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Surah Yusuf (12) — Ayah 68
وَلَمَّا دَخَلُوا۟ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَهُمْ أَبُوهُم مَّا كَانَ يُغْنِى عَنْهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ إِلَّا حَاجَةً فِى نَفْسِ يَعْقُوبَ قَضَىٰهَا ۚ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذُو عِلْمٍ لِّمَا عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they entered according to their father’s advice, it did not avail them in the least against (the Will of) Allâh; it was but a need of Ya‘qûb’s (Jacob) inner-self which he discharged. And verily, he was endowed with knowledge because We had taught him, but most men know not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّا
walammā
And when
دَخَلُوا۟
dakhalū
they entered
مِنْ
min
from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
where
أَمَرَهُمْ
amarahum
ordered them
أَبُوهُم
abūhum
their father
مَّا
mā
not
كَانَ
kāna
it
يُغْنِى
yugh'nī
avail(ed)
عَنْهُم
ʿanhum
them
مِّنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
إِلَّا
illā
but
حَاجَةًۭ
ḥājatan
(it was) a need
فِى
fī
of
نَفْسِ
nafsi
Yaqub's soul
يَعْقُوبَ
yaʿqūba
Yaqub's soul
قَضَىٰهَا ۚ
qaḍāhā
which he carried out
وَإِنَّهُۥ
wa-innahu
And indeed, he
لَذُو
ladhū
(was) a possessor
عِلْمٍۢ
ʿil'min
(of) knowledge
لِّمَا
limā
because
عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ
ʿallamnāhu
We had taught him
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah68) ➊ {وَ لَمَّا دَخَلُوْا … : ’’ حَاجَةً ‘‘} "Desire" because man is in need of it.
➋ { وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ:} That is, most people do not know the reality of this divine secret (predestination) and remain proud of their own planning, or they understand trusting in Allah to mean that no planning should be done at all, as is the case or claim of most Sufis. The meaning is that if Yaqub (peace be upon him) advised his sons by understanding the correct concept of planning and trust in Allah, then in reality, it was the result of the teaching We gave him, that is, through revelation. Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: "Still, destiny came upon them, it was not averted, so those who have knowledge can have both certainty in destiny and precaution through means, and if an ignorant person has one, he cannot have the other." (Mawdhih)
➋ { وَ لٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ:} That is, most people do not know the reality of this divine secret (predestination) and remain proud of their own planning, or they understand trusting in Allah to mean that no planning should be done at all, as is the case or claim of most Sufis. The meaning is that if Yaqub (peace be upon him) advised his sons by understanding the correct concept of planning and trust in Allah, then in reality, it was the result of the teaching We gave him, that is, through revelation. Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes: "Still, destiny came upon them, it was not averted, so those who have knowledge can have both certainty in destiny and precaution through means, and if an ignorant person has one, he cannot have the other." (Mawdhih)
