Yusuf

Yusuf (also transliterated as Jusuf, Yousof, Yossef, Yousaf, Youcef, Yousef, Youssef, Yousif, Youssif, Youssouf, Yousuf, Yusef, Yuseff, Usef, Yusof, Yesufu or Yussef, Arabic: يوسف‎ Yūsuf and Yūsif) 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.

Given name

Jusuf

Yossef

Youcef

Yousif

Youssef

Youssif (burn victim)

Youssif (last name unknown) (born October 14, 2002), is an 13-year-old Iraqi boy who was set on fire by unknown masked men outside of his central Baghdad home on January 15, 2007.

Background

On January 15, 2007, while playing outside his Baghdad home, Youssif was approached by masked men who proceeded to pour gasoline on him, set him on fire, and flee, leaving then-4-year-old Youssif to burn. After the attack, Youssif's father spent nine months trying to obtain medical care in Iraq to treat his son's scarring, without success.Doctors in Iraq told the family that there was little they could do to help and that the family's only option was to seek treatment outside Iraq, an option they simply could not afford.

Eventually, after being told they could help, Youssif's father visited CNN's Baghdad bureau to ask for advice on how to help his son. In doing so, Youssif's parents risked their safety. When asked by CNN why they took such a risk, Youssif's mother, Zainab, responded: "I'd prefer death than seeing my son like this."