Quran Chapter 12 – 24 (Pt-12, Stg-3) (L-1494) - درس قرآن
Chasteness
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.)
Commentary
Story-tellers have narrated
this incident of Joseph (peace be upon him) in a different style, in which they
have made a gross mistake. Joseph (peace be upon him) was brought up from the
beginning in such a way that there was no chance of wicked and evil thoughts to
settle in His heart. By the Qur-‘aan’s way of description, this
affair becomes very clear in accordance with the verse under discussion that He
(peace be upon him) did never desire her with the thought of evil or lewdness.
His way of stay at this house was based on the same care, which He (peace be
upon him) disclosed very clearly before the woman in due course; that He used
to consider the person as own lord who was the owner of this house, and who
was Aziz (the general agent of the King) of Egypt, and in this
regard, He (peace be upon him) used to take it as His duty to respect and honor
him. Moreover, he used to treat Joseph (peace be upon him) so honorably that He
(peace be upon him) was clear in His mind that Aziz had full
faith in Him (peace be upon him), and that He will never cause to lose his
modesty and reputation.
The above mentioned verse ends
at the point that “Allah Almighty had preplanned before time in this matter
that mean thoughts of evil and lewdness should not make room in the heart of
Joseph (peace be upon him) because He had made him His chosen slave before
this. How could then thoughts of evil and lewdness come in his heart?
Therefore, certainly the meaning of hamma bihaa (he
would have desired her); in this light; would be that “all at once, a thought
in respect of that woman came in His heart at the same time. Before this, He
(peace be upon him) used to respect and honor her as a wife of His lord and
benefactor. Beholding the behavior of the woman, He (peace be upon him) was
impressed with sudden surprise, and He thought about those moral principles,
which had taken place in His heart with effect from His childhood. And He found
himself entangled in wretchedness. And which word came out rash at first from
His mouth, was “Ma-‘aazAllaah” (I seek refuge in God), which should come
on the tongue of every Believer at the time of any calamity.
Then, He (Joseph - peace be
upon him) did show that He had been looking always this woman with the only
view that she was wife of His lord and patron. He can never change himself for
her.
Wicked and evil thoughts remain
always very far from the hearts of those people; to whom Allah Almighty makes
His chosen servant.
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