The story of Yaqub and Yusuf (alaihis salam) … given in Surah Yusuf, is a fascinating story, conducting a strong assignment in tolerance, fidelity, nobility, and compassion. Life is full of challenges, and there is n’t a single human being on earth who’s free from difficulty in one form or another. Indeed the prophets were tested with losses of wealth, health or their loved bones. Quran says, “ Or do you suppose that you'll enter Paradise while similar ( trial) has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and difficulty and were shaken until ( indeed their) runner and those who believed with him said, “ When is the help of Allah?” Plainly, the help of Allah is near.” (Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 214) Prophet Yusuf (a.s) descended from a long line of Prophets, beginning with the Prophet Ibrahim (a.s), who was his great forefather.
Prophet Yusuf (as)’s forefather was Prophet Ishaq (as) and his father was Prophet Yaqub (as). Prophet Yusuf (a.s) had eleven sisters. They all lived near Jerusalem in Palestine, which at that time was called Canaan. His youthful family was called Binyamin (Benjamin). The story begins with a dream, in the middle a dream and ends with its interpretation fulfilled. Yusuf (alaihis salam), son of the Prophet Yaqub (alaihis salam) awoke from his sleep and filled with excitement, ran to his father and related his dream. He'd a dream in which he saw the sun, the moon and eleven stars bow down to him. Prophet Yusuf (a.s) told his father, Yaqub (a.s), about his strange dream. Yaqub (a.s) told him to be careful and not to tell anyone differently about the dream. Prophet Yaqub (a.s) loved all of his sons. But they all, except Binyamin, felt jealous of Yusuf (a.s) because they allowed their father loved Yusuf further than he loved them. The sisters were so jealous of Yusuf (a.s) that they came up with a plan to get relieve of him ever. One family suggested that they should kill him. Others didn't have the heart to kill him and allowed it would be better to shoot him to a away place. Eventually, they decided to throw him into a well. Trippers would find him when they stopped for water, andYusuf (a.s) would vanish from the sisters’lives ever. Their purpose would be served with his exile. And also they would rue for their crime and come good people formerly again. It was the cleverest of ideas putatively safe.
One day, sisters approached their father asked their father if they could take Yusuf (a.s) with them to play. Yaqub (a.s) was hysterical for Yusuf (a.s), but agreed to let him go. The sisters set off together with Yusuf (a.s). When they were a long way from home, the sisters acted on their plan. They threw Yusuf (a.s) into a well and left him there. The sisters also returned home without Yusuf (a.s). They went to their father weeping, saying that Yusuf (a.s) had been eaten by a wolf whilst they were playing. The sisters showed Yaqub (a.s) their youngish family’s shirt covered with the blood of a lamb, to move him of their story. Deep down in his heart Yaqub (alaihis salam) knew that his cherished son was still alive and that his other sons were lying. He held the blood stained shirt in his hands, spread it out and remarked “ What a merciful wolf! He ate up my cherished son without tearing his shirt!” There was water in the well, which buoyed Yousuf’s body, so he wasn't harmed. In the dark well Yusuf managed to find a gravestone ledge to hold onto, allowing why my sisters do it? His father’s smile flashed before him recalling the love and affection he'd always shown him. Yusuf began to supplicate earnestly, contending to Allah for deliverance. A group of trippers stopped by the well on their way to Egypt. When the trippers lifted the pail from the well, Yusuf (as) came over too. The trippers took Yusuf (as) from Palestine to Egypt, where they vended him as a slave. Yusuf (as) was bought by the Chief Minister, the Aziz, of Egypt. The Aziz treated Yusuf (as) well, and Yusuf (as) was thankful to Allah and remained a pious slave. Yousuf was made the particular attendant of the chief minister’s woman, Zulaikha and with his affable mores, handsomeness and fascinating geste, he won everybody’s heart. The days passed and Yousuf grew in this family. Shaytaan came in Zulaikhas mind and she fell in love with Yousuf. Ultimately, indeed though he did nothing wrong, Yusuf (a.s) was transferred to captivity as a way of avoiding unwanted attention and sin. The principal minister knew Yousuf (A.S) was absolutely innocent, with a heavy heart, he transferred Yousuf to captivity. Prophet Yusuf (a.s) was someone who recognised his own strengths and sins.
