Page 112 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

allowing us to become acquainted with them. With the exception of
true dreams (which as we have seen from the evidence of Prophet
Yusuf’s own life, are not ordinary or everyday occurrences), we have

no opportunity of actually seeing Prophet Yusuf (as), Prophet Ya’qub
(as) or any other prophet while we remain in this world. However,
careful reading of the Qur’an and deep consideration of the lives of

the prophets, seeing the environment they lived in and their exem-
plary behaviour clearly in our minds eye and striving to understand it,
may allow us to become acquainted with the prophets and to make use

of their superior perceptiveness, spirituality and nearness to Allah.
Everyone who reads this book must therefore reflect upon it
carefully. They must consider the wisdom of the prophets Ya’qub (as)

and Yusuf (as) and work out how to make that wisdom part of their
daily lives. If a person abandons hope in the face of the troubles and
woes that befall him, or if he says, "This is going to be very difficult to

put right, there is nothing we can do," when he sees the plight of
Muslims, then we should know that this is terrible heedlessness. We
should remember the patience, determination and firm, unshakeable
faith in Allah of Prophet Yusuf (as), who was thrown down a well,

then sold cheaply as a slave, slandered, imprisoned for no crime and
abandoned there for years. That is how to rid oneself of defeatism and

despair. We must remember that in spite of the calamitous events that
befell Prophet Yusuf (as) that seemed to be so great on the surface, he
was freed from them in a moment by the generosity and mercy of
Allah, and secured a great blessing.

Never forget that in the present day, just like in the time of
Prophet Yusuf (as), there is a flawless Divine plan operating in every

single event, and that Allah creates everything that happens under His

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