Page 84 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

PROPHET YUSUF (as) AND HIS
BROTHERS MEET AGAIN

As we have seen, Prophet Yusuf (as) became responsible for

the Egyptian Treasury. A short while later, those brothers who had
thrown him into the well came to Egypt for reasons of trade and were
brought into his presence, but they failed to recognise him. He, on

the other hand, immediately recognised them and prepared a very
subtle plan. He offered them certain provisions and assured them of
his generous hospitality, thus calculating that he would be able to in-
fluence them into doing what he wanted. That his true aim was actu-

ally to recover his younger brother can be seen from the following
verses:

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It can be seen from this that Prophet Yusuf (as) encouraged
them in their desires by making it clear that he was a just man. This
went perfectly according to plan. Furthermore, he made it clear that
unless they brought their brother to him they would not gain what
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