا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ** > > **Indeed We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an so that you may apply reason.**

In the story of Joseph (12:77), when the cup is found in Benjamin's bag, the other sons of Jacob say this about him: >"If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." Who are they referring to? And what happened in that incident?

I'm reading Sura 12, the narrative on Joseph's life, and I don't think I quite understand the **historical context for why the women at the banquet cut their hands with a knife when they saw how handsome Joseph was?** Was that a cultural custom/expression? **I also don't understand why Potiphar's wife held the banquet in the first place, and what the function/purpose of it was?** Can someone help clarify this scene for me? Thanks!

I was wondering why do Qaris get the independence of adding extra texts to [12:23](https://quran.com/12/23) of the noble Quran? I am adding a link to Qari Abdul Basit's recitation. https://youtu.be/kBII2vQ4aNU?t=127 Timestamp [2:07]

Verse 5 of Surah Yusuf states: > قَالَ يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تَقۡصُصۡ رُءۡيَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ إِخۡوَتِكَ > فَيَكِيدُواْ لَكَ كَيۡدًا‌ۖ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنَ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ عَدُوٌّ۬ > مُّبِينٌ۬ > > He said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they > will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest > enemy. Followed by verse 6: > وَكَذَٲلِكَ يَجۡتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ > ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِ وَيُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُ ۥ عَلَيۡكَ وَعَلَىٰٓ ءَالِ > يَعۡقُوبَ كَمَآ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰٓ أَبَوَيۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ > وَإِسۡحَـٰقَ‌ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ۬ > > And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of > narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of > Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. > Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise." Does this mean Yusuf (a.s.) would have received revelation only if he didn't relate his vision to his brothers and if he had related his dream to his brothers, he wouldn't have received the revelation?

[Quran 12:36](https://quran.com/12/36) says: > "And there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." However, you cannot literally press or squeeze wine. Does it imply fruit from where the wine comes from instead like grapes since you squeeze grapes?

In the second ayah of Surah Yusuf is: > **نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ** > **We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an** I want to know what does it mean to be *the best of stories*? What features does it have that makes it the best? And is it considered to be better than the stories and novels written by humans too? (considering the features that makes it the best from Quran's viewpoint)

Why didn't Yusuf (as) reveal his identity to his brothers, when they first came to him? > وَجَاءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ > مُنكِرُونَ - 12:58 > >And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown. From what I understand, he was going to forgive his brothers and wanted to essentially bring his brothers & parents to Egypt, and this perhaps could have been achieved by just revealing his identity at the first instance? As opposed to requesting that they bring Benjamin, then hiding a cup in his luggage etc.? Not questioning what happened or whether this was the best course of action. **Just interested to hear what scholars of tafsir/quran have said about this**.

When Yusuf (a.s.) wanted to keep his brother in Egypt he had a valuable measure bowl kept in the baggage of his brother. Then a person went into the caravan and shouted: O People of the caravan! You are thieves! Why did Yusuf (a.s.) act in this way that his brothers who had come in the Caravan of Palestine should be implicated for theft? While false allegation and accusation is a sin and it is Haraam? > فَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ جَعَلَ السِّقَايَةَ فِي رَحْلِ > أَخِيهِ ثُمَّ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ أَيَّتُهَا الْعِيرُ إِنَّكُمْ > لَسَارِقُونَ and when he had given them their provisions, he hid a > drinkingcup in his brother's saddlebag. then a herald called out after > them: 'cameleers, you are thieves!' [\[Surah Yusuf 12:70\]][1]