وَسْـَٔلِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ ٱلَّتِى كُنَّا فِيهَا وَٱلْعِيرَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَقْبَلْنَا فِيهَا وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ
And ask the city in which we were and the caravan in which we came - and indeed, we are truthful,"
Yusuf 12:82
Juz 13 · Page 245Context
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