Page 29 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

Prophet Yusuf's Childhood (as)

A painting of the Prophet Ya'qub (as) and his children.
The main motivation behind the trap his brothers set for
Prophet Yusuf (as) was jealousy. It was the fact that they
believed that their father loved Yusuf (as) and his brother
more than he did them that spurred this jealousy.

ments of extreme peril Allah assisted Prophet Yusuf (as), inspiring his
brothers to throw him down a well instead of murdering him:

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As we have seen, no matter what plans they came up with
regarding Prophet Yusuf (as) and no matter what traps they laid for
him, the prophet was always subject to the fate that Allah had set out
for him. Nobody can ever thwart the destiny he has been apportioned.
Allah had shaped the destiny of Prophet Yusuf (as) before he was even
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