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PLACES OF TRIAL FOR PROPHETS AND BELIEVERS
AS MENTIONED IN THE QUR'AN

Prophet Yunus (as) - The Fish and the Ship
Yunus too was one of the Messengers. When he ran away to the fully
laden ship and cast lots and lost. Then the fish devoured him and he
was to blame. Had it not been that he was a man who glorified Allah,
he would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are raised
again. So We cast him up onto the beach and he was sick; and We
caused a gourd tree to grow over him. (Surat as-Saffat, 139-146)
Prophet Yusuf (as) - The Well and the Prison
One of them said, 'Do not take Yusuf's life but throw him to the bot-
tom of the well, so that some travellers may discover him, if this is
something that you have to do.' (Surah Yusuf, 10 )
But when, in fact, they did go out with him and gathered all together
and agreed to put him at the bottom of the well, We then revealed to
him that: 'You will inform them of this deed they perpetrate at a time
when they are totally unaware.' (Surah Yusuf, 15)
Some travellers came that way and then dispatched their water-
drawer who let his bucket down. He said, 'Good news for me, I've
found a boy!' They then hid him away among their goods. Allah knew
very well what they were doing. (Surah Yusuf, 19)
He (Yusuf) said, 'My Lord, the prison is preferable to me than what
they call on me to do. Unless You turn their guile away from me, it
may well be that I will fall for them and so become a man of igno-
rance.' (Surah Yusuf, 33)
Two servants entered prison along with him. One said, 'I dreamt that I
was pressing grapes.' The other said, 'I dreamt I carried bread upon my
head and birds were eating it. Tell us the true meaning of these dreams.
We see that you're one of the righteous.' (Surah Yusuf, 36)
My fellow-prisoners, are many lords better, or Allah, the only One,
the Conqueror? (Surah Yusuf, 39)
My fellow-captives, one of you will serve his lord with wine, the
other of you will be crucified and birds will eat his head. The thing you
asked about is foreordained.' He said to the one of them he knew was