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The Wife of the Egyptian

Governor

In the Qur'an Allah mentions the wife of an
Egyptian governor. As a result of a conspiracy hatched
by his brothers, the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) was sold by a
trader to this Egyptian governor. Allah reveals the cir-
cumstances of his arrival in this household:

The Egyptian who had bought him told his wife: "Look
after him with honor and respect. It's possible he will
be of use to us, or perhaps we might adopt him as a
son." And thus We established Joseph in the land to
teach him the true meaning of events. Allah is in con-
trol of His affair. However, most of humanity does not
know. And then when he became a full-grown man, We
gave him knowledge and right judgment too. That is
how We reward all doers of good. (Surah Yusuf: 21-22)
Allah placed the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) in this
household. When he reached adulthood, Allah bestowed
knowledge and wisdom on him, taught him how to in-
terpret dreams, gave him preference over all others, and
supported him with His grace.
Allah tested the Prophet Joseph (pbuh) in the fol-
lowing manner: The governor's wife tried to seduce him.
As revealed in the verses, she shut the doors and made
certain demands. However, the Prophet Joseph (pbuh)

took refuge in Allah so that he would not commit such a
sin, and turned away.
In order to change her intentions, he reminded her
of her husband, who was his master, and said that he

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)