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PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

Prophet Yusuf (as)
dreamt of 11 stars,
the sun and moon
prostrating them-
selves before him.
The illustration
shows a representa-
tion of this.

That is why such people should not be told of pleasing and
auspicious developments regarding Muslims before they actually hap-

pen, and that is why people of that type should be treated with great
caution. Prophet Ya’qub’s warning to his son Yusuf (as) is one clear
example of this.

THE TRAP SET FOR PROPHET

YUSUF (as) BY HIS BROTHERS

Prophet Ya’qub (as) was right to warn his son. The other
brothers were jealous of him and his youngest brother. This envy

burned so fiercely within them that it led them to lay a trap for Yusuf
(as). This is yet another indication that the behaviour of Yusuf’s
brothers was far removed from the moral values of Islam and that they

were failing to display the character of true believers. The trap they
set and what they did to Prophet Yusuf (as) are related in the Qur’an:

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