سُوْرَةُ يُوسُفَ

Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 96

Joseph · Meccan · Juz 13 · Page 247

فَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَ ٱلْبَشِيرُ أَلْقَىٰهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِۦ فَٱرْتَدَّ بَصِيرًا ۖ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿96﴾
Then, when the bearer of the glad tidings arrived, he cast it (the shirt) over his face, and he became clear-sighted. He said: "Did I not say to you, ‘I know from Allâh that which you know not.’"
فَلَمَّآ falammā Then when
أَن an [that]
جَآءَ jāa arrived
ٱلْبَشِيرُ l-bashīru the bearer of glad tidings
أَلْقَىٰهُ alqāhu he cast it
عَلَىٰ ʿalā over
وَجْهِهِۦ wajhihi his face
فَٱرْتَدَّ fa-ir'tadda then returned (his) sight
بَصِيرًۭا ۖ baṣīran then returned (his) sight
قَالَ qāla He said
أَلَمْ alam Did not
أَقُل aqul I say
لَّكُمْ lakum to you
إِنِّىٓ innī indeed, I
أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu [I] know
مِنَ mina from
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
مَا what
لَا not
تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know

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.

96. 1 That is, when the bearer of good news arrived and placed that shirt on the face of Hazrat Yaqub (علیہ السلام), his eyesight was miraculously restored.

96. 2 Because I have a source of knowledge, revelation, which none of you possess. Through this revelation, Allah Almighty keeps His prophets informed of circumstances, His Will and wisdom.