Surah Yusuf

Question 1

اَفلَحَ

يُفلِحُ

Answer 1

To succeed

Question 2

مَثوَاي

Answer 2

My place of stay

Question 3

Why the name of Zulayha was hidden

‏الذي هو في بيتها

Answer 3

1) Innocence of Y. a.s = He was already in His master’s house and would be hard for him to move away from there and reject Zulayha

2) Further Innocence of Him. If He had bad intentions He was already there and she was calling Him so everything was ready for Him but ….. إنه من عبادنا المخلصين

Question 4

رَاود يُراوِدُ

Answer 4

1. Musha: raka ( involves both parties )
   But not all the time. So He was innocent

    There’s no musha:raka meaning here يُداوِيُ الطَبِيبُ مَرِيضاً

2. Muba: lag’a
   1) If Yusuf a.s = He was continuously resisting
   2) if Zulayha = She was overly praising His hair….

Question 5

اَشُدُّ

Answer 5

1) ima:m Sibawayh = plural of شِدَّةٌٌٌ ( prime age ) power and strength

2) ima:m kisa:iy - pl for ْشِدُّن = شَدَّ يَشُدّ means to be tight ( in character )
3) ima:m Abu Ubayda says it’s a jam’a with no singular means to be tight ( in character )

Question 6

اِحْسَان

Answer 6

State of seeing ALLAH s.w.t
or
Feeling HE sees us

Question 7

رَاوَدَ يُرَاودُ

Answer 7

١) Musha:raka = ba:b 3 = both parties involved
BUT not all the time
EX.يُداوِيُ الطَبِيبُ مَرِيضًا

2) Muba : lag’a

if it was Y a.s
a) Y a.s was resisting continuously

If
b) Zulayha was overly praising His hair, eyes…

Question 8

‏غَلَّقَ يُغلِّقُ

Answer 8

Meaning to close

Note : Zulayha closed 7 doors 

1) in abundance
2) tadreejan

Ex. نَزَّلَ

Question 9

هَيْتَ لَكَ

Answer 9

It’s a noun that has a meaning of a verb

a) if it’s amr = اسرع

b) if it’s it’s ma:di it تَهَيّئتْ
Will work as hika:ya قالَت

Question 10

قَدًَ يَقُدُّ

Answer 10

To tear up length wise, vertically

Question 11

اَعَاذَ يَعُوذُ

Answer 11

To seek refuge

Question 12

رَبِّي

Answer 12

Tafseer

1) Azeez
2) ALLAH s.w.t

Question 13

اَلفٰى بُلفِيْ

Answer 13

To encounter

Question 14

لَدا

Answer 14

By

Question 15

اِسْتَبَقَ يَسْتَبِقُ

Answer 15

To run

Question 16

نَبَّأَ يُنَبِّأُ

Answer 16

1) to inform about some great news

2) prophethood

Note : the translation depends on the a:yat that says حُكْمً وَ عِلْمً

1) prophethood
2) wisdom and knowledge

Note: we can’t translate both as prophethood

If one translated as informing then ‘’ hukman va ilman’’ will be translated as prophethood

If the first one is translated as prophethood then the latter will have a meaning of wisdom and knowledge

Question 17

شَعَرَ يَشْعُرُ

Answer 17

1) means to perceive
2) having a precise knowledge

Question 18

اوْحَيْنا

Answer 18

1) revelation of prophethood
2) inspiration

Question 19

سَوَّلَتْ

Answer 19

Nafs seduced
Note : ( seduce in a negative manner)

Question 20

مُسْتَعَانُ

Answer 20

1) help with inner strength to do smth = عون
2) to seek help against enemy or smth = نَصْرٌ
3) to seek help to lead to fortune e.x Quba exam = saodat = مُسَاعدَ
4) to seek help as a reliance or support = zaxira = ظَهِيرٌ
5)to seek help in distress ex. Poverty, misfortunes = Abdulbaqi Al~husayni =غَوْث
6) to seek help in sickness أسْعَفَ يُسْعِفُ = إسْعَافْ

Question 21

وَارِد

Answer 21

A scout

Question 22

فَأَدلٰىْ دَلْوَهُ

Answer 22

Lowered his bucket