Page 82 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

As a miracle of faith for believers, Allah rescues them from
situations that appear very difficult or impossible and opposes those
who deny Him. The only duty falling to a believer is never to abandon

his belief in Allah’s promise and always to submit to the will of Allah
and to trust in Him.
For people who live their lives far removed from religion,

the highest points to which they can aspire is to possess strength and
power in this world, to own goods and wealth and to influence how

the latter is spent. This is the aim for which they struggle and to
which they devote their lives. As we have seen, however, Allah freed
Prophet Yusuf (as) from the dungeon and endowed him with all these

blessings at once. That is where the wisdom lies in Allah’s recalling
the hereafter at the end of the verse, right after He has given Prophet
Yusuf (as) power, influence and property.

We are thus reminded that the possessions and rank con-
ferred in this world are of no importance, and that what we need to set
our sights on is the hereafter. However, in the final sentence of the

verse, as we are reminded of this matter and informed that the recom-
pense to be given in the hereafter will be most beneficial, we are also
told that this applies to believers and the God fearing. It is therefore

out of the question for those who lack these characteristics to hope for
a pleasant recompense in the afterlife. In this way, Allah turns people’s
gaze in the direction of the hereafter.

People are shown another very important fact in the life
story of Prophet Yusuf (as). Allah reveals this in the Qur’an:

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