Revealed at the lowest point of the Prophet's ﷺ mission
Surah Yusuf, a chapter of the Qur'an, was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at a critical juncture of his life — after ten or eleven years of ridicule and rejection in Makkah, after losing his wife and partner Khadijah, and after losing his beloved uncle Abu Talib. Allah revealed this precious surah to strengthen the Prophet's ﷺ heart, reminding him that he walked in the footsteps of the great Prophets before him and that Allah's help and support were there.
What the surah teaches
This surah is full of meaningful messages of patience, reliance on Allah, and how to overcome hardship and betrayal. It was also educational, teaching the Prophet ﷺ the answers to queries posed to him by local Jews and Muslims. Finally, this surah was a timely morale booster for the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions in a time of need.
How the book is organized
Yasir Qadhi has clearly divided the surah into related themes, following the sequence of revelation, so the reader can easily understand and grasp the great wealth of knowledge this surah conveys.
About the Author
Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, Texas, and completed his primary and secondary education in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, after which he was accepted as a student at the Islamic University of Madinah. After completing a diploma in Arabic, he graduated with a B.A. from the College of Hadith and Islamic Sciences and completed an M.A. in Islamic Theology from the College of Dawah, then an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale University. Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi is currently the Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America.
