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Prophet Yusuf's Dream Comes True (as)





            safe. It can be seen from this verse that embracing someone is a sin-
            cere expression of love. Reassuring someone that they are safe is a del-
            icate gesture that allows them to relax. It must have been exceedingly

            reassuring for these people who had come on a long journey and ex-
            perienced many vicissitudes to know that they were now comfortable
            and secure. This is exemplary behaviour for believers to follow.
            Putting a guest, a stranger or someone under one’s roof at ease by as-

            suring them that they are free to enjoy the safety and comfort of one’s
            land or home is a beautiful gesture to which attention is drawn in the
            Qur’an.

                     Neither were the hospitality and subtlety of Prophet Yusuf
            (as) limited to this. The respect that Yusuf (as) showed his parents is
            described as follows in the Qur’an:


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                     Sitting his mother and father on a throne is a delightful ex-
            pression of respect. They were older than him, and furthermore his
            father was a prophet whom Allah had strengthened with knowledge.
            They displayed great humility in the face of Yusuf’s respectful behav-
            iour (as).
                     Careful examination reveals that despite the fact that
            Prophet Yusuf (as) was their son and that they were much older than
            him, they treated him with great humility. It is stated in the verse that
            his family prostrated themselves before him. This must have been a
            widespread demonstration of respect according to the customs of the
            time, there is of course no implication of "worship" here. Among ig-
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