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THE SCHOOL OF YUSUF

believers are the following:
They said, “Are we to follow a human being, one of us?
Then we would truly be misguided, quite insane! Has the
Reminder been given to him of all of us? No indeed! He is
an impudent liar.” (Surat al-Qamar, 24-25)

There was a group of nine men in the city causing corrup-
tion in the land and not putting things right. They said, “Let
us make an oath to one another by Allah that we will fall on
him and his family in the night and then say to his protec-
tor, ‘We did not witness the destruction of his family and we
are telling the truth.’” They hatched a plot and We hatched a
plot while they were not aware. (Surat an-Naml, 48-50)

Before them the people of Nuh denied the truth. They de-
nied Our servant, saying, “He is madman,” and he was
driven away with jeers. (Surat al-Qamar, 9)
When those who disbelieve were plotting against you to
imprison you or kill you or expel you: they were plotting
and Allah was plotting, but Allah is the Best of Plotters.
(Surat al-Anfal, 30)
The unbelievers have often resorted to imprisoning the messen-
gers and the sincere believers, in order to prevent them from teach-

ing Allah’s religion. The people were duped in assuming their
guilt, despite their innocence, through the false accusations as-
sailed against them. The purpose of imprisoning them was to pre-
vent them from having contact with other people, and to suppress
their activities. Yusuf (as) was a prophet imprisoned for such rea-
sons. Musa (as) as well was threatened by Pharaoh with imprison-
ment. Musa (as), however, told him of Allah’s existence and said:

He said, “The Lord of the East and the West and everything

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