Quran Chapter 12 – 20 (Pt-12,
Stg-3) (L-1487) - درس قرآن
Joseph was sold
Surah Yuusuf (Joseph) - 12
‘A-‘uu-zu
Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍۭ بَخْسٍ دَرَٰهِمَمَعْدُودَةٍ وَكَانُوا۟ فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلزَّٰهِدِينَ (20
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20. And they sold him
for a low price, a number of silver coins, and they attached no value to
him.
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20. Wa sha-rawhu
bi-samanim- bakh-sin-
daraa-hima ma’-duudah. Wa
kaanuu fiihi minaz-zaahi-diin.
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Commentary
Bakh-sin – (low,
deficient, little, less, few, reduced), this word means “very little, very
less”. Like the same, a word “laa
yub-kha-suun” has pass in Surah Huud, which means “they will
not be wronged”.
Daraa-hima – it is
plural of darham, which was a silver coin of those days, and which may
be estimated as equal to “one $” at this time. Daraa-hima ma’-duudah – (few dollars).
Zaahi-diin – (considering
valueless, not indulgent), this word is plural of Zaahid, which has been
derived from “zuhd”. Zuhd means “to be averse, to be disinclined,
to consider valueless”.
Sha-rawhu – (they sold
him), it is a past tense from sha-ra-ya, which means “buying and selling
(both). However, here it aims “selling”.
It has been described
that after flinging Joseph (peace be upon him) into the depth of the pit, His
brothers had not been thoughtless, but they used to be vigilant of Him. One
day, when they went on the ridge of the pit, did not find Joseph (peace be upon
him) in it, but saw a caravan, which was deployed before them. They approached
the caravan and said: A slave of ours has run away and you have hidden him.
Either you should lay him open, otherwise you will be fixed as criminals. They
were frightened and disclosed Joseph (peace be upon him).
In the inmost heart,
they were desirous that someone should take him away in any other city, because
they truly; used to burn from him with jealousy, and there was a hope of satisfaction;
if He (peace be upon him) had been gone. They settled a bargain with the people
of caravan, so that they might be made His masters in truth. And they should
keep Him in view; considering that He (peace be upon him) was their property,
and sell Him in any other big city. They were not desirous of getting His
abundant price, so a few silver coins were fixed as His nominal price.
It has been
mentioned in Maoza-hul-Qur’an {A Book of Explanation – (Tafseer)}
that they sold Joseph (peace be upon him) against only eighteen Darhams (Darham
was a silver coin at that time). These eighteen Darhams were distributed
among nine brothers according to the ratio of two Darhams per head. One
brother, named Yahuda, who was already in favor of soft behavior with
Joseph (peace be upon him) said: I shall not get any part from this sum (During
the year 1976, price of a Darham was Rupees 4 ½).
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