Allah Is Predominant Over His Affairs but Most People Do Not Know — Divine Predominance in Hidden Ways
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وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ
— يوسف 21
Verse: "And Allah is predominant over His affairs but most people do not know." (12:21) — Said by Allah in Yusuf's story when he was sold cheaply thinking he was finished — but the sale was the beginning of the path to the throne. Allah is predominant even when it appears otherwise. "Most people do not know" — the majority don't realize what appears as a calamity may be planning. Yusuf was at the bottom of the well then in prison — yet Allah was planning. Lesson: do not read your life's events with short vision — wait for the final chapter.
Source: Ibn Kathir (4/358); Al-Sadi
Question: In what context did "Allah is predominant over His affairs" appear in Surah Yusuf?
Answer: When Yusuf was sold cheaply with buyers thinking they acquired a slave — while Allah was planning his path to the throne.