Which Surah and Juz is Quran 12:58 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yusuf (Joseph), the 12th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 13.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 12:58?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 12:58?

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

Ayah 57

وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ خَيْرٌۭ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَن...

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Q: What does Quran 12:58 mean?

Quran 12:58 (Surah Yusuf, Ayah 58) translates to: "And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown."

Q: What topics does Quran 12:58 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Joseph, Prophet Yusuf, Family Relations, Provision and Sustenance, Community Responsibility.

Ayah 59

وَلَمَّا جَهَّزَهُم بِجَهَازِهِمْ قَالَ ٱئْتُونِى ...

وَجَآءَ إِخْوَةُ يُوسُفَ فَدَخَلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ

Wa jaaa'a ikhwatu Yoosufa fadakhaloo 'alaihi fa'arafahum wa hum lahoo munkiroon

And the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.

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72 ayahs in Yusuf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples12:56And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will,Next on Lessons from past peoples →12:59And when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father.

Tafsir

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And Joseph’s brothers came — except for Benjamin — in order to secure provisions when they found out that the new Court officer of Egypt was providing food at its fair price; and they entered to him and he recognised them to be his brothers but they did not recognise him not knowing who he was because it had been a long time since they had seen him and because they supposed that he had died. They spoke to him in Hebrew and he said to them as if reproaching them ‘What brings you to my land?’ They replied ‘We have come for supplies’. He said ‘You might be spies!’ They said ‘God forbid!’ He said ‘So where are you from?’ They said ‘From the land of Canaan our father is Jacob the prophet of God.’ He said ‘Does he have children other than you?’ They said ‘Yes. We used to be twelve but the youngest of us passed away he perished in the wild. He was the most beloved to him our father from among us; only his full brother remains and so he keeps him by his side in order to comfort himself with him in place of the other.’ He Joseph commanded that they be given lodging and treated well.

that the Prophet entered upon her and there was a man with her. He said: “Who is this? She said: “This is my brother.” He said: “Look at whom you allow to enter upon you, because the breastfeeding (that makes a person Mahram) is that which satisfies hunger.”

Sahih Muslim #1436This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira by another chain of transmitters up to the words:Sahih

" And cause them a famine like that (which broke out at the time) of Joseph," but the subsequent portion was not mentioned.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3903Narrated Abu Musa:Da'if

"My brother and I arrived from Yemen, and we did not see a period except that we thought 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud was a man from the people of the house of the Prophet (ﷺ), due to what we would see of him entering, and his mother's entering, upon the Prophet (ﷺ)."