Yusuf
The story of Yusuf, peace be upon him, is one of the most beautiful stories in the Holy Quran, and it is mentioned in Surah Yusuf, which is Surah 12. The story of Yusuf is one of the most wonderful stories that talk about patience, perseverance, and reliance on God, and how God Almighty estimates things wisely, and that He plans good for His servants even in difficult times. In this article, we will discuss the details of the story of Yusuf, peace be upon him, as mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, focusing on the most important lessons and lessons learned from it.
About Joseph, peace be upon him
Joseph, peace be upon him, had eleven brothers, and his father loved him very much. One night, Yusuf saw in his dream eleven planets, the sun and the moon prostrating before him. He told his father, who advised him not to tell the vision to his brothers for fear that they would envy him. Satan whispered to his brothers, and they agreed to throw him into a deep well. They claimed that a wolf had eaten him. A group of merchants found him, took him and sold him cheaply, and the king of Egypt bought him and asked his wife to take care of him. Joseph grew up. The king of Egypt bought him and asked his wife to take care of him. Then God showed his innocence, and he was released from prison, and the king put him in charge of Egypt's economy, where he managed it well during the years of drought. He was reunited with his brothers and parents and his vision was realized.
Throwing Joseph into the grave
The brothers' plot to throw Yusuf into the pit The hatred and malice of Yusuf's brothers developed until they decided to get rid of him and to be alone with their father so that his love would be for them alone, as they saw that their father's love and preference for Yusuf and his brother over them was wrong and not wise; so they consulted among themselves on the best way to get rid of Yusuf - peace be upon him - without their father blaming them or knowing what they had done. They suggested killing him; one of them said that throwing him into the well was better than killing him, and they asked their father to allow them to take Yusuf with them to play; Ya'qub - peace be upon him - refused at first out of fear. at first, fearing that the wolf would eat him while they were oblivious to him, but they persuaded him, then they went out with him with the intention of throwing him into the well, and when they arrived they threw him into the well, then they returned to their father at night, pretending to be sad and crying over what had happened to Joseph, and they brought out Joseph's shirt stained with blood, claiming that the wolf had eaten him, but Jacob, peace be upon him, did not believe them and told them: ("No, your souls have pleased you, but you have a beautiful patience, and Allah is our helper against what you describe.)
The Qur'anic scene then shifts to tell us about Joseph at the bottom of the well, and while he is in this state, a caravan of merchant caravans passes by here, and then descends near the well, intending to rest and supply water and food. As soon as some of the men of the caravan throw the watering rope into the well in search of water, they realize that there is a boy in the well, and he is very happy about that, and tells his companions about this merchandise that he gained without appreciation or management. The merchants of the caravan decide to sell what they have found, and then they offer it for sale to some passers-by, and he buys it for a small price! It seems that the one who bought it was a person of power, position and prestige, and before that, he was the owner of Tawfiq, as his purchase of this boy will bring him good fortune in the future.
Joseph settled in the house of the Aziz of Egypt, and in this lofty house, Joseph had a story, and what a story! The story goes: The Aziz's wife was mesmerized by Joseph's beauty and asked him, after some preliminaries and preliminaries, to have sexual intercourse with her! What a terrible request! Joseph's response to her request was a categorical refusal and a request for help from God to get rid of this temptation that had befallen him without warning. However, the infatuated woman - having completely stripped off her modesty and followed her lust - insisted on Joseph to have sexual intercourse with her, and in the meantime - between tugging and pulling, asking and refusing - the door opens, and behind him is Al-Aziz, and the three are face to face: Joseph runs to the door to escape from the clutches of temptation, the wife runs after her lust, and the husband wants to know what's going on inside his palace.
Despite this awkward situation, the wife took the initiative to accuse the new guest in the palace and asked her husband to put him in prison or inflict the harshest punishment on him for attempting to defile the honor of the master of the palace and the beloved of Egypt - as she claimed! In the face of this explicit accusation by the woman, even though she was the head of this sedition, Joseph had no choice but to defend himself with truth, and she defended herself with falsehood.
Joseph's brothers returned to their father and told him what had happened. They asked him to ask the caravan that was with them or the village they were in if what they said was true, but he did not believe them: He became very sad and wept until he lost his eyesight, and his children blamed him for mentioning Yusuf too much, and he surrendered his affair to Allah - peace be upon him - and gave his affair to Allah - peace be upon him. Then he ordered his children to go back to Egypt and search for their brothers Yusuf and Benjamin and told them not to despair of the mercy of Allah, so they obeyed their father and went to Egypt again.
