Fun
Parts: 17:15, 24:35, 24:50, 25:05, 28:40,
28:55, 29:30, 33:10, 37:40
Ayah
15-17
Word
“Lamma” would be closer to ‘finally when’, which implies that it
was not easy for them even after convincing their father to get him
away. But eventually they did it.
“Ajma’a”
– consensus, gather together (to decide what they finally want to do with their
brother), working collaboratively in this evil (one grabbing him, the other
looking if someone is seeing them or not).
“When
they gathered...” – Logically, if ‘when’ is used then ‘then’
should also be used in a sentence. Allah (s.w.t) doesn’t use a ‘then’
but only uses only ‘when’. It suggests that the pain they caused and the
cries that were heard, their ruthlessness and evil is unspeakable and so it is
not mentioned at all and is left as a … . (Quran is inviting us to imagine the
pain of this torment).
Why
is the dark part of the well mentioned again and again, only well can be
mentioned after it is already described that it was the dark part?
This
is to emphasize that the dark part of an unfinished well is a big deal
and though the brothers did not consider it that bad. Allah (s.w.t) is
reiterating it as if he is showing his disgust/ hatred at that act of
ruthlessness and violence to their brother.
Allah
(s.w.t) is offended by this crime and he is speaking in a tone which will be
very similar to the tone of Yaqoob (a.s) towards his sons, when he finds out
about this heinous crime.
Allah
(s.w.t) is telling the importance of showing hatred towards crimes towards
children.
How
traumatizing would it be for a child to see his brothers doing this to him.
Like
Ibrahim (a.s) was given calm by Allah (s.w.t) when he was being thrown in the
fire, Yusuf (a.s) was inspired and received revelation from Allah (s.w.t)
through Angel Jibreel (a.) (while he is being forced and tortured) that you
will absolutely be telling your brothers about what they have done here one day
and they have no idea.
The
first impulse of a child when he is being wronged is I will tell father/ mother
and Allah (s.w.t) is saying that you won’t get that chance as a child but one
day you will be telling them what they did.
“they
have no realization/ they are unaware”
1)
Right now, they are not in their senses (touched by the devil, you are not
yourself) human compass of right and wrong doesn’t work.
We
are called “INSS” (humans) because we have “UNSS” (compassion)
2)
They have no idea (of whom they are doing it to: Prophet of Allah (s.w.t)) that
as they are doing this, the mighty Jibrael (a.s) is also there too.
3)
They have no idea who they are doing it to (It will come back on them one day,
when you will ask them about Yusuf (a.s) and his brothers).
4)
Criminals thought that these oppressed have no security, but they had security
all along.
Imagine
you are one of the brothers as you are returning after doing this crime, you
have allowed darkness inside of you and you stop thinking about it.
“They
came to their father in the night time, crying”
Coming
at night time was a clever choice?
1)
They can’t go back to find him (even if they are asked to go). They came at a
time when they can’t retrace their steps.
2)
Excuse that they spend the whole day finding him.
3)
To make the story more plausible
Some
of them may actually be genuinely crying (emotionally traumatic experiences can
lead to tears; you cannot suppress them all the time).
Diabolical
Liars: Can fake tears, they can do anything to
make sure you feel what they want you to feel. Father will not get angry at the
ones already crying, but he will join them.
The
ayah gives guidance about manipulative people who will go at great lengths to
sell you a convincing story because you are used to giving the benefit of the
doubt.
They
are taking advantage of your tendency to want to see good in people.
After
contemplating this Surah, you will find that all the scenes in this story are
re-lived millions of times, generation after generation over and over again.
They
can create any story to back their claims.
Love
is not controlling what one thinks and his/ her emotions or ideas.
Lieing
cannot create a controlled environment.
“Our
father!! We actually went racing/ competing/ working hard against each other to
get more work done and (Zahabna) we kept drifting further and further away and
we left Yusuf (a.s) with our stuff and all of a sudden the wolf ate him (wolf
cannot devour a child whole and even if it did, it would take a long time)”.
As
they are telling it (I can imagine) them checking the father’s reaction.
“We
know you will not believe us and accept what we are saying, even if we had been
saying the truth”
That’s
why we lie father, because you don’t believe in us.
You
never thought we were truthful. And even if you trusted us, this story is too
crazy
to believe. And we don’t see you believe this
story, because you don’t trust us.
Your
concern should not be that he believes or not, but it should be what happened
to Yusuf (a.s). Your priority is not what happened to Yusuf (a.s) and his
wellbeing but whether the father believes you or not.
Maybe
the saying of this ayah slipped out of one of the brothers' tongues accidently.
The father recognizes that they are lying.
The
Quran is capturing the essence of the conversation of all the brothers, not
just one. So maybe the first part was said by one brother and the second by the
other.
Also
See:
(Previous) Tafseer of Surah Yusuf Part 11-14 (Convincing Dad) by Nouman
Ali Khan | 11th to 14th Ayah #13
(Next)
Tafseer of Surah Yusuf Part 18 (How is it
Beautiful Patience) by Nouman Ali Khan | 18th Ayah #15
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