Which Surah and Juz is Quran 12:3 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yusuf (Joseph), the 12th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 12.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 12:3?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 12:3?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 12:3 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophethood, Prophets, Divine Revelation, Spiritual Awareness, Guidance.

Ayah 2

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَٰنًا عَرَبِيًّۭا لَّعَلَ...

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Q: What does Quran 12:3 mean?

Quran 12:3 (Surah Yusuf, Ayah 3) translates to: "We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware."

Ayah 4

إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَٰٓأَبَتِ إِنِّى رَأ...

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْقَصَصِ بِمَآ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ

Nahnu naqussu 'alaika ahsanal qasasi bimaaa awhainaaa ilaika haazal quraana wa in kunta min qablihee laminal ghaafileen

We relate to you, [O Muhammad], the best of stories in what We have revealed to you of this Qur'an although you were, before it, among the unaware.

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6 ayahs in Yusuf are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

← Previous on The Quran & revelation12:2Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.Next on The Quran & revelation →12:102That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal, [O Muhammad], to you. And you were not with them when they put together their plan while they conspired.

Tafsir

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We will relate to you the best of narratives in what We have revealed in Our revealing to you this Qur’ān though wa-in in is softened in other words understand it as wa-innahu prior to it you were of the heedless.

`Umar said, Ubai was the best of us in the recitation (of the Qur'an) yet we leave some of what he recites.' Ubai says, 'PI have taken it from the mouth of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and will not leave for anything whatever." But Allah said "None of Our Revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We substitute something better or similar." 2.106

Sahih al-Bukhari #5806Narrated Masruq:Sahih

We were sitting with `Abdullah bin `Amr who was narrating to us (Hadith): He said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was neither a Fahish nor a Mutafahhish, and he used to say, 'The best among you are the best in character (having good manners)."'

Sunan Ibn Majah #3490It was narrated that Ibn Umar said:Sahih

"Stories (for the purpose of exhortation) were unknown at the time of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), the time of Abu Bakr and Umar."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3933Narrated Al-Walid bin 'Abdur-Rahman:Da'if

that Ibn 'Umar said to Abu Hurairah: "You used to stick to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) most out of all of us, and you used to best memorize his Ahadith out of us."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3904Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid:Sahih

"We came to Hudhaifah and said: 'Inform us of the closest to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in guidance and conduct, so that we may take from him and hear from him.' He said: 'The closest of the people in guidance, conduct, and character used to be 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, until he would hide from us in his house. And the guarded ones (guarded by Allah from straying in word and deed) from the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) know that Ibn Umm 'Abd (a nickname for 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud) is from among the most intimately close to Allah of them.'