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Prophet Yusuf's Childhood (as)

In this painting can be seen Prophet Yusuf's brothers telling their
father Ya'qub (as) that a wolf had eaten Yusuf (as) and showing
him a bloody shirt as false evidence.

Moreover, the lamentation engaged in by Yusuf’s brothers
was of the kind that those of a hypocritical character employ. Using

tears as a weapon to deceive the other side is one of the mischief-mak-
ers’ cunning techniques. In this way they try to make other people feel
sorry for them and portray themselves as helpless. They try to give

the impression that they are trustworthy when they are really nothing
of the sort. This is an unchanging feature of the character of the mis-
chief-maker down the ages. The fact is that Yusuf’s brothers felt not
the slightest twinge of conscience as they flung their brother, a small
child, into the depths of the well, yet when the time came to give an

account of themselves they came weeping into their father’s presence.
It is obvious that they were quite insincere and that their tears were
put on.

This situation is a means for believers to gain valuable in-

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