This is the most precise and fascinating tale inside the Quran, related to each human weaknesses along with jealousy, hatred, delight, passion, deception, intrigue, cruelty, and terror in addition to noble traits including patience, loyalty, bravery, nobility, and compassion.
It is related that a few of the motives for its revelation is that the Jews asked the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to inform them about Joseph (pbuh) who became considered one of their vintage prophets. His tale have been distorted in components and marred in others with interpolation and exclusions. Therefore it became discovered within the Book of Allah (Quran), complete in its minute and cautious details.
Allah the Almighty declared: We relate unto you (Muhammad) the first-rate of stories through Our Revelations unto you, of this Quran. And before this (i.E. Earlier than the coming of Divine Inspiration to you), you have been among folks that knew not anything approximately it (the Quran). ( Ch 12:3 Quran)
Almighty Allah additionally decreed: consequently We relate to you (O Muhammad) a few information of what befell before, And certainly We have give you from Us a Reminder (this Quran). Whoever turns away from it (this Quran--i.E. Does now not accept as true with in it, nor acts on its orders), verily they will undergo a heavy burden (of sins) at the Day of Resurrection. They will abide in that (nation within the Fire of Hell), and evil indeed will it be that load for them at the Day of Resurrection.(Ch 20:99-a hundred and one)
The story of Joseph (pbuh) movements in a move from starting to give up; its substance and form are similarly coherent. It inspires you with a feeling for the intensity of Allah's power and supremacy and the execution of His rulings regardless of the venture of human intervention. And Allah has full strength and control over His Affairs, but most of fellows recognize no longer. (Ch 12:21)
This is what the story of Joseph (pbuh), confirms categorically, for it ends with consolation and marvels.
Joseph lived all his lifestyles confronting schemes made by using the human beings closest to him. His brothers plotted to kill him, but they amended it to exiling him. This happened to him at the same time as he became a boy. He become sold into the slave market in Egypt, wherein he was bought for a nominal sum. Then he fell sufferer to the tried seduction by means of a extraordinary man's spouse who, while her want became foiled, despatched him to prison, in which he remained for a while. In spite of all of this, he at duration approached close to the Egyptian throne and became the king's chief minister. He then commenced his name to Allah from the location of the ruling authority.
Allah's plans had been done, and the matter ended. This is the substance (theme) of the tale. As for the shape (style) in which it is supplied, it is a landmark of marvel.
The tale is offered in a chain of episodes. It offers you scene after scene and the transition is inspiring, informative, and stirring to the creativeness. There also are inventive loopholes, which go away it to the creativeness of the reader to finish the feel, in addition to the intensity of the photograph, the like of which no human artist can bring about.
The story starts offevolved with a dream and ends with its interpretation. As the sun appeared over the horizon, bathing the earth in its morning glory, Joseph (pbuh), son of the Prophet Jacob (pbuh) awoke from his sleep, extremely joyful via a pleasing dream he had had. Filled with exhilaration he ran to his father and related it.
"O my father! Verily, I noticed (in a dream) 11 stars and the sun and the moon, I saw them prostrating themselves to me." (Ch 12:4)
His father's face lit up. He foresaw that Joseph would be one thru whom the prophecy of his grandfather, Prophet Abraham (pbuh), might be fulfilled, in that his offspring would keep the mild of Abraham's house alive and unfold Allah's message to mankind.
Therefore, it was narrated that Allah's Messenger Muhammad (pbuh) turned into requested: "Who is the most honorable among the human beings?" He responded: "The maximum God-fearing." The human beings said: "We do not need to ask you about this." He said: "The maximum honorable person is Joseph Allah's prophet, the son of Allah's prophet, the son of the devoted friend of Allah (Abraham)." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)
However, the daddy turned into well aware about the jealousy of Joseph's brothers, so he warned him in opposition to telling his dream to his brothers. "O my son! Relate not your imaginative and prescient in your brothers, lest they arrange a plot towards you. Verily! Satan is to man an open enemy! Thus will your Lord select you and educate you the interpretation of dreams (an different matters) and perfect His Favor on you and at the offspring of Jacob, as He perfected it in your fathers, Abraham, and Isaac aforetime! Verily! Your Lord is All-Knowing, All-Wise." (Ch 12:5-6)
Joseph heeded his father's warning. He did now not inform his brothers what he had seen. It is well known that they hatred him so much that it turned into tough for him to experience comfortable telling them what was in his heart and in his goals.