Being apprehensive of his own sins, he went to captivity rather than be potentially enticed by his master’s woman Zulaikha. In captivity Allah blessed him with an extraordinary gift; the capability to interpret dreams. At about the same time two other men landed in the captivity. One was the cupbearer and the other was the king’s chef. The two men tasted that Yousuf (A.S) isn't a miscreant. Both men had pictorial dreams, and they were anxious to have them explained. The king’s chef pictured that he stood in a place with chuck on his head, and two catcalls were eating the chuck. The cupbearer pictured that he was serving the king wine. The two went to Yousuf (A.S) and told him their dreams, asking him to give them their meaning. First, Yousuf (A.S) called them to Allah. Also he said that the chef would be crucified until he failed and that the cupbearer would return to the service of the king. Yousuf (A.S) told the cupbearer to remember him to the king and to say that there was a wronged soul called Yusuf in captivity. What Yusuf prognosticated did be; the chef was crucified and the cupbearer returned to the palace. After the cupbearer returned to service, Satan made him forget to mention Yousuf’s name to the king. Thus, Yousuf (A.S) remained in captivity for a many times, but he made tolerance his own, soliciting to Allah. The scene in the captivity closes; a new scene opens in the bedchamber of the king. The King of Egypt had a disquieting dream that nothing could explain. The king conceited that seven fat cows were eaten by seven thin cows. He also saw seven healthy cognizance of sludge and seven dry and shrivelled cognizance of sludge. The King was troubled because he couldn't understand the dream, and no bone could explain it to him. The King’s menial recalled of Yusuf (a.s) approached him and asked Yusuf (a.s) to interpret the King’s dream. With the gift Allah had given him, Yusuf (as) interpreted the King’s dream. The dream meant that for the coming seven times there would be plenitude of crops and food throughout the land. But, for seven times after that, there would be shortage throughout the land. There would be no crops and not enough food for the people to live on. When the King heard Yusuf (a.s)’s interpretation of the dream, he was fascinated by Yousuf (A.S)’s interpretation. He commanded that Yousuf (A.S) be set free from captivity and presented to him at formerly. The king’s envoy went to cost him incontinently, but Yousuf (A.S) refused to leave the captivity unless his innocence was proven. Maybe they indicted him of cutting the ladies hands, or trying to force them. Maybe any other false blameworthiness was made. The king ordered “ Bring the women of the ministers and the woman of the chief minister at formerly.” The king felt that Yousuf (A.S) had been harmed unfairly but he didn't know exactly how. The woman of the chief minister came with the other ministers’ women. She verified infront of all that I betrayed, not Yousuf (A.S) betrayed Aziz during his absence. Yousuf (A.S) wanted this concurrence only to show his master that he noway betrayed him.
It's believed that imprisonment of Yusuf (A.S) was a great turning point in Zulikah’s life, she turned to Yousuf (A.S)’s religion or was frenetic. The King was so impressed with Yusuf (a.s)’s character and wisdom that he asked Yusuf (a.s) to work for him. Yusuf (a.s) agreed and asked to be put in charge of the food warehouses in Egypt so that he could prepare the land for the seven times of shortage, which would follow the seven times of plenitude. During the first seven times of plenitude, Yusuf (a.s) gathered and precisely stored crops and food. When the seven times of shortage followed, through Allah’s mercy Yusuf (as) had stored enough food to make sure that the people didn't starve. The shortage spread throughout the land, including to Palestine where the family of Yusuf (a.s) also suffered. Yusuf (a.s)’s sisters knew that in Egypt, there were stores of food that were being given to the people. Ultimately, Yusuf (a.s)’s ten sisters decided to travel from Palestine to Egypt to ask forfood.When the group of men arrived in Egypt, Yusuf (a.s) incontinently recognised his sisters. But numerous times had passed and the sisters didn't honor the important man before them as their youthful family, Yusuf (a.s). Yusuf (a.s) noticed that his youthful family, Binyamin wasn't with the others. He gave each of the sisters food and told them to come back again, this time with Binyamin so that he may give them further food. Yousuf (A.S) asked them if you're verity people bring your family with you as evidence and I'll award you with double sections. Yousuf (A.S) ordered his menial to intimately place the bag, with the plutocrat they had paid, into one of their grain sacks. The scene dims in Egypt and lights in Canaan.
