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PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

tained great compassion and good. Being in the dungeon had served
as a vehicle for Yusuf’s spiritual education (as) and in order for him to
grow in depth and maturity. He drew close to Allah by means of his

pleasing attitude. All troubles and difficulties in this world are recom-
pensed in the hereafter. Allah promises those of his servants who are
patient in the face of difficulties in this world, those who submit and
are grateful to Him, even in the most difficult conditions, a pleasing
life in the hereafter and His good pleasure.

Furthermore, the time Prophet Yusuf (as) spent in the dun-
geon was also a vehicle for another auspicious matter, since Allah had
so ordered the political environment in Egypt that it became a means

whereby he was able to come to power.
When we look at the next episode in the story, we see that
after the women confessed the truth Prophet Yusuf (as) said to the in-
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The striking point here is that Prophet Yusuf (as) again re-
minded those around him of Allah. He said that Allah never allows the
treacherous plans of those who set cunning traps to succeed, and that
He eventually causes the truth to surface. This is an important point,
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