Through four beautiful narratives (the People of the Cave; the Man with Two Gardens; Musa and Khizar; and Dhu al-Qarnayn), this Surah not only summarizes the whole religion of Islam, but also teaches a number of important lessons.

Allah called Surah Yusuf the Best of All Stories,' which He revealed in the Quran, the best of all Revelations, to the best of all prophets, our Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.). The story was revealed to lift his spirits at a time when his sufferings...