Suffering is one of the fundamental concepts in religious texts and social theories that is analyzed in relation to meaning, power, and the formation of the human subject. From Michel Foucault’s perspective, power is not merely repressive; rather, it operates through disciplinary mechanisms and technologies of the self in the process of subject formation, and suffering and lived experiences can contribute to the ethical reconstruction of the subject. The story of Prophet Joseph (PBUH) in the Qur’an, through the narration of his suffering from the well to the prison, shows that these experiences, instead of destroying individual identity, help form his moral character. Based on Foucault’s theoretical framework, especially the concepts of power, discipline, and self-formation, the article analyzes suffering as a factor in the production of the ethical subject. The research method is descriptive-analytical. In this article, situations such as the well, slavery, and prison are considered disciplinary spaces in which the body, time, and action of the individual are regulated by a specific order. The findings show that suffering plays an active and constructive role in the Qur’anic reading. Joseph, in these spaces, develops self-formation through patience, self-control, and moral commitment. Prison, in Foucauldian logic, is a disciplinary institution, but in the Qur’anic narrative it becomes a space for ethical action and social trust. Finally, the article shows that although Foucauldian concepts are useful for analyzing the formation of the ethical subject in the story of Prophet Joseph (PBUH), the Qur’anic narrative, with its emphasis on divine guidance and moral purpose, offers a horizon beyond Foucault’s theoretical framework.