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).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahsan al-Qasas canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific expression
ⓘ
Qur'anic title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qur'an
|
| 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
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surface form:
Qur'an 12:3
|
| refersTo |
narrative of the Prophet Yusuf
ⓘ
story of Joseph in the Qur'an ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Al-Qasas
ⓘ
surface form:
Qasas al-Anbiya (Stories of the Prophets)
|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.