The Holy Quran 12:8 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لَيُوسُفُ وَأَخُوهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّ أَبَانَا لَفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Translation

(We now draw your attention to the time) When the (step-) brothers (of Yusuf عليه الصلاة والسلام) said (to each other), "Verily Yusuf and his (real) brother (Bin Yaameen) are more beloved to our father than us, even though we are a large (strong) group. Indeed our father is certainly mistaken (because we are more useful to him)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The envy of the brothers of Yusuf ﵇: Ya'qub ﵇ loved Yusuf ﵇ and his full brother Binyamin very dearly, because both were younger than their half-brothers and their mother had died; and especially concerning Yusuf ﵇ he had understood, by the light of his insight or by divine inspiration, that a brilliant future awaited him and that the family line of…

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