Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of the Book that makes its object perfectly clear. We have sent it down as Qur'an1 in Arabic so that you (Arabs) may understand it well.2 O Muhammad, by revealing this Qur'an to you, We narrate to you events and truths in the best manner: though before this you were utterly unaware (of these things).3 This is the narrative of that time, when Joseph said to his father, "O father, I have seen in a dream eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw that they were prostrating themselves before me." In response to this, his father said, "My little son, say nothing of this dream to your brothers, lest they should plot any evil scheme against you.4 Be on your guard, for Satan is the avowed enemy of man. And it will happen so (as you have seen in your dream) that your Lord will choose you (for His work5 ) and impart you the full understanding of problems,6 and will perfect His blessing upon you and upon the children of Jacob as He perfected it on your forefathers- Abraham and Isaac; surely your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise.7