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PROPHET YUSUF (AS)
The bottom two pictures show the
traveling caravans en route to
Egypt. The map shows the route
taken by the caravans of the time,
and the drawing in the centre depicts
the caravan's water-
gatherers pulling
Prophet Yusuf (as)
out of the well.
been thrown into the well, its destination and the kind of people in it
had all been set out by the predetermination of Allah before the
prophet (as) was even born. Believers who grasp this important truth
are always submissive to the will of Allah because of it.
As can be seen from this verse, the group that found
Prophet Yusuf (as) in the well and rescued him thought that they
would be able to sell him, and regarded him as a piece of merchandise.
That was because the system of slavery was then still prevalent in
Egypt and the surrounding area. People actively engaged in the trade,
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