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The Qur’an was sent down to mankind by Allah to serve as
a guide, it contains the very truest accounts, bringing glad tidings to
man, warning him and instilling fear in him. It is a great mercy and
the sole Divine Book. For that reason, it is the Qur’an that people
must read and study above all else.
As well as containing the commandments of Allah, the
Qur’an also gives people the most accurate information on a number
of subjects.
Allah teaches us important wisdom in those sections that
describe the lives of the prophets of the past. The life story of every
prophet furnishes us both with lessons in faith and with examples of
how we should behave in the time and society in which we live.
Studying these life stories in detail, trying to grasp the wisdom they
contain and praying to Allah that we might do so, is the duty of every
Muslim.
In this book we shall be examining the life and struggles of
one of these prophets of the past, Yusuf (as), and considering the
