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Yousuf (joseph)
1. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The Vision
1. Makkah Surah
2. Revelation (Vision) from Allah
3. Seek help from a Knowledgeable
person
4. Prophets’ visions are revelations
5. Discretion is required to fulfill our
needs
6. Choosing Yousuf as a prophet like his
ancestors
2. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The Casting in the well, The Caravan
and the Deal
7. The agreement to cast Yousuf in the well due to
the interference of eldest brother, Robin. The
hideout, the bargain and the miserable price
8. His age was 17 at that time
9. Allah did not neglect the servant (The caravan
saved (Yousuf)
3. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The jealousy, the plot and the wolf
10.The danger of parents being overly emotional with
some children. Hence, envy & jealousy
11.Preferential treatment. Why?
12.There was much good awaiting Yousuf
4. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The slavery begins with Al-Aziz great
deal
13.People evaluate matters from different views
depending on their backgrounds
14.The rejoice of the Aziz over Yousuf as a son&
telling his wife to do likewise
5. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The prophethood in the house of Al-aziz
15.The adoption of Yousuf
16.Yousuf attaining his manhood in the house of Al-
Aziz
17.Entrusting prophethood to Yousuf
18.The gift of the interpretation of dreams
6. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The lady’s attempt to seduce Yousuf
19.Being chaste when there is a strong call to sin
20.The strong desire of the woman and the chase
21.Yousuf did not meet generosity with betrayal
7. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The appearnce of Al-Aziz and the witness
22.The appearnce of Al-aziz was from the grace of Allah
23.It showed a constant protection from Allah to Yousuf
24.Not rushing into making judgment
25.The wisdom of Al-Aziz
26.Deliberate matters to reach final verdict
27.A Muslim must not fear anything as he upholds the
Truth
28.The wisdom of the witness
8. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The ladies’ gossip and the spread of
rumors
29.Women’s trait of searching for the secrets of
houses
30.The spread of rumors among the aristocratic
ladies
31.The mentality of the ladies in this environment
9. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The banquet and the ladies attempts to
seduce Yousuf, the supplication &
prison
32.The unparallel handsomeness that led to the
ladies cut their hands
33.The collective desire of the ladies to seduce
Yousuf
34.The arrogance of the lady to try the seduction
again to prove who she was
35.Yousuf’s dua’ was answered by Allah, the
Guardian
10. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The prisoners’ dreams and Yousuf’s
interpretation
36.Actions influence people
37.Taking advantage of opportunity to spread the
Message of Tawheed( Monotheism)
38.The important of belief in the Hereafter and
Monotheism
39.Trying to appeal to the mind by asking a question
40.The wisdom of Allah to make one prisoner forget
to mention Yousuf
11. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The vision of Al-Aziz and the butler
seeking help from Yousuf
41.The power of knowledge in the interpretation of the
vision
42.Yousuf’s refined manners in not blaming the butler
12. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The refusal to have audience with Al-
Aziz till investigations are sought
43.The joy of freedom did not preoccupy his mind
from seeking investigation and turning down the
invitation of Al-Aziz
44.Yousuf referring to the women who cut their hands
shows his high morality
45.Honor and dignity is the motto of a real Muslim
13. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The appointment of Yousuf as the
minister of the Storehouse (finanace)
46.The beginning of climbing in the ladder of position
47.Present credentials if a situation requires them and
if people are ignorant of them
14. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
Yousuf’s brothers coming to ask for
provision & the recognition of them
48.The severity of the famine in the lands surrounding
Egypt
49.It is permissible sometimes to resort to trickery if it
will lead to the truth
15. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
Yousuf asks his brothers to bring their
half-brother, Benyamin (Benjamin)
50.Equality of treatment is manifested in Yousuf’s
request to bring Benyamin
51.The wise management of Yousuf in distributing the
measure of a camel’s load
16. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
Yaqoob’s (Jacob) initial refusal to let
Benjamin go with his brothers
52.Yaqoob refused to let Benjamin to go with his
brothers till they swear a solemn oath in Allah’s
name that they will bring him back
53.The Muslim is not stung twice on the same spot
54.The success of the brothers to convince
Yaqoob
17. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The advice of their father to enter from
different gate
55.The eye is true
56.The tender heart of the father towards his sons no
matter how much they have misbehaved
57.Tie your camel and trust in Allah
18. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
Yousuf’s plan to keep his brother with him
58.The offender should be punished to achieve
justice
59.Allah made the brothers give the verdict for the
thief ( enslaving the thief as a punishment)
60.To make sure that they will return to Egypt
19. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The refusal of the oldest brother to go back
home and the embarrassing encounter
with the father
61.The father can never forget his dear son
62.The sorrow and blindness of the father
63.Jacob’s full trust in Allah that his two sons would
return
64.A true believer does not despair as it is a form of
disbelief and suspicion in Allah
65.The revealed knowledge to Jacob to find his boys
20. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The return to Egypt and the recognition of
Yousuf
66.The confession of sins and repenting for them is a
great virtue in Islam
67.The brothers knowledge of why their father
preferred Yousuf over them
21. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
The miraculous shirt and the regaining of
sight of the prophet
68.It is okay to ask a righteous person to make dua’a
for you
69.Making Dua’a is recommended to be said at
certain times
22. IN THE NAME OF ALLAAH, THE MOST
GRACIOUS, THE MOST KIND
PROPHET YUSUF (JOSEPH)
Family reunion, the realization of Yousuf’s
vision and the sincere supplication
70.Respect to parents
71.Position, joy and status did not make Yousuf forget
the Giver of all these bounties, Allah; He turns to
Allah for prayers
72.Blaming Satan for what his brothers plotted
against him, not his brothers
73.The great mercy of Allah in the story of Yousuf