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Lessons from The Best Story 9 May 2014
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Quran 12:3 · Yusuf
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Quran 12:12 · Yusuf
▶ 2:48
Quran 12:10 · Yusuf
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Quran 12:19 · Yusuf
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Quran 12:25 · Yusuf
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Quran 12:90 · Yusuf
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Genesis 41:40
▶ 11:44
Quran 12:90 · Yusuf
▶ 12:02
Quran 12:92 · Yusuf
▶ 14:15
Quran 12:86 · Yusuf
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Why the Quran calls Surah Yusuf the single best story
“Aaj main Quran ki Surah Yusuf ko lekar kuch arz karna chahta hoon”
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Quran calls Surah Yusuf the single best story
“Ek hi surah hai jise Quran ne 'asl-ul-qasas' kaha”
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The surprising answer: taqwa and sabr brought Yusuf success
“Iske bawajood Quran kehta hai woh asl-ul-qasas tha”
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Defining sabr as unilateral patience toward people
“Sabr ka matlab hai insan ki taraf se jo pesh aaye us par patience”
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What sabr really means, shown through Yusuf's life
“Sabr ka matlab hai insan ki taraf se jo kuch pesh aaye us par patience”
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Yusuf forgives the brothers who wronged him
“Bhaiyon ne kaha humne bahut ghalti ki tumhare saath”
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Forgiveness, taqwa, and Yaqub's example of surrendering grief
“Bhaiyon ne kaha humne bahut ghalti ki, Yusuf ne kaha koi malamat nahi”
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Taqwa means handing every affair over to Allah
“Taqwa ka matlab hai saara maamla Allah ke khane mein daalna”
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The law of nature: no one, not even a prophet, skips the test
“Ab dekhein, is best story ke do aspect hain”
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God's law of nature: no shortcuts, only two options
“Yeh maamla saada nahi hai, yeh law of nature hai”
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Success has no shortcuts, it's God's law of nature
“Yeh saadha maamla nahi hai, yeh law of nature hai”
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Only two options: pass the test or miss the blessing
“Ya to aap is test par stand karein, ya blessing se mehroom rahein”
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Even a prophet was not exempted from this test
“Hazrat Yusuf khud paighambar the, paighambar ke bete, paighambar ke pote”
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One man's story becomes a universal principle, closing dua
“Surah Yusuf mein ek insan ka qissa shuru se aakhir tak chala”
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You can receive the same blessing Yusuf received
“Wahi blessing aap ko bhi mil sakti hai jo Yusuf ko mili”
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