Joseph turned into eighteen years old, very good-looking and sturdy, with a mild temperament. He become respectful, type and considerate. His brother Benjamin became similarly excellent. Both have been from one mom, Rachel. Because in their refined characteristics, the father cherished the two more than his other kids, and would not let them out of his sight. To defend them, he stored them busy with paintings within the residence garden.
The scene of Jacob and his son closes. Another opens on Joseph's brothers plotting towards him. "Truly, Joseph and his brother (Benjamin) are loved greater by way of our father than we, but we're Usbah (a strong institution). Really our father is in a simple error. Kill Joseph or forged him out to a few different land, so that the prefer of your father can be deliver to you alone, and after that you will be righteous folk (through proceeding repentance before committing the sin)."
One from amongst them said: "Kill no longer Joseph, but in case you need to do some thing, throw him right down to the bottom of a well, he could be picked up via a few caravan of travelers." (Ch 12:eight-10)
The pages of the Old Testament say that Joseph advised them his dream, whereas the Quran does not say that happened. Had it been so, the brothers might have said so themselves. The Old Testament claims they had lost their very own rights by way of him, and so that they might kill him. Indeed Joseph stored his father's order and did no longer tell his brothers about his vision.
In spite of this, his brothers sat all the way down to conspire towards him. One of them asked: "Why does our father love Joseph extra than us?"
Another answered: "Perhaps because of his splendor."
A 1/3 said: "Joseph and his brother occupied our father's heart."
The first complained: "Our father has long gone all off track."
One of them advised a strategy to the problem; kill Joseph.
"Where must we kill him?"
"We need to banish him away from these grounds."
"We will ship him to land."
"Why should we not kill him and feature relaxation in order that the want of your father may be give to you on my own?"
However, Judah (Yahudh), the eldest and most shrewd amongst them, said: "There isn't any want to kill him while all you need is to eliminate him. Look here, let us throw him into a well and he could be picked up through a passing caravan. T howdy will take him with them to a far off land. He will disappear from your father's sight and our purpose will be served with his exile. Then after that we shall repent for our crime and emerge as excellent people another time."
The discussion persisted on the concept of losing Joseph right into a properly, as it become visible as the most secure solution. The plan to kill him become defeated; kidnap into a far off land become authorized. It became the cleverest of thoughts.
Their next motion opened the scene among them and their father Jacob (pbuh): They said: "O our father! Why do you now not accept as true with us with Joseph, whilst we're certainly his well wishers? Send him with us day after today to enjoy himself and play, and verily we can contend with him."
He (Jacob) stated: "Truly, it saddens me that you must take him away. I worry lest a wolf need to consume him, while you are careless of him."
They said: "If a wolf devours him, even as we're Usbah (a sturdy group) (to shield him), then sincerely we are the losers.">> (Ch 12:eleven-14)
Jacob counseled a factor, which had no longer occurred to them of their dialogue: he feared that desolate tract wolves might devour him! Ithe wolves inside them, or did he imply the wild wolves? No one but Allah knows. They coaxed their father to ship Joseph with them; he agreed below their strain.
They were excited that they may now dispose of Joseph for after this they may stand a higher chance of receiving their father's affection. On leaving domestic, they went at once to the nicely, as that they had planned, at the pretext of drinking water. One of them placed his arms around Joseph and held him tightly. Startled with the aid of this unusual conduct, Joseph struggled to unfastened himself. More brothers rushed to keep him. One of them removed his shirt. Some greater joined in to boost Joseph up and cast him into the deep well. Joseph's piteous pleas made no distinction to their merciless hearts.
