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always sought to please Him, was wrongfully accused of such
shameful deeds as theft and adultery. And even though his inno-
cence was clearly known, he remained in prison for many years
because of the slanders directed against him by unbelievers.

The Governor’s Wife Slanders the Prophet
Joseph (as)

The Prophet Joseph (as) was one of the prophets given
knowledge early in life. His brothers, who came to envy him,
threw him down a well when he was still a child and left him
there. However, he was found by some travelers who took
him to Egypt and sold him to the governor. When he reached
adulthood, the governor's wife made the Prophet Joseph (as)
an improper suggestion. However, the Prophet Joseph (as)
refused her advances because he would not disobey Allah.
The rejected woman caught him as he raced to the door to get
away from her, and then tore his shirt from the back. Just
then, the governor arrived and his wife slandered the Prophet
Joseph (as) in order to cover up her own guilt. The entire inci-
dent is revealed in the Qur’an:
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. The woman, whose house it
was, solicited him. She barred the doors and said:
“Come over here!” He said: “Allah is my refuge! He is my
lord and has been good to me with where I live. Those
who do wrong will surely not succeed.” She wanted him,
and he would have wanted her had he not seen the clear
proof of his Lord. That happened so that We might avert