Jacob knew what had happened, and he had no choice but to be patient with this misfortune, surrender to God's command, and hope for His mercy and favor. This new wound has reopened an old wound that was deep in his soul due to the loss of Yusuf, and now he is benefiting his second son.
Ya'qub continues in his attitude with his Lord, complaining to Him, and standing at the door of His favor, never despairing of His favor. He then turns to his sons, asking them to search for Joseph and his brother, urging them not to despair of God's favor and mercy, and the sons could not help but respond to their father's request, so they prepared their equipment and set off for Egypt to search for Joseph and his brother.
The brothers are in Joseph's hands, begging him again to release their brother... Joseph sees the distress of his family and their distress, and he feels sorry for them, then he asks them a reproachful question: “Do you know what you did to Joseph when he was young?” The brothers are surprised by this question and ask him if he is the same as Joseph, and the answer comes in the affirmative. The brothers feel remorse for what they had done, and that they had been on a wrong path in their plot against him.
Yusuf quickly turns the page and covers all traces of the past with forgiveness for what they had done. Joseph then asks his brothers to take his shirt and throw it on their father's face to restore his sight. The party sets off with good news to bring to their father. As soon as they are about to arrive, he tells Ya'qub that he finds the smell of Yusuf, and the sons enter their father, throw the shirt on his face, and his sight is restored, God willing. Then they tell him what happened between them and their brother Joseph, and ask him to walk with them to reunite the family.
Yusuf in prison
Al-Aziz and some of his family decided to put Yusuf (peace be upon him) in prison despite knowing his innocence, and they intended to put him in prison for a period of time with the intention of deflecting the accusation from Al-Aziz's woman and avoiding her seducing him againز
The vision of the two prisoners and its expression
Yusuf (peace be upon him) entered the prison unjustly, and there he met many people, and he was known among them as a righteous person, sincere in speech, a great worshipper, honest and charitable, and two young men entered at that period; the first was the king's bartender, and the second was the king's baker, and each of them saw a dream in a dream, and they came to Yusuf (peace be upon him) and told him their news and asked him to interpret it. He reminded them of Allah (swt) and His oneness, and called them to worship Him alone and leave what they worshiped other than Him, and he listed the proofs of monotheism and the invalidations of polytheism, and he said to them: (“What do you worship without Him but names that you and your fathers have named, which Allah has not given you any authority,” he told them, “The judgment is but for Allah, and He has commanded that you should not worship except Him, and that is the right religion, but most people do not know.)
Yusuf (peace be upon him) then told each of them the interpretation of his dream, and the vision of the first one was that he was squeezing wine with his hands and then offering it to his master; it was his good news that he would get out of prison and return to his work, while the other who saw that he was carrying bread and the birds ate from that bread over his head; it told him that he would be crucified as a punishment and would remain crucified until the birds ate his head, then Yusuf - peace be upon him - asked the one who would get out to mention him to the king and mention that he was innocent of the charge in order to get out of prison. He told him that he would be crucified as a punishment and would remain crucified until his head was eaten by the birds, then Yusuf - peace be upon him - asked the person who would be released to mention him to the king and to mention that he was innocent of the charge in order to get out of prison.
Joseph's release from prison and the interpretation of the king's dream
Years passed, and it happened that the king saw in his dream seven fat cows eaten by seven lean cows, seven green and one dry one. The king summoned Joseph, peace be upon him, who was famous for his ability to interpret dreams. He interpreted the dream and said that there would be seven years of prosperity followed by seven years of drought. He then advised the king to store grain during the years of plenty to meet the needs of the people during the years of drought.
Yusuf (peace be upon him) interpreted He advised them to preserve enough of the harvest to last them for the coming years, and advised them to leave the harvest in its spike to protect it from corruption, and to keep some of it to eat. He then told them that after these years, there will be seven lean years. After these years, there will be seven years of drought and hardship; they will consume what they have saved from the harvest of the previous years, and after these seven lean years, there will be seven years in which rain will fall on them, and the land will be fertile, and the people will squeeze what comes out of the land from oil, grapes, and so on.
Yusuf (peace be upon him) asked the king, after he was released from prison and honored him, to make him the minister of the treasury, saying: “Make me over the treasuries of the earth, for I am a knowledgeable guardian.” The king accepted this and gave him the keys to the treasury, and this is one of Allah's mercy and empowerment to Yusuf (peace be upon him) and his preference for him.