Page 67 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

Yusuf's Days In The Dungeon (as)

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As can be seen, Prophet Yusuf (as) told them of the oneness
of Allah and the evils of polytheism. He explained the twisted nature
of the system of ignorance in which they lived and recommended that
they serve Allah alone.
While he spoke, he also gave examples of past prophets, re-
calling how they had all been part of the same Divine religion.
He also asked questions to encourage the people he was
speaking with to think. For example, he asked, "... are many lords bet-
ter, or Allah, the only One, the Conqueror?" at the same time recall-
ing Allah’s name as the Conqueror. Thus he tried both to get them to
think and to have awe of the glory of Allah.
He then recalled the idols that his listeners worshipped, say-
ing that these were nothing but superstitions, false idols inherited
from the time of their ancestors that lacked any evidence of authentic-
ity. He explained that it was a sin to worship anything other than
Allah , and that most people were unaware of this, and then invited
them to the true path.
The steps taken by Prophet Yusuf (as) illustrate the kind of
sound approach that should be employed when explaining Islam to
people. Recognizing the opportunity that presented itself in their de-
sire to broach the subject, he first explained what he wished to speak
about in some detail. Having done this, he then moved on to answer-
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