2. IN THE STORY OF
PROPHET YUSUF
AND HIS BROTHERS,
ARE CERTAINLY MANY
SIGNS
FOR THOSE
WHO REFLECT.
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

3. There are a few things which are quite
unique in nature about Surah Yusuf.
• Surah Yusuf was revealed all at once
unlike other surahs.
• The story of Prophet Yusuf is
mentioned entirely in only this surah,
unlike other prophets.
• Surah Yusuf holds one central theme,
maintain the timeline and is a
continuous story in a chronological
order.
• There is a strange influence of No. 3
on the Surah.
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

4. The strange influence of
No. 3 on Surah Yusuf
• This is the 12th Surah in the Quran:
1 + 2 = 3
• There are 111 ayats in the Surah:
1 + 1 + 1 = 3
• The surah starts with the unique
three letters, called Huruf e Muqtaát:
Alif . Lam . Ra
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

5. The strange influence of No. 3 on
Surah Yusuf
The number of dreams, mentioned
in the Surah are three:
• By Prophet Yusuf in childhood
• By inmates of Prison
• By the King
The first dream which Prophet
Yusuf had, he saw 11 stars, sun and
the moon.
• 11 Stars + 1 Sun = 12 stars =
1 + 2 = 3
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

6. Among Prophet Yusuf’s family, three were real:
Yaqub, Yusuf, and Benyamin
Among the brothers, three were close:
Judah, Yusuf and Benyamin
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7. The number of enclosures
where Prophet Yusuf was kept
in isolation
• In Well (By brothers)
• In the Room (By Zulaikha
where she tried to seduce him)
• In Jail (By the King)
His brothers had three options
• Kill him
• Abandon him in some distant
land
• Throw him in dark well
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

8. •After the brothers
threw him in the well,
travellers came after
three days to rescue
him
•Travellers sold him in
Egypt to the King’s
minister, who paid 6
dirhams each to 3
people.
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

9. There are three shirts
mentioned:
• Shirt with false blood
• Shirt torn by Zulaykha
• Shirt sent by Yusuf for his
father
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

10. In prison, there were three
people:
• Yusuf
• King’s baker
• King’s butler
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11. There principles of religions,
Prophet Yusuf taught
• Tauheed
• Aakhirat
• Risalaat
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

12. Brothers went three times to Prophet Yusuf in Egypt
Once without Benyamin
Once with Benyamin
Once with Yaqub
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

13. Three brothers stayed in
Egypt
• Yusuf
• Benyamin
• Judah
By: Shafin Verani July 2013

14. 3 generations before
Prophet Yusuf mentioned in
the surah:
• Ibrahim a.s.
• Ishaaq a.s.
• Yaqub a.s.
By: Shafin Verani July 2013