Yusuf

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They said, “We swear by Allah, indeed Allah has given to you preference over us, and we were guilty in fact.”
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He said, “No reproach upon you today! May Allah forgive you, and He is the Most- Merciful of all the merciful.
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Go with this shirt of mine, and put it over the face of my father, and he will turn into a sighted man. And bring to me all your family.”
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And when the caravan set out (from Egypt), their father (Ya‘qūb) said (in Canaan), “I sense the fragrance of Yūsuf, if you do not take me to be senile.”
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They said, “By God, you are still in your old fallacy!”
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So, when came the man with good news, he put it (the shirt) on his face, and he turned into a sighted man. He (Ya‘qūb) said, “Did I not tell you that I know from Allah what you do not know?”
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They said, “Our father, pray to Allah to forgive us our sins. Surely, we have been guilty.”
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He said, “I shall pray to my Lord to forgive you. Surely, He is the Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.”
۟ؕ
Later, when they came to Yūsuf, he placed his parents near himself and said, “Enter Egypt, God willing, in peace.”
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And he raised his parents up on the throne, and they all fell before him in prostration. He said, “My father, here is the fulfillment of my early dream. My Lord has made it come true. He favored me when he released me from the prison, and brought you from the countryside after Satan had caused a rift between me and my brothers. Surely, my Lord does what He wills in a subtle way. Surely, He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.”
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