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ple who are deviators.’ (9:24) met her husband by the door. She said, ‘How
The men and women of the hypocrites are as bad should a man whose intention was to harm your
as one another. They command what is wrong family be punished for what he did except with
and forbid what is right and keep their fists tightly prison or painful punishment?’ He said, ‘It was
closed. They have forgotten Allah, so He has for- she who tried to seduce me.’ A witness from her
gotten them. The hypocrites are deviators. (9:67) people then declared, ‘If his shirt is torn in front,
Allah has promised the men and women of the she speaks the truth and he has clearly told a
hypocrites and disbelievers the Fire of Hell, re- shameless lie. If his shirt is torn at the back, then
maining in it timelessly, for ever. It will suffice she has lied and he has clearly told the simple
them. Allah has cursed them. They will have truth.’ He saw the shirt torn at the back and said,
everlasting punishment. (9:68) ‘The source of this is women’s deviousness.
The men and women of the believers are friends Without a doubt your guile is very great. Yusuf,
of one another. They command what is right and ignore all this, and you, my wife, should ask for-
forbid what is wrong, and perform prayer and giveness for your evil act. There is no doubt that
give the alms, and obey Allah and His you are in the wrong.’ Some city women said,
Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah ‘The governor’s wife solicited her slave. He’s
will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. fired her heart with love. We see that she’s the
(9:71) one to blame.’ But when she heard of their mali-
Allah has promised the men and women of the cious talk, she sent for them and made a sumptu-
believers Gardens with rivers flowing under ous meal and then she gave a knife to each of
them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever, and them. She said (to Yusuf), ‘Go out to them.’ When
fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And they saw him, they were amazed by him and cut
Allah’s good pleasure is even greater. That is the their hands. They said, ‘Allah preserve us! This is
great victory. (9:72) no man. What can this be but a noble angel
His (Ibrahim’s) wife was standing there and she here!’ She said, ‘You see! It’s him you blamed me
laughed out loud. So We gave her the good news for. I tried seducing him but he refused. If he does
of Ishaq, and beyond Ishaq, Ya‘qub. She said, not do what I order him, he will be put in prison
‘Woe is me! How can I give birth when I am an and brought low.’ (12:23-32)
old woman and my husband here is an aged man? He (Yusuf) raised his parents up onto the throne.
This is indeed an astonishing thing!’ (11:71-72) The others fell prostrate in front of him. He said,
The Egyptian who had bought him (Yusuf) told his ‘My father, truly this is now the interpretation of
wife, ‘Look after him with honour and respect. It’s the dream I had. My Lord has made it all come
possible he will be of use to us or perhaps we true; and He was kind to me by letting me out of
might adopt him as a son.’ And thus We estab- prison and brought you from the desert when
lished Yusuf in the land to teach him the true Satan had caused dissent between me and my
meaning of events. Allah is in control of His affair. brothers. My Lord is kind to anyone He wills. He
However, most of mankind do not know. (12:21) is indeed All-Knowing and All-Wise.’ (12:100)
The woman whose house it was solicited him Allah knows what every female bears and every
(Yusuf). She barred the doors and said, ‘Come shrinking of the womb and every swelling.
over here!’ He said, ‘Allah is my refuge! He is My Everything has its measure with Him. (13:8)
lord and has been good to me with where I live. Gardens of Eden which they will enter, and all of
Those who do wrong will surely not succeed.’ their parents, wives and children who were right-
She wanted him and he would have wanted her, eous. Angels will enter in to welcome them from
had he not seen the Clear Proof of his Lord. That every gate. (13:23)
happened so We might avert from him all evil We sent Messengers before you and gave them
and lust. He was Our chosen servant. They raced wives and children. Nor was any Messenger able
to the door. She tore his shirt at the back. They to bring a Sign except by Allah’s permission.
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