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معالم التنزيل

Al-Baghawī

الحسين بن مسعود البغوي (ت ٥١٦ هـ)

Plain and narration-based. The easiest of the classical works to read straight through.

Yūsuf 12:111 Juzʾ 13 Page 248

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

Read in the muṣḥaf

‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ١٨٨/أأَيْ: فِي خَبَرِ يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ ‏‏‏‏ عِظَةٌ ‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏ ‏‏ يَعْنِي: الْقُرْآنَ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ أَيْ: يُخْتَلَقُ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏ أَيْ: وَلَكِنْ كَانَ تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي ‏‏ ‏‏‏‏ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏ ‏‏ مِمَّا يَحْتَاجُ الْعِبَادُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ وَالْأَمْرِ وَالنَّهْيِ ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏ بَيَانًا وَنِعْمَةً ‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ .

The same ayah, in another commentary

Yūsuf 12:111