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Surah Yûsuf 12:35

Joseph · Verse 35 of 111

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا الْآيَاتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Then it occurred to them (-the companions of the `Azîz) after they had examined all the circumstances and signs (of Joseph´s innocence) that they had better imprison him for a time. (So Joseph was consigned to the prison.)

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Then it occurred to the men, after they had seen the signs, (that it was best) to imprison him for a time.

Ahmed Ali

And yet in spite of having seen these clear proofs they found it proper to incarcerate him for a time.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

It occurred to them (the noblemen and his household), even after they had seen the signs (of Joseph’s innocence), that they should imprison him for a time.

Daryabadi

Thereafter it occurred to them even after they had, the signs, to imprison him for a season.

Faridul Haque

Then after having seeing all the signs, they all decided that he should be imprisoned for some time.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then it occurred to them after they had seen the signs that they should imprison him till a time.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Then it occurred to them (the chiefs) after they had seen the Signs of his innocence that to preserve their good name, they should imprison him for a time.

Muhammad Asad

For, presently it occurred to the nobleman and his household [even] after they had seen all the signs [of Joseph's innocence] - that they might as well imprison him for a time.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Then it appeared to them, after they had seen the proofs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time.

Muhammad Pickthall

And it seemed good to them (the men-folk) after they had seen the signs (of his innocence) to imprison him for a time.

Muhammad Sarwar

Even after Joseph had been found innocent of any crime, the King and his people decided to imprison him for an appointed time (so that people would forget the incident).

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then it occurred to them after they had seen the signs that they should imprison him till a time.

Rashad Khalifa

Later, they saw to it, despite the clear proofs, that they should imprison him for awhile.

Shabbir Ahmed

Later, they (the judges) even after seeing the proofs (of his innocence), decided to put him in prison for a while.

Commentary 12:35 Joseph may well have preferred to stay in prison in order to spend more time in solitude to worship Allâh. Joseph was imprisoned because of a false…

ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا رَأَوُا الْآيَاتِ لَيَسْجُنُنَّهُ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

12:35 Joseph may well have preferred to stay in prison in order to spend more time in solitude to worship Allâh. Joseph was imprisoned because of a false accusation (cf. 24:11) and not because he was guilty of an outrage on Potiphars wife. Al-‘Azîz was entirely submissive to his wife and wished to appease her; in addition, the ill fame of his wife had spread in the township. His solution to the scandal-mongering was to imprison Joseph in order to shift the guilt and attention away from his wife to Joseph.