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Sura 12
Aya 68
68
وَلَمّا دَخَلوا مِن حَيثُ أَمَرَهُم أَبوهُم ما كانَ يُغني عَنهُم مِنَ اللَّهِ مِن شَيءٍ إِلّا حاجَةً في نَفسِ يَعقوبَ قَضاها ۚ وَإِنَّهُ لَذو عِلمٍ لِما عَلَّمناهُ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَعلَمونَ

(Irfan-ul-Quran)

And when they entered Egypt in compliance with what their father had commanded, that command could not save them from Allah’s (Decree) but it was Ya‘qub’s (Jacob’s) heartfelt desire which he fulfilled and (also take not this desire or strategy as meaningless — for you know it not). Surely Ya‘qub (Jacob) possessed knowledge as We had blessed with (special) knowledge but most people do not know (these realities).