Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq ibn ʾIbrāhīm (Arabic: يُوسُف ٱبْن يَعْقُوب ٱبْن إِسْحَاق ٱبْن إِبْرَاهِيم) is a prophet mentioned in the Qurʾān, the scripture of Islam, and corresponds to Joseph (son of Jacob), a person from the Tanakh, the Jewish religious scripture, and the Christian Bible, who was estimated to have lived in the 16th century BCE. It is one of the common names in the Middle East and among Muslim nations. Of all of Jacob’s children, Joseph was the one given the gift of prophecy. Although the narratives of other prophets are mentioned in various Surahs, the complete narrative of Joseph is given only in one Surah, Yusuf, making it unique.
