Prophet Yusuf

The Story of the Prophet Yusuf (pbuh)

Yusuf (pbuh) was one of the sons of Ya'qub (pbuh). His mother's name was Raheel. He was adored by his parents and was his mothers first child. He was know for having dreams.

Yusuf (pbuh) told his father about a dream he had, where the sun, the moon and eleven stars bowed down before him. His father being a Prophet himself told his son the interpretation of the dream. He told, Yusuf (pbuh) that he would also be a great Prophet and all would bow before him. Yusuf (pbuh) older brother's were furious about the interpretation. They had grown exceptionally jealous of Yusuf (pbuh), because of the special treatment by their parents. They decided to get rid of Yusuf (pbuh).

One day they tricked Yusuf (pbuh) and left his strained in a well, taking his shirt from him. His brothers covered the shirt in sheep's blood and then ran home crying. They elaborated a huge scene of how Yusuf (pbuh) had been killed by wolfs and that they tried to save him, but they couldn't. Ya'qub (pbuh) was so saddened by the death of his son that he couldn't stop weeping. It is said that he cried so long and so sad that he lost his eye sight due to excessive crying.

Later the brothers returned to the area near the well watching to see what would become of him. They saw a caravan approach the brothers went before the leader of the caravan and offered Yusuf (pbuh) for sale. They said that he was their slave and he had tried to escape. Seeing the beauty of the young man the leader agreed. They pulled him out and bound him.

They headed for Egypt, where he placed Yusuf (pbuh) on the auctioneer block. It was few days and the ruler of Egypt happened by. He saw the exceptionally handsome youth and paid a high price for him. The ruler took Yusuf (pbuh) to his palace to serve his beautiful wife.