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                      Examples of Wisdom in the Qur'an

         mention his dream to his brothers, since this information may
         fuel the other siblings’ jealousy even more and cause them to
         harm Yusuf (as).
           This conversation between Ya‘qub (as) and Yusuf (as) is nar-
         rated in the Qur’an as follows:
             When Yusuf told his father, "Father! I saw eleven bright
             stars, and the sun and moon as well. I saw them all
             prostrate in front of me". He said, "My son, don’t tell
             your brothers your dream lest they devise some scheme
             to injure you, Satan is a clear-cut enemy to man.
             Accordingly, your Lord will pick you out and teach you
             the true meaning of events and perfectly fulfil His
             blessing on you as well as on the family of Ya‘qub, as
             He fulfiled it perfectly before upon your forebears,
             Ibrahim and Ishaq. Most certainly your Lord is All-
             Knowing, and Wise".  (Surah Yusuf: 4-6)
           As is clear, Ya‘qub (as) thinks of the possible outcome of jeal-
         ousy and takes precautions accordingly. As Allah tell us "In
         Yusuf and his brothers there are Signs for every one of those
         who wants to ask." (Surah Yusuf: 7), believers should take heed
         of the signs of wisdom found in Yusuf (as)’s story. And to
         achieve such wisdom themselves, they should make efforts to
         increase their closeness to Allah and live by the teachings of the
         Qur’an.
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