Joseph
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[12:21]
And the man from Egypt who bought him said to his wife: "Make his stay [with us] honourable; he may well be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son."
And thus We gave unto Joseph a firm place on earth; and [We did this] so that We might impart unto him some understanding of the inner meaning of happenings. For God always prevails in whatever be His purpose: but most people know it not.

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* v.21 : The Qur’ān does not mention his name or position; but a later reference to him (in verse 30 below) as al-‘azīz (“the great [or “mighty”] one”) points to his having been a high official or a nobleman.
* See note 10 above.