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Sura 12
Aya 89
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قالَ هَل عَلِمتُم ما فَعَلتُم بِيوسُفَ وَأَخيهِ إِذ أَنتُم جاهِلونَ

Muhammad Asad

Replied he: "Do you remember1 what you did to Joseph and his brother when you were still unaware [of right and wrong]?"2
  • Lit., "know" (see note 81).
  • By coupling his own name with that of Benjamin he possibly hinted at his brothers' early envy and hatred of the two sons of Rachel (cf. verse 8 of this surah and the corresponding note 12); alternatively, the mention of Benjamin may have been due to the readiness with which they accepted the "evidence" of the latter's guilt (verse 77).