Ahsan al-Qasas

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Ahsan al-Qasas is an honorific Qur'anic title meaning "the best of stories," traditionally referring to the narrative of the Prophet Yusuf (Joseph).

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Ahsan al-Qasas canonical 1

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instanceOf Islamic honorific expression ⓘ
Qur'anic title ⓘ
appearsIn Qur'an ⓘ
linked to: Quran
appearsInSurah Surah Yusuf ⓘ
associatedWithProphet Joseph ⓘ
Yusuf ⓘ
category Islamic honorific titles ⓘ
Qur'anic terminology ⓘ
describes quality of the story of Yusuf as the best of stories ⓘ
emphasizes didactic nature of the story of Yusuf ⓘ
excellence of Qur'anic storytelling ⓘ
etymologyComponent Ahsan (meaning: best, most beautiful) ⓘ
al-Qasas (meaning: the stories, the narrative) ⓘ
hasMeaning the best of stories ⓘ
honorificFor Qur'anic narrative style ⓘ
moral and spiritual lessons in the story of Yusuf ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
QuranicVerseReference Qur'an 12:3 ⓘ
linked to: Qur’an 12:3
refersTo narrative of the Prophet Yusuf ⓘ
story of Joseph in the Qur'an ⓘ
relatedConcept Qasas al-Anbiya (Stories of the Prophets) ⓘ
linked to: Al-Qasas
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
scripturalStatus phrase derived from the Qur'anic text ⓘ
theologicalContext Islamic exegesis (tafsir) ⓘ
usedBy Muslim scholars ⓘ
students of Qur'anic studies ⓘ
usedIn Islamic tradition ⓘ
usedInGenre Islamic preaching and sermons ⓘ
Qur'anic commentary literature ⓘ
writtenInScript Arabic script ⓘ

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Yusuf → quranicTitle → Ahsan al-Qasas ⓘ