Quran Chapter 12 – 4 (Pt-12, Stg-3) (L-1474) - درس قرآن
Dream of Joseph
Surah
Yuusuf (Joseph)
- 12
‘A-‘uu-zu
Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَٱلشَّمْسَوَٱلْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِى سَٰجِدِينَ (4
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4. When Joseph said unto his father: O my father! Lo! I
saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun and the moon, I saw them
prostrating themselves unto me.
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4. ‘Iz qaala Yuusufu li-‘abiihi
yaaa-‘abati ‘innii ra-‘aytu ‘aha-da ‘ashara
kaw-kabanw-wash-shamsa wal-qamara ra-‘aytu-hum lii
saajidiin.
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Commentary
The story begins from the point
that a child saw a dream during his child-hood and told about it to his father.
From this beginning point, every individual can understand that the name of
that child is Joseph (peace be upon him). His father cares for him very much.
That child is very intimate with his father and discusses every matter with him
and takes advice from him and then acts upon that advice.
If you read a book written by
any person on Joseph and Zulaikha {wife of aziz-e-Misr (a
title of the king of Egypt)}, you will find that two points are overcoming
in it – storytelling and history, and the writers have produced it as “A Tale
of Beauty and Love”.
After that; if you read the
same story in Holy Qur’an, you will reach that only important
points have been taken and those points have been adorned so beautifully that
the reader can understand remaining concerning matters naturally and easily,
and the link of attractiveness does not break anywhere. Moreover, its phraseology
and way of narration is a thing in between prose and poetry, in which purity of
prose and attraction of poetry exists perfectly.
Such way of describing has been
chosen that any human being is unable to write like this whether he tries his
best. In addition to existence of story’s peculiarity, entire moral lessons
come before the prudent and picture of the passions becomes dimmed step by step
after fulfilling its duty. Indeed, this Chapter provides comfort to the heart,
consolation to the mind and exaltation to the manners along with moral precepts
by its attractive words and suitable mode of expression, in which both
narratives (poetry and prose) exist. Its abstract have more than enough
influence and its elegance have the power of drawing attention. Let’s recite
again the above mentioned verse. Dream of a child interprets external
circumstances very clearly and it is a mirror-holder of the child’s
determination that certainly; his father, mother and eleven brothers will admit
the superiority of the child on one or other day.
