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Story occurring in Christian, Muslim and Jewish traditions Persian miniature depicting Zulaikha chasing Yusuf Yusuf and Zulaikha (the English transliteration of both names varies greatly) is a title given to many tellings in the Muslim world of the story of the relationship between the prophet Yusuf and Potiphar's wife . Developed primarily from the account in Sura 12 of the Qur'an, a distinct story of Yusuf and Zulaikha seems to have developed in Persia around the tenth century CE. According to Agnès Kefeli, "in the biblical and Qur’anic interpretations of Joseph's story, Potiphar's wife bears all the blame for sin and disappears quickly from the narrative". But "in Turkic and Persian literatures, Joseph and Zulaykha do, ultimately, become sexually united, in parallel to their noncorporeal mystical union". The story of Yusuf and Zulaikha is subsequently found in many languages, such as Arabic , Persian , Bengali , Turkish , Punjabi and Urdu . Its most famous version was written in the Persian language by Jami (1414–1492), in his Haft Awrang ('Seven Thrones'). The Tale of Joseph and Zulaykha on the Volga Frontier: The Struggle for Gender, Religious, and National Identity in Imperial and Postrevolutionary Russia".
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A miniature Mughal painting depicting the tale of Yusuf and Zulaikha Yusuf and Zulaikha is the Quranic verse of Yusuf ( Joseph ) and Zulaikha (the person known in the Bible as Potiphar 's wife and whose name is not given there). It has been told and retold countless times in many languages spoken by Muslims , especially Persian . Its most famous version was written in Persian by Jami (1414-1492), in his Haft Awrang ("Seven Thrones"). Other writers to have retold the story include: Mahmud Gami ( Kashmiri ). It is a standard tale used in Punjabi Qisse . Also there exists a long poem on the subject, titled as Yusuf and Zalikha, which used to be attributed to Ferdowsi , the great Persian poet of the tenth and eleventh century, however, the scholars have rejected this book based on its low quality and the time line of Ferdowsi's life. 'Yusuf and Zalikha: The Biblical Legend of Joseph and Potiphar's Wife in the Persian Version Ascribed to Abul-Mansur Qasim, Called Firdausi, ca. 932-1021 A.D.,' Edited by Hermann Ethé, Philo Press, Amsterdam, 1970
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A miniature Mughal painting depicting the tale of Yusuf and Zulaikha Yusuf and Zulaikha ( Joseph chased by Potiphar's wife ), miniature by Behzād , 1488.Joseph in Zuleikha 's party. Painting in Takieh Moaven ol molk , Kermanshah , Iran Yusuf and Zulaikha is the Quranic verse of Yusuf ( Joseph ) and Zulaikha (the person known in the Bible as Potiphar 's wife and whose name is not given there). It has been told and retold countless times in many languages spoken by Muslims , especially Persian . Its most famous version was written in Persian by Jami (1414-1492), in his Haft Awrang ("Seven Thrones"). The story has by then many elaborations, and is capable of a Sufi interpretation, where Zulaikha's lust for Yusuf represents the soul's longing for God.
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Further information: Zuleikha (tradition) Yusuf and Zulaikha (Yusuf pursued by Potiphar's wife ), miniature by Behzād , 1488.Yusuf in Zuleikha 's party.Painting in Takieh Moaven ol molk , Kermanshah , Iran "Yusuf and Zulaikha" (the English transliteration of both names varies greatly) refers to a medieval Islamic version of the story of the prophet Yusuf (Genesis)Yusuf and Potiphar's wife which has been told and retold countless times in many languages spoken in Muslim world , such as Arabic , Persian , Bengali , Turkish and Urdu .Its most famous version was written in Persian language by Jami (1414-1492), in his Haft Awrang ("Seven Thrones").The story has by then many elaborations, and is capable of a Sufi interpretation, where Zulaikha's longing for Yusuf represents the soul's quest for God.
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Story occurring in Christian, Muslim and Jewish traditions "Yusuf and Zulaikha" (the English transliteration of both names varies greatly) refers to a medieval Islamic version of the story of the prophet Yusuf and Potiphar's wife which has been for centuries in the Muslim world , and is found in many languages such as Arabic , Persian , Bengali , Turkish , Punjabi and Urdu . Its most famous version was written in the Persian language by Jami (1414–1492), in his Haft Awrang ('Seven Thrones').
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