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The Happiest People: The Prophets

(as) demonstrated superior conduct. He conformed to the guidance
of Allah and was able to give his sons the best advice while being pa-
tient in the knowledge that through perseverance and the help of
Allah he would be rescued. In the Qur'an, Allah describes Pro p h e t
Ya'qub's (as) behavior as follows:
They then produced his shirt with false blood on it. He
said, "It is merely that your lower selves have suggested
something to you which you did; but beauty lies in show -
ing steadfastness. It is Allah alone Who is my Help in face
of the event that you describe." (Surah Yusuf: 18)
The trap set for Prophet Yusuf (as) by his brothers was, for
P rophet Ya‘qub (as), a test sent by Allah. Prophet Ya‘qub (as) re-
mained loyal to Allah in the hope that if he demonstrated the best
conduct, Allah would turn his sorrow into joy and happiness.
Prophet Yusuf (as) was rescued from the well into which he had
been thrown by a caravan of travelers and sold to an Egyptian gov-
ernor. In this way Allah placed Prophet Yusuf (as) in Egypt and He
gave him power, wisdom and taught him the interpretation of
dreams.
As a result of a slander against him by the governor's wife,
Prophet Yusuf (as) was later imprisoned in a dungeon and after re-
maining there for years he explained a dream of the ruler's which
nobody else could understand through the knowledge which had
been given him and thus attracted the ruler's attention. Allah sup-
ported him with His mercy and assistance, rescued him from the
dungeon and set him at the head of the nation's treasury.
Then Prophet Yusuf's (as) brothers, without knowing who he
was, came to him several times to buy food from him. Prophet Yusuf
(as) prepared a plan to rescue his younger brother from the evil in-
tentions of his other brothers and succeeded in taking him fro m

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