Quran 12:39 Surah Yusuf ayat 39 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English
﴿يَا صَاحِبَيِ السِّجْنِ أَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ﴾
[ يوسف: 39]
12:39 O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?
Surah Yusuf in ArabicTafsir Surah Yusuf ayat 39
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Quran 12:39 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn
He Joseph then explicitly calls them to faith saying O my two fellow-prisoners! inmates of the prison Are several lords better or is God the One the Almighty better? an interrogative meant as an affirmative.
Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
Fellow - inmates, he said, do you honestly believe that such an immense universe could be controlled with such precision by a group of creatures diverse in kind, nature and character or by Allah AL-Wahid (the One and only) Who is AL- Qahhar (the Omnipotent, Absolute and Irresistible)
Quran 12:39 Tafsir Ibn Kathir
ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَّفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
( Are many different lords (gods ) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation.
Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of their ignorance that they worship false deities and give them names, for these names were forged and are being transferred from one generation to the next generation.
They have no proof or authority that supports this practice, hence his statement to them,
مَّآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـنٍ
( for which Allah has sent down no authority ) or proof and evidence.
He then affirmed that the judgement, decision, will and kingdom are all for Allah alone, and He has commanded all of His servants to worship none but Him.
He said,
ذلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ
( that is the straight religion, ) `this, Tawhid of Allah and directing all acts of worship at Him alone in sincerity, that I am calling you to is the right, straight religion that Allah has ordained and for which He has revealed what He wills of proofs and evidences,'
وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
( but most men know not. ), and this is why most of them are idolators,
وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
( And most of mankind will not believe even if you eagerly desire it. ) 12:103 When Yusuf finished calling them, he started interpreting their dreams for them,
Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi
ءَأَرْبَابٌ مُّتَّفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ
( Are many different lords (gods ) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible) to Whose grace and infinite kingdom everything and everyone has submitted in humiliation.
Prophet Yusuf explained to them next that it is because of their ignorance that they worship false deities and give them names, for these names were forged and are being transferred from one generation to the next generation.
They have no proof or authority that supports this practice, hence his statement to them,
مَّآ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـنٍ
( for which Allah has sent down no authority ) or proof and evidence.
He then affirmed that the judgement, decision, will and kingdom are all for Allah alone, and He has commanded all of His servants to worship none but Him.
He said,
ذلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ
( that is the straight religion, ) `this, Tawhid of Allah and directing all acts of worship at Him alone in sincerity, that I am calling you to is the right, straight religion that Allah has ordained and for which He has revealed what He wills of proofs and evidences,'
وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
( but most men know not. ), and this is why most of them are idolators,
وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
( And most of mankind will not believe even if you eagerly desire it. ) 12:103 When Yusuf finished calling them, he started interpreting their dreams for them,
Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
( O my two fellow prisoners! ) He said this to the prison master as well as to the prisoners ( Are diverse lords better ) is the worship of numerous gods better, ( or Allah the One, the Almighty? ) or the worship of Allah, the One Who has no son or partner, the All-Conquering over His created beings.
Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali
"O two companions of the prison! Are many different lords (gods) better or Allah, the One, the Irresistible?
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