Then Allah found out to Joseph that he turned into secure and need to no longer worry, for he might meet them again some day to remind them of what that they had finished.
There became water inside the properly, which buoyed Joseph's body, so he changed into not harmed. He sat lonely inside the water, then clung to a rock ledge overheard and climbed on pinnacle of it. His brothers left him on this desolate location.
Then they killed a sheep and soaked Joseph's blouse in its blood. One brother stated that they should swear to preserve their deed a close mystery. All of them took the oath. And they got here to their father in the early part of the night time weeping. (Ch 12:16)
The scene right here is dark night time, broken by way of the crying of ten guys. The father is sitting in his house while the sons input, the darkness of night time masking the darkness in their hearts and the darkness of their lies suffering to come out. Jacob wondered aloud: "Why this weeping? Has some thing befell to our flock?" They answered crying: "O our father! We went racing with one another, and left Joseph with the aid of our property and a wolf wolfed him; however you may by no means trust us even if we talk the reality. (Ch 12:17)
"We have been amazed after returning from the race that Joseph became within the stomach of the wolf."
"We did now not see him!"
"You will not believe us even though we're straightforward! We are telling you what happened!"
"The wolf has eaten Joseph!"
"This is Joseph's blouse. We foiled it dirty with blood, and did not find Joseph!"
They delivered his blouse stained with false blood. (Ch 12:18)
Deep down within the heart Jacob knew that his loved son became still alive and that his different sons were lying. He held the blood stained in his arms, spread it out and remarked: "What a merciful wolf! He consumed my loved son without tearing his blouse!" Their faces grew to become purple while he demanded more statistics, however every swore with the aid of Allah that he changed into telling the fact. The brokenhearted father burst into tears: "Nay! But your ownselves have made up a story. So for me patience is greater fitting. It is Allah Alone whose Help may be sought against that which you assert." (Ch 12:18)
The father acted accurately by praying for robust staying power, which is freed from doubt, and via trusting in Allah for help against what that they had plotted against him and his son. This scene dims, and the scene opens within the nicely with which Joseph were thrown.
In the dark properly Joseph controlled to find a stone ledge to hold onto. Around him changed into general darkness and an eerie silence. Fearful thoughts entered his thoughts: what could show up to him? Where might he find meals? Why had his own brothers turned towards him? Would his father realize of his plight? His father's smile flashed before him recalling the affection and affection he had always proven him. Joseph commenced to pray earnestly, pleading to Allah for salvation. Gradually his worry started to subside. His Creator become testing the young guy with a first-rate misfortune in an effort to infuse in him a spirit of staying power and braveness. Joseph, surrended himself to the need of his Lord.
The subsequent scene suggests the extensive desert. At the horizon is a protracted line of camels, horses, and guys; a caravan on its way to Egypt. The caravan of merchants halted at this famous nicely for water. A guy decreased in his bucket. Joseph changed into startled via the bucket hurtling down and grabbed hold of it before it could land within the water. As the person started out to haul he felt the burden surprisingly heavy, so he peeped into the well. What he saw stunned him; a man changed into clinging to the rope! He held the rope tightly and shouted to his buddies: "Better supply me a hand fellows! Looks like I located actual treasure in the properly!"
His companions rushed to the nicely and helped him to tug out the stranger holding onto the rope. Standing before them was a healthful, good-looking teens, beaming with an angelic smile. They saw in him a handsome prize, for cash turned into all that mattered to them. Immediately, they clapped iron shackles on his toes and took him along to Egypt, a ways far from his beloved homeland of Canaan.
All over the Egyptian metropolis the news unfold that an surprisingly good-looking, strong younger slave turned into on sale. People amassed via the loads at the slave marketplace. Some have been spectators, others had been bidders the elite and the wealthy, every one craning his neck to view the handsome specimen. The auctioneer had a area day because the bidding went wild, every customer trying to outbid the opposite. Eventually, the Aziz, the leader minister of Egypt, outbid all of the others and took Joseph to his mansion.
