Mutashabihat Pairs
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Yusuf · Al-Qasas
Identical formula applied to two prophets reaching maturity: 'We gave him judgment and knowledge; and thus do We reward the doers of good'; 12:22 is Yusuf, 28:14 is Musa.
Yusuf · An-Najm
Both dismiss false deities as 'nothing but names you and your forefathers invented; Allah sent down no authority for them'; 12:40 is Yusuf's argument to his fellow prisoners, 53:23 addresses the pagan goddesses al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat.
Yusuf · Yusuf
The king's dream (seven fat cows eaten by seven lean, seven green ears and others dry) stated verbatim in 12:43 and then repeated word-for-word in 12:46 when the minister asks Yusuf for the interpretation.
Ali 'Imran · Yusuf
Both use the 'news of the unseen' formula: 'that is from the reports of the unseen which We reveal to you; you were not present with them when...'; 3:44 follows the Maryam/Zakariyya story, 12:102 follows the Yusuf story.
Yusuf · Ar-Rum
Final pair completing the ten-way travel-and-observe cluster (12:109, 30:9, 35:44, 40:82, 47:10 -- all C(5,2)=10 combinations now curated): 'have they not traveled the earth and observed how was the end of those before them?'
Yusuf · Muhammad
Both contain 'have they not traveled the earth and observed how was the end of those before them?'; see also 12:109/40:82 (this batch) for the wider cluster.
Yusuf · Fatir
Part of the travel-and-observe formula cluster (12:109, 30:9, 35:44, 40:82, 47:10 all share this phrase); this pair is 12:109 and 35:44.