ٱذْهَبُوا۟ بِقَمِيصِى هَـٰذَا فَأَلْقُوهُ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِ أَبِى يَأْتِ بَصِيرًا وَأْتُونِى بِأَهْلِكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ 93
Translations
Take this, my shirt, and cast it over the face of my father; he will become seeing. And bring me your family, all together."
Transliteration
Idhhabu biqamisi hatha faalquh ala wajhi abi ya'ti basiran wa'tuni bi-ahlakum ajma'in
Tafsir (Explanation)
Prophet Yusuf instructs his servants to take his shirt and place it upon the face of his elderly father Ya'qub, so that his blindness (caused by grief) will be cured and his sight restored. He then invites his entire family to come to Egypt to be reunited with him. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir note this demonstrates Yusuf's profound love for his father, his trust in Allah's power to heal, and his desire to gather his family—reflecting the culmination of his patience and faith after years of separation and trials.
Revelation Context
This ayah occurs during the climactic moment of Surah Yusuf when Yusuf, now in a position of authority in Egypt, reveals his identity to his brothers and arranges their family's reunion. The context shows Yusuf's emotional response to learning his family's suffering and his immediate action to alleviate their pain, marking the fulfillment of his earlier dreams.
Related Hadiths
While no hadith directly references this specific event, the broader theme of honoring parents and family reunion is reflected in hadith collections emphasizing the rights of parents (e.g., Sunan Ibn Majah on filial piety). The story of Yusuf itself is referenced extensively in Islamic literature as an exemplar of patience (sabr) and trust in Allah.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that sincere love for family combined with faith in Allah's ability to heal and restore brings about reunion and healing; it reminds us that our trials and separations are temporary, and that maintaining hope and righteousness can lead to joyful resolution of our deepest sorrows.
Related Ayahs
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
وَٱتَّبَعْتُ مِلَّةَ ءَابَآءِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ مَا كَانَ لَنَآ أَن نُّشْرِكَ بِٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ
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.
نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَـٰفِلِينَ
We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur’ān although you were, before it, among the unaware.
وَكَأَيِّن مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ يَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضُونَ
And how many a sign within the heavens and earth do they pass over while they, therefrom, are turning away.