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PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

In a film about Yusuf
(as), the brothers are
shown trying to por-
tray themselves as
trustworthy, together
with Prophet Yusuf's
shirt which they had
falsely bloodied.

sights. When careful attention is paid to the lie the brothers made up

about Prophet Yusuf (as), the concern expressed by Prophet Ya’qub
(as) is perfectly understandable. His sons had come with excuses, just
as he himself had said. Prophet Ya’qub (as) had clearly expressed his

concerns in his earlier words, saying that he was afraid of Yusuf (as)
being eaten by a wolf. His sons, true to the character of mischief-mak-

ers, incorporated that concern into the lie they told to their father
after throwing Yusuf (as) down the well. They thought that their fa-
ther might thus be more likely to believe them. The lesson that be-

lievers need to draw from this story is to avoid expressing their sincere
doubts or concerns within earshot of mischief-makers. This is be-

cause, as we have seen in this example, they might use the believers’
sincere words against them.
As can be seen from the continuation of the verse, they were

actually aware that their father did not believe them. This situation
results from a state of mind that applies not just to Prophet Yusuf’s

brothers, but to everyone of a hypocritical nature. Those who set

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