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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.