PROPHET YUSUF

PROPHET YUSUF
PROPHET IBRAHIM (………………) had two sons, ismail (…………………|) and ishaq (…………….) the latter had a son ya’qub (………….) who had twelve sons, sayyidina yusuf (…………………) was one of them. In his childhood days,
Sayyidina yusuf (……………) saw a dream one night that eleven stars, the sun and the moon prostrated to him. He mentioned his dream to his father, sayyidina yaqub (…………….) who interpreted it to main that sayyidina yusuf (……………) would attain a hive rank and his brothers would be subordinate to him. He advised his son not to disclose his dream to anyone, not even his brothers lest they become jealous of him.
Sayyidina yusuf’s (………………..)Brother had observed that their father had more love for yusuf(…………….)and his real brother bin yamin so they were jealous of both of them, particularly of sayyidina yusus(………..)Whose mother rahil had died when sayyidina yusuf (………….) was very young. One day, these brother conspired to kill sayyidina yusuf(…………….)or throw him out somewhere to divert their father’s attention towards them. And they proposed to be righteous thereafter. (surah yusuf, verses 9)
The eldest of them suggested that sayyidina yusuf(……………)was yet a young child and had committed no wrong. If they had to do something then
They might throw him in the well of bait umaqdis where some passing caravan might bring him out.
They agreed to the suggestion and requested their father to send him with them that they might play sayyidina yaqub (…………………)was apprehensive lest they hurt sayyidina yusuf (…………………)intentionally or unintentionally, and a wolf they devour him if they left him alone, but when they assured him that they would take care of him he gave his permission .
They went out far from home, and got him to take off his shirt. Then threw him down the well they smeared the shirt with blood and came home in the evening pretending to weep and said, “O father, we made Yusuf sit by our garments and engaged in a race. When we returned wolf had eaten yusuf.”sayyidina ya’qub (…………………..)Was much grieved but was sure that they were lying.
Their Allah had made sayyidina yusuf (…………………) peaceful and composed. Meanwhile, a caravan proceeding to Egypt halted their and one of them lowered a bucket into the well draw water. Sayyidina yusuf (……………………) clung to the bucked and emerged from the well. The man was overjoyed on seeing the child. He took him along and when they reached Egypt, he sold sayyidina yusuf (…………….) to the Aziz of Egypt who was its finance minister. He observed that sayyidina yusuf (……………………) had a noble descent and god character. He advised his wife, zulykha, to treat him kindly. He grew up their care till he was a handsome strong young man. The wife of the Aziz found him attractive and tried to seduce him, but he always kept his gaze lowered. One day, she shut all the doors of the chamber and invited him to commit sin but he rejected her advances vehemently, saying that the wrong-doers newer prosper. (surah yusuf, verse 23)
He refrained from disobeying Allah and from returning the favors of his master with evil as he tried to get out of the palace, she pulled his shirt and tore it off and as he came out of the door, the Aziz was their she concealed her fault and put the blame on sayyidina Yusuf (…………..) accusing him of having evil intentions with her. He defended himself. Saying that she had tried to seduce him A witness from the woman’s family suggested that they should look at sayyidina Yusuf’s (………..)Shirt. If it were torn from the front then she spoke the truth and Yusuf (………..)Was a liar otherwise she was a liar and Yusuf (……………………..)True the shirt was torn from behind. So the Aziz realized that his wife was accusing sayyidina Yusuf (……………..) falsely and he requested sayyidina Yusuf not to disclose the incident to anyone. And he said to his wife that she should seek forgiveness for her sin. However, the news spread out the city and the woman gossiped about it. So, the wife of the Aziz decided to invite the woman to her palace. All of them were presented fruit and knife each.
Then she, invited sayyidina yusuf(……………) to come out to them. When they saw him, they were bewitched by his beauty and their diversion; they cut their fingers instead of the fruit, exclaiming, “He is not mortal but an angel!”
She told the woman that he was the one for whom they had blame her. If he did not respond to her invitation, then she would have him imprisoned. Sayyidina Yusuf (……………) heard her and prayed to Allah to keep him safe from the woman’s seduction, saying that prison was dearer to him than that to which the woman invited him.
So, the Aziz decided to imprison o curb the mischief him in order from spreading. There were two other men in the prison. The king’s wine-server andtheking’scook. Both of them dreamt a dream each. The wine-server related his dream to sayyidina yusuf (……………..)In the prison that he was carrying wine and the cook narrated that he was carrying bread on his head from which birds ate. They requested him to say what their dreams meant sayyidina yusuf(…………………..)Seized the opportunity to first preach to them and to impress on them the terrible consequences of disbelief and polytheism. Then he told the wine-server that he would be hanged and wild birds would nip at his flesh.
Then, he requested the wine-server to tell the king that he was imprisoned unjustly. This men was re-installed as a wine-server but he forgot to mention sayyidina Yusuf (………………….) to the king.
