Traditional date, disputed
Two young prisoners ask Yusuf about their dreams. First he teaches them: are many lords better, or Allah, the One?
O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing?
Quran 12:39
Source: Quran ·
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