The Quran describes this scene as follows: And there came a caravan of tourists; they sent their water drawer, and he permit down his bucket into the properly. He said: "What a terrific information! Here is a boy." So they hid him as merchandise (a slave). And Allah turned into the All Knower of what they did.
They offered him for an extremely low price, for a few Dhirhams (for some silver cash). They were of people who seemed him insignificant.
He (the person) from Egypt who sold him stated to his spouse: "Make his stay comfy, may be he's going to earnings us or we will ado[t him as a son." Thus did We set up Joseph inside the land, that We may teach him the translation of occasions. (Ch 12:19-21)
See how Allah the Almighty exhibits the substance of this lengthy tale from its starting: And Allah has full energy and control over His Affairs, but most of men recognise now not. (Ch 12:21)
The chains of slavery have closed on Joseph. He was solid into the nicely, disadvantaged of his father, picked from the properly, made a slave, bought at the market, and made the assets of this guy, the Aziz, the leader minister. The dangers followed in quick succession, leaving Joseph helpless.
What we see as dangers and slander is step one of the ladder on Joseph's manner to greatness. Allah is decisive in His motion. His plan is accomplished notwithstanding the plans of others and while theirs are still being made. So He spoils their plan, and Allah's promise is found out. Allah has promise Joseph prophethood. Love for Joseph become thrust into the coronary heart of the person who offered him, and he became a man of no imply position. He was an critical personage, one of the ruling elegance of Egypt.
Therefore, Joseph become pleasantly surprised whilst the chief minister of Egypt ordered his guys to cast off the heavy shackles from his swollen feet. He changed into additionally surprised when he instructed Joseph no longer to betray his trust; he might now not be sick-treated if he behaved himself. Joseph smiled at his benefactor, thanked him, and promised to be dependable.
Joseph felt comfy, for at remaining he turned into sheltered and could be nicely cared for. He thanked Allah time and again and questioned on the mysterious of existence. Not goodbye ago he were solid into a deep, dark nicely without a wish of ever popping out alive. Next he changed into rescued, then enslaved in iron shackles, and now he turned into transferring freely in a steeply-priced mansion with sufficient meals to enjoy. However, his heart ached with craving for his parents and brother Benjamin, and he shed tears every day.
Joseph was made the private attendant of the leader minister's spouse. He was obedient and ever-obliging. With his pleasant manners and captivating conduct, he gained everyone's coronary heart.
Joseph's handsomeness have become the communicate of the metropolis. People noted him because the maximum attractive man that they had ever seen and wrote poetry about him. His face carried immaculate beauty. The purity of his inner soul and his coronary heart showed in his face, growing his splendor. People from afar got here to the city to have a glimpse of him. The prettiest of maidens and the richest of ladiesnursthe to own him, however now not once did he display haughtiness or conceit. He become constantly humble and polite.
The days exceeded and Joseph grew. Almighty Allah said: And while he (Joseph) attained his full manhood, We gave him expertise and information (the Prophethood), consequently We praise the doers of desirable. (Ch 12:22)
He turned into given understanding in affairs and know-how of existence and its situations. He as given the art of verbal exchange, fascinating folks who heard him. He became given the Aristocracy and self restraint, which made him an irresistible personality. His master quickly knew that Allah had graced him with Joseph. He understood that Joseph become the most honest, straightforward and noble individual he had met in his life. Therefore, he placed Joseph in rate of his family, commemorated him, and dealt with him as a son.
The wife of the chief minister, Zulaikha, watched Joseph from day after day. She at with him, talked with him, listened to him, and her marvel expanded over the passion of time.
Joseph became soon confronted (together with his second trial). The leader minister's wife, Zulaikha couldn't face up to the good-looking Joseph, and her obsession with him caused her sleepless nights. She fell in love with him, and it was painful for her to be so close to a person, yet be unable to hold him. Yet, she turned into now not a wayward lady, for in her role she should get any man she desired. By all money owed, she should have been a very quite and smart woman, or why could the leader minister have chosen her of all the pretty ladies in the nation? Although she bore him no infant, he would not take some other spouse, as he loved her passionately.
