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A Question About Quranic Account of Joseph Story ?

In the Qur’an, Jacob says to his son Joseph: “Do not recount your dream to your brothers, lest they plot against you.”

There is subsequently no textual indication that Joseph actually disclosed the dream. According to the Qur’anic account, why, then, do the brothers throw Joseph into the well?If their motive is the father’s special affection for Joseph, why do they single him out rather than his brother Benjamin (Bünyamin), whom they themselves claim receives from Jacob an equal measure of love?What is your view regarding the apparent omission of this detail in the narrative?

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u/SurePiglet9720 — 18 hours ago

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Abraham and The Four Birds (maybe Empires?)

Is it possible that the specific mention of "four" birds in Quran Sūrat al-Baqarah 260 derives from the midrashic interpretation cited by James Kugel in his book, drawing upon the example from Targum Neofiti? The explicit numerical specification appears deliberate and strongly suggests the presence of underlying significance. Furthermore, the return of the birds to Ibrāhīm may symbolize deliverance from the bondage imposed by these four empires.

u/SurePiglet9720 — 5 days ago