Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 53
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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➋ From this, it is understood that the wife of the Aziz of Egypt believed in Allah and His attributes of being Forgiving and Merciful, and she also understood virtue and sin. Some people say that this cannot be her statement, because she was a disbeliever. The answer to this is, firstly, there is no evidence of her disbelief before us, and even if there were, the disbelievers of Makkah believed in Allah, considered adultery and other vices to be sins, yet they were still polytheists. Even today, you will find countless people who recite the Kalimah, believe in Allah, seek forgiveness from Him, and consider sin to be sin, yet are still completely involved in polytheism.
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53. 2 Here, she explained her mistake or its reason, that man's own self is such that it incites and urges towards evil.
53. 3 That is, only the one is saved from the mischief of the self upon whom Allah's mercy descends, just as Allah saved Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام).
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The Humility of Sayyiduna Yusuf:
After the public confession of the guilty party and your splendid victory in this case, it was quite possible that, due to human nature, some pride and arrogance might have arisen in your soul. That is why you immediately said that you do not claim that you could never make a mistake; indeed, the soul is always inclined to urge a person towards evil deeds. It is only by the mercy of Allah Almighty that a person is saved from acting upon that evil, and that you were saved only because your Allah, by His mercy and grace, protected you.
