Surah Yusuf, Ayah 38 (12:38)

يُوسُف

وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ …

Quran 12:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Yusuf (“Joseph”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 240 of the Madani Mushaf.

12:38
وَٱتَّبَعْتُمِلَّةَءَابَآءِىٓإِبْرَٰهِيمَوَإِسْحَٰقَوَيَعْقُوبَ ۚمَاكَانَلَنَآأَننُّشْرِكَبِٱللَّهِمِنشَىْءٍ ۚذَٰلِكَمِنفَضْلِٱللَّهِعَلَيْنَاوَعَلَىٱلنَّاسِوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَٱلنَّاسِلَايَشْكُرُونَ٣٨
wa-ittabaʿtu millata ābāī ib'rāhīma wa-is'ḥāqa wayaʿqūba mā kāna lanā an nush'rika bil-lahi min shayin dhālika min faḍli l-lahi ʿalaynā waʿalā l-nāsi walākinna akthara l-nāsi lā yashkurūna

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.(38)

Word by word

  1. وَٱتَّبَعْتُwa-ittabaʿtuAnd I follow
  2. مِلَّةَmillata(the) religion
  3. ءَابَآءِىٓābāī(of) my forefathers
  4. إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
  5. وَإِسْحَٰقَwa-is'ḥāqaand Isaac
  6. وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚwayaʿqūbaand Yaqub
  7. مَاmāNot
  8. كَانَkānawas
  9. لَنَآlanāfor us
  10. أَنanthat
  11. نُّشْرِكَnush'rikawe associate
  12. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiwith Allah
  13. مِنminany
  14. شَىْءٍ ۚshayinthing
  15. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
  16. مِنmin(is) from
  17. فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Grace
  18. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  19. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon us
  20. وَعَلَىwaʿalāand upon
  21. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
  22. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinnabut
  23. أَكْثَرَaktharamost
  24. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) the men
  25. لَاlā(are) not
  26. يَشْكُرُونَyashkurūnagrateful

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