Page 45 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF'S ESCAPE

FROM THE WELL

The following verse informs us how Prophet Yusuf (as) es-

caped from the well:

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The moment Prophet Yusuf (as) was thrown into the well,
and the moment he was rescued from it, were both incidents set out in
his destiny. Nothing happens outside one’s predetermined destiny.
For that reason the caravan that would come past after Yusuf (as) had