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PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

born, and the prophet experienced that destiny in exactly the way that
Allah had set it out.
We must be aware at this point that it was not the brother

who enabled Yusuf (as) to survive by suggesting they throw him down
a well, but that it was Allah Who prevented his death. Had Allah so
wished, He might never have given that brother the idea of throwing

Yusuf (as) down the well. However, it was written as Prophet Yusuf’s
destiny that they should have planned to murder him but then

dropped him down the well instead. That was why this brother
thought of the idea. The common notion of someone cheating their
fate is out of the question. Prophet Yusuf’s fate (as) had been deter-

mined down to the finest detail. The fact they did not kill him did not
result from the fact their plan had gone wrong, but rather that Allah

had planned otherwise right from the start.
In fact, Allah had revealed that plan to him in his dream
when he was still a child. The life of Prophet Yusuf (as) then unfolded
in such a manner as to confirm the veracity of that dream. Allah may

sometimes give certain of His servants indications regarding the fu-
ture. He revealed to the Prophet Muhammed (saas) in a dream that he

would capture Mecca and go on a pilgrimage there with the faithful in
complete safety. The verse in question reads:

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