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Verse: "In Joseph and his brothers were signs for those who ask." (12:7) "The most beautiful of stories": Allah called it at the sura…

Verse: "Take the easy way, command good, and ignore the ignorant." (7:199) Three commands governing social dealings: (1) "Take the eas…

Verse: "It was by a mercy from Allah that you were lenient with them — had you been harsh and hard-hearted they would have dispersed from …

Verse: "Take the easy way, command what is right, and ignore the ignorant." (7:199) — Three commands encompassing all ethics of human inte…

Verse: "Whatever calamity befalls you is for what your hands earned — and He pardons much." (42:30) — A Quranic explanation of calamity's …

Verse: "Whoever is pardoned by his brother — let there be a reasonable follow-through and payment to him with good conduct." (2:178) Co…

Verse: "O you who believe, indeed among your spouses and children are enemies to you — so beware of them." (64:14) Occasion (Hasan — Ti…

Quranic context: After years of absence, Yusuf brothers confess their crime and submit to him as the Aziz of Egypt — and his response is a…

Verse: "We prescribed for them: a life for a life, an eye for an eye..." (5:45) Qisas for killing: Killing the intentional murderer — …

Highest degree of brevity: Qasr ijaz — expression carrying multiples of its apparent meaning. Examples: "In retribution there is life …