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Yusuf 38

Ayah 38 of 111 · Meccan

وَٱتَّبَعۡتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِيٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٖۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشۡكُرُونَ ٣٨

And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And it was not for us to associate anything with Allāh. That is from the favor of Allāh upon us and upon the people, but most of the people are not grateful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱتَّبَعۡتُAnd I followwa-ittabaʿtu
  2. مِلَّةَ(the) religionmillata
  3. ءَابَآءِيٓ(of) my forefathersābāī
  4. إِبۡرَٰهِيمَIbrahimib'rāhīma
  5. وَإِسۡحَٰقَand Isaacwa-is'ḥāqa
  6. وَيَعۡقُوبَۚand Yaqubwayaʿqūba
  7. مَاNotmā
  8. كَانَwaskāna
  9. لَنَآfor uslanā
  10. أَنthatan
  11. نُّشۡرِكَwe associatenush'rika
  12. بِٱللَّهِwith Allahbil-lahi
  13. مِنanymin
  14. شَيۡءٖۚthingshayin
  15. ذَٰلِكَThatdhālika
  16. مِن(is) frommin
  17. فَضۡلِ(the) Gracefaḍli
  18. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  19. عَلَيۡنَاupon usʿalaynā
  20. وَعَلَىand uponwaʿalā
  21. ٱلنَّاسِthe mankindl-nāsi
  22. وَلَٰكِنَّbutwalākinna
  23. أَكۡثَرَmostakthara
  24. ٱلنَّاسِ(of) the menl-nāsi
  25. لَا(are) notlā
  26. يَشۡكُرُونَgratefulyashkurūna

Tafsir

Joseph said that he followed the path of his fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: the path of worshipping Allah alone. He said it was not right for them to associate anything with Allah, Who is alone in His Oneness. Enabling them to worship Allah alone and have the faith which he and his fathers had was from the grace of Allah upon them. It was also from the grace of Allah upon all people, since He sent the prophets to them with that message; yet most people are not thankful to Allah for His blessings, and instead ungratefully disbelieve in Him.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran