Page 96 - The Prophet Yusuf (as)

PROPHET YUSUF (AS)

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Here it is seen that one of Prophet Yusuf’s brothers had
slightly more conscience than the others. In fact, a similar situation
had arisen at the time when Prophet Yusuf (as) was thrown into the
well and most of his brothers wanted to kill him, at which one of them
said: "Do not take Yusuf’s life but throw him to the bottom of the
well, so that some travellers may discover him, if this is something
that you have to do." (Surah Yusuf: 10). Maybe these two were actu-
ally one and the same individual (Allah knows best). What we are
comparing here is an interesting human character; a character that
understands with its conscience that what is going on around it is sin-
ful, but which fails to stand up to these events sufficiently and is only
able to put up a modest opposition. Even though this is a much more
positive model than cruel people with no conscience at all, it is still
highly deficient and lacking when compared to the character of a sin-
cere believer.
The character of the believer is of a kind that requires swift
and immediate intervention when it sees behaviour contrary to the re-
ligion of Allah, or cruelty, or lack of conscience. The believer is never
helpless, never falls under the spell of "group psychology" or under
the influence of the cruel majority around him, and never makes com-
promises on what is right. He will never deviate from the path of
Allah, even if everyone around him does.
The conversation between the brothers of Prophet Yusuf
(as) is related in the Qur’an in these terms:
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