Surah Yusuf ayat 38 Tafsir Quran 12:38

﴿وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ آبَائِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِاللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ﴾
[ يوسف: 38]

12:38 And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allah. That is from the favor of Allah upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.

And I follow the creed of my fathers Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It never was right for us to associate anything min shay’in min is extra with God — on account of our God-given immunity from error. That affirmation of God’s Oneness is from God’s bounty to us and to mankind; but most people — and these are the disbelievers — do not give thanks to God and so they associate others with Him.

I followed the system of faith and worship of my fathers Ibrahim, Ishaq and Yaqub. It was never befitting that we should incorporate with Allah other deities, this is His grace abounding in us and in mankind but most people are not impelled with the feeling of gratitude

Yusuf calls His Jail Mates to Tawhid even before He interprets Their Dreams Yusuf, peace be upon him, told the two men that he has knowledge in the interpretation of whatever they saw in their dream, and that he will tell them about the interpretation of the dreams before they become a reality.
This is why he said, لاَ يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ ( No food will come to you as your provision, but I will inform you of its interpretation ) Mujahid commented, لاَ يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ ( No food will come to you as your provision, ) this day, إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمَا ( but I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes. ) As-Suddi said similarly.
Yusuf said that, this knowledge is from Allah Who taught it to me, because I shunned the religion of those who disbelieve in Him and the Last Day, who neither hope for Allah's reward nor fear His punishment on the Day of Return, وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِي إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ( And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya`qub ) Yusuf said, `I have avoided the way of disbelief and polytheism, and followed the way of these honorable Messengers,' may Allah's peace and blessings be on them.
This, indeed, is the way of he who seeks the path of guidance and follows the way of the Messengers, all the while shunning the path of deviation.
It is he whose heart Allah will guide, teaching him what he did not know beforehand.
It is he whom Allah will make an Imam who is imitated in the way of righteousness, and a caller to the path of goodness.
Yusuf said next, مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِاللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ذلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ ( and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah.
This is from the grace of Allah to us and to mankind, ) this Tawhid -Monotheism-, affirming that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without partners, مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا ( is from the grace of Allah to us ), He has revealed it to us and ordained it on us, وَعَلَى النَّاسِ ( and to mankind, ), to whom He has sent us as callers to Tawhid, وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَشْكُرُونَ ( but most men thank not. ) they do not admit Allah's favor and blessing of sending the Messengers to them, but rather, بَدَّلُواْ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ كُفْرًا وَأَحَلُّواْ قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ ( Have changed the blessings of Allah into disbelief, and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction. ) 14:28

Yusuf calls His Jail Mates to Tawhid even before He interprets Their Dreams Yusuf, peace be upon him, told the two men that he has knowledge in the interpretation of whatever they saw in their dream, and that he will tell them about the interpretation of the dreams before they become a reality.
This is why he said, لاَ يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ ( No food will come to you as your provision, but I will inform you of its interpretation ) Mujahid commented, لاَ يَأْتِيكُمَا طَعَامٌ تُرْزَقَانِهِ ( No food will come to you as your provision, ) this day, إِلاَّ نَبَّأْتُكُمَا بِتَأْوِيلِهِ قَبْلَ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمَا ( but I will inform you of its interpretation before it comes. ) As-Suddi said similarly.
Yusuf said that, this knowledge is from Allah Who taught it to me, because I shunned the religion of those who disbelieve in Him and the Last Day, who neither hope for Allah's reward nor fear His punishment on the Day of Return, وَاتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِي إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ( And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim, Ishaq and Ya`qub ) Yusuf said, `I have avoided the way of disbelief and polytheism, and followed the way of these honorable Messengers,' may Allah's peace and blessings be on them.
This, indeed, is the way of he who seeks the path of guidance and follows the way of the Messengers, all the while shunning the path of deviation.
It is he whose heart Allah will guide, teaching him what he did not know beforehand.
It is he whom Allah will make an Imam who is imitated in the way of righteousness, and a caller to the path of goodness.
Yusuf said next, مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِاللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ذلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى النَّاسِ ( and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah.
This is from the grace of Allah to us and to mankind, ) this Tawhid -Monotheism-, affirming that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone without partners, مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا ( is from the grace of Allah to us ), He has revealed it to us and ordained it on us, وَعَلَى النَّاسِ ( and to mankind, ), to whom He has sent us as callers to Tawhid, وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَشْكُرُونَ ( but most men thank not. ) they do not admit Allah's favor and blessing of sending the Messengers to them, but rather, بَدَّلُواْ نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ كُفْرًا وَأَحَلُّواْ قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ ( Have changed the blessings of Allah into disbelief, and caused their people to dwell in the house of destruction. ) 14:28

( And I have followed the religion of my fathers ) I held firm to the religion of my forefathers, ( Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. It never was for us ) it was not permissible for us ( to attribute aught ) any idols ( as partner to Allah. This ) pure Religion, prophethood and Islam with which Allah has honoured us ( is of the bounty of Allah unto us ) a blessing that Allah blessed us with ( and unto mankind ) by sending us to them; it is also said that this means: this is a bounty unto the believers through the blessing of faith; ( but most men ) the people of Egypt ( give not thanks ) do not believe in this.

"And I have followed the religion of my fathers, - Ibrahim (Abraham), Ishaque (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob)], and never could we attribute any partners whatsoever to Allah. This is from the Grace of Allah to us and to mankind, but most men thank not (i.e. they neither believe in Allah, nor worship Him).

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