The Quran raises the curtain at the scene of this fierce and devouring love on the part of the female. Allah the Almighty advised us: And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him (to do an evil act), she closed the doors and stated: "come on, O you." He said: "I are looking for safe haven in Allah (or Allah forbid)! Truly he (your husband) is my master! He made my live agreeable! (So I will never betray him). Verily, the Zalimun (wrong, evildoers) will by no means achieve success." Indeed she did preference him and he would have inclined to her preference had he now not seen the proof of his Lord. Thus it changed into, that We would possibly shrink back from evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he turned into one in all Our selected, guided slaves. (Ch 12:23-24)
Commentators are unanimous approximately her aim of disobedience however disagree approximately his personal aim. There are people who say that she tempted him and he tempted her to sin, although he did now not comply with thru together with his motive. Others say that she merely wanted him to kiss her, and he attempted to strike her. Yet others say that this anxiety were there earlier than this incident. There became a mental disturbance in Joseph whilst he reached adolescence, which Almighty Allah rid him of.
The safest commentary for us is that there may be temptation and resistance in the verse, for He Most High said:And certainly she did desire him and he would have willing to her desire... (Ch 12:24)
Abu Ubaidah stated that this is a temptation and resistance which means that she had tried to seduce him; had he not visible the proof of Allah, he would had been seduced. This is in line with the infallibility of prophets, as it suits the phrases, which without delay follow: Thus it turned into that We might shy away from him evil and illegal sexual sex. Truly, he turned into one of Our selected, guided slaves. (Ch 12:24)
This verse proves that Joseph turned into an upright worshipper of Allah; it additionally testifies to his rescue from the authority of Satan. The Almighty said to the satan (Iblis) at the Day of Creation, "Certainly, you shall no authority over My slaves, except people who observe you of the Ghawin (Mushrikeen, and those who cross off target, criminals, polytheists, and evildoers, and many others)" (Ch 15:42)
Joseph's refusal only heightened her ardour. As he moved to the door to get away, she ran after him and stuck keep of his blouse, like a drowning person clinging to the boat. In her tugging she tore his shirt and held the torn piece in her hand. They reached the door together. It opened all of sudden, there stood her husband and a relative of hers.
Almighty Allah said: So they raced with each other to the door, and he or she tore his blouse from the returned. They both observed her lord (her husband) on the door. (Ch 12:25)
As he opened the door, he saw her husband status in the front of him. The sly female at once modified her tone to anger, and, showing the torn piece of the blouse in her hand, asked her husband: "What is the recompense (punishment) for him who supposed an evil layout against your spouse, besides that he be put in jail or a painful torment?" (Ch 12:25)
She turned into now accusing Joseph of molesting her, to provide the impression that she turned into innocent and a sufferer of Joseph's sexual choice. Though bewildered Joseph denied it: "it become she that sought to seduce me." (Ch 12:26)
The blouse became surpassed from hand to hand, whilst she watched. The witness (her cousin) looked at it and determined that it was torn on the returned. The proof confirmed that she was guilty. The dissatisfied husband remarked to his spouse: "Surely, it's far a plot of you women! Certainly robust is you plot!" (Ch 12:28)
The wise and simply Aziz apologized to Joseph for his wife's indecency. He additionally told her to beg Joseph's forgiveness for accusing him falsely. Allah the Almighty narrated this incident consequently: He (Joseph) said: "It became she that sought to seduce me," and a witness of her family bore witness pronouncing: "If it's that his blouse is torn from the the front, then her story is real, and he's a liar! But if it's that his shirt is torn from the lower back, then she has told a lie and he is speakme the reality!"
So when he (the husband) noticed his (Joseph's) blouse was torn at the returned; (her husband) said: "Surely, it's far a plot of you ladies! Virtually robust is your plot! O Joseph! Pull away from this! (O lady)! Ask forgiveness for your sin. Verily, you were of the sinful."(Ch 12:26-29 Quran).
