سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ
Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 58
وَجَآءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Yûsuf’s (Joseph) brethren came and they entered unto him, and he recognized them, but they recognized him not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
And came
إِخْوَةُ
ikh'watu
(the) brothers
يُوسُفَ
yūsufa
(of) Yusuf
فَدَخَلُوا۟
fadakhalū
and they entered
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
upon him
فَعَرَفَهُمْ
faʿarafahum
and he recognized them
وَهُمْ
wahum
but they
لَهُۥ
lahu
knew him not
مُنكِرُونَ
munkirūna
knew him not
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
58. 1 This event took place when, after seven years of prosperity, a famine began which engulfed all regions and cities of the land of Egypt, to the extent that its effects reached Canaan as well, where Prophet Yaqub (علیہ السلام) and the brothers of Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) resided. The arrangements that Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) had made with his wisdom to deal with this famine proved effective, and people from all sides were coming to Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) to obtain grain. The fame of Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) reached even to Canaan, that the king of Egypt was selling grain in this manner. Thus, at the command of their father, these brothers of Yusuf (علیہ السلام) also took the family’s capital and arrived at the royal court to obtain grain, where Prophet Yusuf (علیہ السلام) was present. These brothers could not recognize him, but Yusuf (علیہ السلام) recognized his brothers.
