What is "yusuf"

Yusuf (also transliterated as Jusuf, Yousof, Yossef, Yousaf, Youcef, Yousef, Youssef, Yousif, Youssif, Youssouf, Yousuf, Yusef, Yuseff, Usef, Yusof, or Yussef, and ) is a male Arabic name, meaning " Allah increases in piety, power and influence". It is the Arabic equivalent of both the Hebrew name Yossef and the English name Joseph.

In Islam, the most famous "Yusuf" is the prophet Yusuf in the Quran.

Sūrat Yūsuf is the 12th sura (chapter) of the Quran. It is said to have been revealed in a single sitting, being unique in this respect. The text narrates the story of Yusuf (the biblical Joseph). While other surahs tend to jump between topics, this sura is special in sticking to its central theme throughout, telling a coherent story in chronological order.

The chapter was first translated into Latin by Thomas van Erpe in 1617 and later in the 17th century published synoptically in Arabic and Latin as part of the Lutheran efforts at translating the Qur'an.

Yusuf is a common name in the Muslim world, equivalent to the English name Joseph and the Hebrew name Yossef. An other Arabic variant is Youssif.

Yusuf may also refer to:

• Islamic view of Joseph
• Yusuf (sura), 12th sura of the Qur'an
• Yusuf and Zulaikha, poetry about Joseph and the wife of Potiphar
• Yusuf, the stage name (since 2006) of the singer-songwriter Yusuf Islam, who was formerly known as Cat Stevens