Page 11 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

Introduction

knowledge that Allah imparts to us concerning him.
Prophet Yusuf (as), known in the Bible as Joseph, is one of
those prophets about whose life the Qur’an has most to say. Almost all
of Surah Yusuf, one of the longest in the Qur’an, is devoted to his life

and that of his family. Early on in this surah, Allah reveals that his life
story contains important indications, proofs and wisdom:

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Since Allah devotes a lot of space to the details of the life of
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learn from it. In fact, the final verse of the surah stresses that the life
stories of the prophets contain important lessons for those who pos-
sess wisdom and reason and are capable of grasping the essential
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One of the great examples of wisdom in the life stories of
the prophets is the way the verses do not merely describe events in the
past, but also provide lessons for people of future generations while
pointing to events that have yet to take place. In this sense, the life of
Yusuf (as) has several meanings. When we look at his life we see that
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