Dr. Mustafa Khattab Alif-Lãm-Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran¹ so that you may understand.²

Dr. Mustafa Khattab We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ the best of stories through Our revelation of this Quran, though before this you were totally unaware ˹of them˺.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab ˹Remember˺ when Joseph said to his father, “O my dear father! Indeed I dreamt of eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon—I saw them prostrating to me!”¹

Dr. Mustafa Khattab He replied, “O my dear son! Do not relate your vision to your brothers, or they will devise a plot against you. Surely Satan is a sworn enemy to humankind.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab And so will your Lord choose you ˹O Joseph˺, and teach you the interpretation of dreams, and perfect His favour upon you and the descendants of Jacob—˹just˺ as He once perfected it upon your forefathers, Abraham and Isaac. Surely your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab Indeed, in the story of Joseph and his brothers there are lessons for all who ask.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab ˹Remember˺ when they said ˹to one another˺, “Surely Joseph and his brother ˹Benjamin˺ are more beloved to our father than we, even though we are a group of so many.¹ Indeed, our father is clearly mistaken.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab Kill Joseph or cast him out to some ˹distant˺ land so that our father’s attention will be only ours, then after that you may ˹repent and˺ become righteous people!”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab One of them said, “Do not kill Joseph. But if you must do something, throw him into the bottom of a well so perhaps he may be picked up by some travellers.”