Page 34 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

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It was because Prophet Ya’qub (as) did not trust his sons and
guessed that they would wrong Yusuf (as) that he expressed these mis-
givings. He guessed that they would do harm to Yusuf (as) and then
come back to him after having prepared some form of excuse. They
fiercely opposed this idea and tried to convince him that nothing of
the sort would happen. This is another technique that people with
mischief-making characters frequently resort to. In fact, their insin-
cerity emerges in the next part of the story from the words they spoke:
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As can be seen, the course of events was just as Prophet
Ya’qub (as) had expected. The behaviour of Yusuf’s brothers con-
firmed the correctness of the doubts their father felt regarding them.
The fact they came weeping was a clear sign of the corruptness of
their behaviour. The fact is that such a weak attitude is one that no be-
liever could ever accept. Since believers know that there is good and
auspiciousness in everything, they never fall into the weakness of
lamenting or complaining, no matter what may befall them.
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