Allah is predominant غالب over everything

Quran verse about Allah’s predominance

Ever felt about dominance or authority of certain people on you? Ever felt you have no control on anything and people have control over. This Quran verse will remind you it is Allah who is dominant on everything.

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم

Yusuf 12:21

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى ٱشْتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصْرَ لِٱمْرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكْرِمِى مَثْوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

And the one from Egypt who bought him said to his wife, "Make his residence comfortable. Perhaps he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son." And thus, We established Joseph in the land that We might teach him the interpretation of events. And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.

My reflections about this Quran verse

Very true! Many times we get so frustrated on sequence of events happening in our lives and we tend to forget that Allah has a plan for us and Allah is predominant on His affairs. What a great example Allah used to remind us that Allah is predominant on His affairs. Today if somebody loses their 8 year boy we would think they are runied. Yusuf عليه السلام was not only lost but became the victim of jealousy of his step brothers. Then Yusuf عليه السلام ended up at this house where this women tried to seduce him. Allah o Akbar. How perfect was Allah's plan! And then after this house Yusuf عليه السلام spent his prime years in prison while still being innocent. Today if something like this happens, we would say his life is destroyed. But this is how Allah wanted to establish Yusuf عليه السلام eventually and this is how Allah planned to teach him interpretations of dreams. Oh Allah make us learn from the example of Yusuf عليه السلام that everything happening in our lives is part of Allah's plan and Allah is predominant on His affairs. I am really inspired to know that those steps brothers who were full of jealousy in the beginning also ended up doing prostration to Yusuf عليه السلام. That was part of Allah's plan too. Allah made them humble when it was their time to submit. 

Duaas I made after reading this Quran verse

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
O Ever Living One, O Eternal One, by Your mercy I call on You to set right all my affairs. Do not place me in charge of my soul even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment).
Its chain of transmission is sound (Sahih), Al-Hakim 1/545, see Albani