The sisters returned to their father. Back in Palestine, the sisters induced their father to let Binyamin travel with them to Egypt. Yaqub (as) was reluctant at first, remembering what had happed to Yusuf (as) so numerous times ahead; but after some time he agreed. The sisters returned to Egypt with Binyamin. Yusuf (a.s) was happy to see Binyamin. He spoke to Binyamin alone and told him who he really was. Yusuf (as) also acted out a plan to insure that his family Binyamin would stay with him and not return to Palestine with the other sisters. Yusuf (a.s) placed one of the King’s drinking mugs in Binyamin’s food bag. When the sisters were ready to set out, the gates were locked, and the court crier cried “ O you trippers, you're stealers!” The blameworthiness was most unusual, and the people gathered around Yousuf (A.S)’s sisters. “ What have you lost?” his sisters inquired. A dogface said “ The king’s golden mug. Whoever can trace it we will give a beast cargo of grain.” Yousuf (A.S)’s sisters said with all innocence “ We haven't come then to loose the land and steal.” Yousuf (A.S)’s officers said (as he'd instructed them) What discipline should you choose for the pincher?” The sisters answered “ According to our law, whoever steals becomes a slave to the proprietor of the property.” The officers agreed “ We shall apply your law rather of the Egyptian law, which provides for imprisonment.” The principal officer ordered his dogfaces to start searching the caravan and eventually mug was plant in the defile of Binyamin’s. The sisters blatted “ If he steals now, a family of his has stolen ahead.” They erred from the present issue in order to condemn a particular group of the children of Yaqub (a.s). Yousuf (A.S) heard their resentment with his own cognizance and was filled with remorse. Yet, he swallowed his own resentment, keeping it within. As part of his plan, Yusuf (a.s) commanded Binyamin to remain in Egypt as discipline. Remembering their pledge to Yaqub (a.s) that Binyamin would return to Palestine safely, the sisters contended with Yusuf (a.s) to let Binyamin leave with them, but Yusuf (a.s) refused. The sisters returned home to Palestine leaving elder family in Egypt and told their father what had happed. The Prophet of Allah, Yaqub (a.s) remained patient, indeed though he'd come eyeless from the anguish of losing Yusuf (a.s) numerous times ahead and had now lost a alternate son. Eventually, the sisters had to make a third trip to Egypt for further food. They were now veritably poor and had only a many effects to trade. The sisters prayed Yusuf (as) to have mercy on them. When Yusuf (as) saw the hopeless state his sisters were in, he asked them one simple question. “ Do you now realise what you did to Yusuf?” Stunned by the question, the sisters realised that the important man before them had to be their family Yusuf; because, besides the sisters, Yusuf (as) was the only bone who knew aboutthat day so numerous times ago when they had left their family in a well. Indeed though Yusuf (as) had been through so important difficulty because of what his sisters had done to him, he didn't get worried. Rather, Yusuf (as) supplicated for his sisters and asked them to do two effects First, to take his shirt and lay it over their father’s face. Alternate Yusuf (as) asked his sisters to bring their entire family back to Egypt. When the sisters returned home they placed Yusuf (as)’s shirt over their father’s face.
Through Allah’s mercy Yaqub (as)’s sight returned and he was suitable to see again. Yaqub (as), his sons and their families travelled from Palestine to Egypt. Yaqub (as) was overjoyed to meet his cherished son again. In respect, Yusuf (as)’s father, mama and eleven sisters bowed before Yusuf (as). Seeing this, Yusuf (as) realised that the dream he saw as a child had come a reality the sun, the moon and eleven stars bowing tohim.Through constant tolerance and remembrance of Allah, Yusuf (as) was successful in all of life’s tests and was plushly awarded for his tolerance. Yousuf (A.S) prostrated to Allah in gratefulness. Before he failed, Jacob (pbuh) advised his children to cleave to the training of Islam, the religion of all of Allah’s prophets. Yousuf (A.S) (pbuh), at the moment of his death, asked his sisters to bury him beside his fathers if they were to leave Egypt. So when Yousuf (A.S) (pbuh) passed down, he was mummified and placed in a pall until such a time as he could be taken out of Egypt and buried beside his fathers, as he'd requested. It was said that he failed at the age of one hundred ten. May Allah’s peace be upon him.
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