Surah Yusuf was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ at a critical juncture of his life. This was the time when he had gone through ten to eleven years of ridicule and rejection in Makkah, a time when he lost his wife and partner, Khadija, a time when he lost his dear uncle Abu Talib. Allah SWT revealed this precious surah to strengthen the Prophet Muhammad’s heart. To remind him that he lives in the footsteps of the great prophets of the past and that Allah’s help and support is there.
This surah is full of meaningful messages of patience, reliance on Allah and how to overcome hardship and betrayal. It was also educational, teaching Prophet Muhammad ﷺ the answers to queries that were posed to him by the local Jews and Muslims. Finally this surah was a timely morale booster for the Prophet ﷺ and his companions in a time of need.
Yasir Qadhi has clearly divided the surah into related themes, as per the revelations, so that the reader can easily understand and grasp the great wealth of knowledge relayed through this surah to all.
Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi was born in Houston, TX, but 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. He has obtained an M.A. in Islamic Theology (Aqidah) with the College of Da'wah at the University.
In addition to the formal studies of the University, he has also studied in the traditional manner under scholars, and has been conferred ijazahs in various recitations of the Qur'an, and in the books of Hadith. Of his published works are Riyaa: Hidden Shirk; An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'aan; Du`a: The Weapon of the Believer; and others.