An incident like this can not remain a secret in a residence packed with servants, and the story unfold. Women started out to look her behavior as scandalous. They remarked: "The wife of Al-Aziz is searching for to seduce her (slave) young man, certainly she loves him violently; verily, we see her in plain blunders." (Ch 12:30)
Naturally their gossip distressed Zulaikha. She simply believed that it was now not easy for any girls to face up to a person as handsome as Joseph. To prove her helplessness, she deliberate to challenge the girls to the equal temptation she confronted. She invited them to a lavish banquet. No one so invited would want to overlook the honour of dining with the chief minister's spouse; except, they secretly harbored the preference to fulfill the good-looking Joseph head to head. Some of her close buddies jokingly stated they could come handiest if she introduced them to Joseph.
The invitation was restricted to women. The feast started, laughter and mirth abounded. Etiquette dictated that the women now not point out the subject of Joseph. They were shocked, therefore, when Zulaikha opened the subject. "I actually have heard of folks who say I even have fallen in love with the young Hebrew man, Joseph." Silence fell upon the dinner party. At once all of the visitors arms stopped, and all eyes fell at the chief minister's spouse. She said, whilst giving orders for the fruit to be served: "I admit that he is fascinating fellow. I do no longer deny that I love him. I even have loved him for a long term."
The confession of the chief minister's spouse removed the anxiety some of the girls. After completing their dinner, the visitors commenced slicing their fruit. At that very moment she summoned Joseph to make his look. He entered the corridor gracefully, his gaze lowered. Zulaikha referred to as him by using his name and he raised his head. The visitors were astonished and dumbfounded. His face was shining and full of mand angelic beauty. It pondered whole innocence, so much so that one ought to feel the peace of thoughts within the intensity of his soul.
They exclaimed in astonishment even as continuing to cut the fruit. All their eyes were on Joseph. So it became that the women started to reduce their palms absent mindly with out feeling that they'd cut them.
The presence of Joseph on the scene of drama turned into so effective that blflowedwithouttheir feeling ache. One of the ladies gasped: "Good gracious!" Another whispered: "This is not a mortal being!" Another stammered, patting her hair: "This is however a noble angel."
Then the leader minister's wife stood up and introduced: "This is the only for whom I were blamed. I do now not deny that I tempted him. You had been enchanted by means of Joseph, and see what has befell for your fingers. I have tempted him, and if he does not do what I need of him he will be imprisoned."
Almighty Allah related the scene of the ceremonial dinner in His words: So whilst she heard in their accusation, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them; she gave each certainly one of them a knife (to reduce the nutrients with), and she stated (to Joseph): "Come out earlier than them." Then, once they saw him, they exalted him (at his splendor) and (in their astonishment) reduce their fingers. They stated: "how perfect is Allah (or Allah forbid)! No man is this! This is none apart from a noble angel!"
She said: "This is he (the young man) about whom you probably did blame me (for his love) and I did are searching for to seduce him, but he refused. And now if he refuses to obey my order, he shall really be solid into prison, and could be one of folks that are disgraced."
He said: "O my Lord! Prison is extra to my liking than that to which they invite me. Unless You turn away their plot from me, I will feel inclined closer to them and be one in all people who commit sin and deserve blame or folks that do deeds of the ignorants."
So his Lord replied his inovocation and turned away from him their plot. Verily he is the All Hearer, the All Knower. (Ch 12:31-34)
That evening, Zulaikha convinced her husband that the best way to shop her honor become to put Joseph in prison; otherwise she would not be capable of manage herself or to shield his status. The chief minister knew Joseph become truely harmless, that he became a young guy of honor, a loyal servant, and he loved him for these motives. It changed into no longer an smooth choice for him to position an harmless man at the back of bars. However, he became left and not using a desire. He reasoned that Joseph's honor could additionally be safeguarded if he became stored out of Zulaikha's sight. That night, with a heavy heart, the chief minister sent Joseph to prison
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