The Holy Quran 12:42 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَقَالَ لِلَّذِى ظَنَّ أَنَّهُۥ نَاجٍ مِّنْهُمَا ٱذْكُرْنِى عِندَ رَبِّكَ فَأَنسَىٰهُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ ذِكْرَ رَبِّهِۦ فَلَبِثَ فِى ٱلسِّجْنِ بِضْعَ سِنِينَ

Translation

He (Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام) told the one whom he anticipated (deemed) would be freed, "Mention me to your master (tell the king about me being imprisoned for something I did not do)." However, Shaytaan caused him to forget mentioning him (Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام) to his master, and he (Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام) remained in prison for a few years.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Here the word ظن (supposition) is used in the sense of certainty, as in اَلَّذِيْنَ يَظُنُّوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّلٰقُوْا رَبِّهِمْ (“those who are certain that they will meet their Lord”). That is, to the one of the two whom Yusuf ﵇ was certain would be acquitted, when he was leaving the prison, he said: “Mention me too in the service of your king: that such a…

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