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Yusuf's Days In The Dungeon (as)











                                                       When the most famous
                                                       seers and wise men in
                                                       the country failed to in-
                                                       terpret the ruler's
                                                       dream, Prophet Yusuf's
                                                       cellmate who had been
                                                       released from prison re-
                                                       membered Yusuf (as)
                                                       and suggested his lord
                                                       visit the prison to meet
                                                       him. This is depicted in
                                                       the relief above and the
                                                       painting below.














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                     It appears that events unfolded in a totally unexpected way
            and that Prophet Yusuf (as), who had been forgotten in the dungeon
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