Surah Yusuf taught me that knowledge can be learned and pursued, but the blessings of that knowledge is from Allah. It is not enough that you rely on your effort, but you must combine this with relying on Allah. Allah gave Yusuf knowledge. Allah gave Yusuf wisdom. Allah gave Yusuf his capabilities. So many people I know studied more than I did, and spent more time with the scholars. They read the same books and took the same courses. But it did not mean that they absorbed the knowledge. Show Allah humility, purity, and taqwa. Be mindful of Allah, and Allah will teach you. It's not about how smart you are, it's about how pure your heart is.

In a tradition, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) mentions that the most noble among the prophets is Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him). 'The noble, son of the noble, son of the noble, son of the noble: Yusuf, son of Ya'qub, son of Ishaq, son of Ibrahim, peace be upon them' (Muslim) From an ancestral perspective, his lineage is honourable with Prophet Ya'qub (peace be upon him) as his father, Prophet Ishaq (peace be upon him) as his grandfather, and Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) as his great grandfather, who was none other than Ibrahim AS, the closest friend of Allah. Throughout the story of Prophet Yusuf, we do not witness any arrogance, selfishness, self-entitlement, o

'And thus will your Lord distinguish you.' ...'When your Lord selects you to be distinguished, the storms ahead become a breeze, the enemy's tactics become child's play, and the darkest plots become daylight.' (Sh 'Ali al-Feefi) 'And teach you the interpretation of dreams.' ...'Seeing vivid dreams as a child may indicate the inborn potential to interpret dreams later in life.' (Sh 'Ali al-Feefi) 'And teach you the interpretation of dreams.' ...This verse refers to dreams as 'ahadith', a term more commonly used in reference to statements, whether prophetic hadith or otherwise. Perhaps this is to help us remember that people talking about their dreams is a part of human nature, and so

'یقیناً تمہارا رب سب کچھ جاننے والا، حکمت والا ہے۔' اللہ العلیم ہے اس کا علم ہمیشہ کامل ہوتا ہے۔** جب سب کچھ کھو جانے لگے تو امید پر قائم رہو، کیونکہ اللہ کے منصوبے ہمارے سمجھنے سے زیادہ خوبصورت ہیں کیونکہ اس کا علم کامل ہے۔ اس کے وقت پر بھروسہ کریں، اس کی حکمت پر یقین رکھیں کیونکہ وہ آپ کو آپ کی ذات سے زیادہ پیار کرتا ہے۔ اللہ (ص) جانتا ہے کہ آپ کا دل کیا چاہتا ہے۔ وہ آپ کے انتخاب کو بہتر جانتا ہے۔ وہ چاہتا ہے کہ آپ اپنے خوف کو دعا میں بدل دیں۔ ہر وہ چیز جو آپ کو ڈراتی ہے اس عظیم ترین کے ہاتھ میں ہے۔ تو ہاتھ اٹھائیں، اللہ جو ہمیں بغیر مانگے دیتا ہے جب ہم اس سے مانگیں گے تو ضرور دے گا۔ اس لیے اپنے حالات یا اپنی حدود کو بالکل نہ دیکھیں شیطان ہمیشہ یہ چاہتا ہے کہ آپ پریشان رہیں۔ وہ آپ کو