One night the king had a dream that seven lean cows ate up seven fat, healthy cows and he also saw seven dry ears of corn and seven green ones. This caused him anxiety and he asked his associated to interpret the dream for him, but they decided that it was gibberish imagination. The wine-server remembered sayyidina yusuf(………………)suddenly and, with the king’s permission, he met sayyidina yusuf(…………………..)And asked for an interpretation of the king’s dream sayyidina Yusuf (…………………) said that there would be seven years of abundance and surplus of everything followed atseven years of drought and scarcity of food. Again, there would be heavy rain and prosperity he advance them to grow much crop during the fertile years and store produce the dry the years so that they may draw up upon the crop when they needed it. The wine-server reported that to the king who recognized sayyiydina Yusuf’s (……………) ability and gave orders for his release that he might employ him as an adviser. However, sayyidina Yusuf (…………………) refused to come out of the prison unless his innocence was confirmed in the matter of the wife of the Aziz he asked the king’s courier to find out the truth about the woman who had cut their hands. (Verse 50, surah yusuf)
The king commanded the woman and asked them for the facts. They testified that sayyidina Yusuf (………………….) was innocent and the wife of the Aziz made a confession.
When the Aziz learnt of sayyidian Yusuf (…… …….) innocence, he ordered that sayyidina Yusuf (……………..) should be set free honourablry and he appointed him his minister of finance. Suddenly, there was blessing everywhere in the country and there was surplus production for seven years, and prosperity all round. Then there were seven years of drought engulfing all the territories from Egypt to kin ‘an where his brothers were domiciled. During these lean years, his brother brought all their possessions and come t Egypt to buy provision. Sayyidina Yusuf (………….) recognized them when they come to him, but they did not recognize him and cold not expected to imaging that sayyidina Yusuf (………….) could have resin so high from the depths of the well. Sayyidina Yusuf (……………………) received their payment and instructed them to being their brother Binyamin when they come again to buy the provision. He was his real brother. He also instructed his servant to put their money back in their sack.
They returned home to their father and told him that they will receive provision again only if they took Binyamin along. Sayyidina yaqub (………………………) remembered the case of sayyidina yusuf (…………………) and refused to send Binyamin with them.
When they unpacked their sacks, they found their money returned to them. They informed their father of this and assured him that they would take care of Binyamin. He was convinced and gave his permission. They come to sayyidina yusus (………………..)Who devised a way to keep Binyamin with him and disclosed it to him. After giving them their provision, he put the king’s measuring cup in Binyamin’s sack. When they had departed, a crier announced that the king’s measuring up was stolen. The punishment of that in those days was that the thief was given. As salve to one whose property he had stolen. The search for the measuring up ended when Binyamin’s sack was opened him and it was located there. So Binyamin was detained. The brothers were worried how they would face their father. They pleased with sayyidina yusuf (……………………….) to detain one of them in Binyamin’s stead, but sayyidina yusuf (……………..) said that it was not possible to do so.’
Dejected, the brothers returned to their father and reported to him what had happened. But he did not believe the, saying that they had contrived it up. He was grieved for sayyidina yusuf (……………….) and he wept much so that he lost his eyesight and when his children comforted hi, he said that he complained of his anxiety only to allah and he knew of Allah what they did not know. He asked them to Egypt and search for sayyidina yusuf (…………………) and his brother.
They went there and met sayyidina yusuf (………………..)Again, but, of course, they had not recognized him. They requested him to be kind to them and be charitable. At this point, he asked them if they remembered what they had done to sayyidina yusuf (…………………….) and his brother. They recognized him at this stage and asked him if he was sayyidina yusuf (……………….) he confirmed that he was and Binyamin was his brother and that Allah had favored them him he rewards the god-fearing and the patient. Their faces displayed fear and regret, and they apologized. He forgave them and gave them his shirt with instructions to put it on his father’s face that he might come with his sight restored.
They departed from Egypt for kin’an even while they were on the way, their father told those around him that he could perceive the scant of sayyidina yusuf (……………….) when they reached home, they gave sayyadina yaqub (……………) the good news of sayyidina yusuf(…………….) and but his shirt on his face, he regained his eyesight. He remained them that he had been telling that he knows about Allah what they did not know. They sought his forgiveness. He forgave them.
Allah of them then went to Egypt. Sayyidina yusuf (………………..)Received them warmly and gave an elevated sitting place to his parents and requested that they should stay in Egypt.
They brother prostrated before say idina yusuf in gratitude. This was, indeed, the realization of his dream and he confirmed it to him fat her, sayyidina yaqub (…………………..). (surah yusuf, verse 100)
Ten he praised Allah:
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“O MY LORD, you given me power to rule and taught me the interpretation of saying. Originator of the heavens and the earth you are my protector in this word and the hereafter. Make me to die a muslim and join me with the righteous.” (surah yusuf,verse 101)