قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
Yusuf 12:55
Juz 13 · Page 242Context
Revelation context of the surah
Surah-wideYusuf is Meccan, dated to the late Meccan period, according to reports around the distressing years of the 'year of sorrow'. One report states it was revealed in response to a question about the story of Joseph. It consoles the Prophet and the believers in their hardship through the story of Joseph as a model of patience rewarded with a good outcome.
Klasik tefsir mukaddimeleri; esbâb-ı nüzul rivayetleri