Story of Prophet Yusuf (AS) Part-5

Prophet Yusuf (AS) in the Royal Court
The Holy Qur'an says:
The king ordered his men to bring Yusuf before
him; he wanted to grant him a high office. The
king said to him, "From now on you will be an
honoured and trusted person amongst us."
Yusuf said, "Put me in charge of the treasuries
of the land, I know how to manage them."
Surah Yusuf, 12:54,55
When the king met Prophet Yusuf (AS), he
found him to be a wise and broad-minded
man. In response to the request of Prophet
Yusuf (AS) as related in the verse above, the
king made him in charge of finance and food
and ordered his ministers and officials to treat
Prophet Yusuf's (AS) commands as his own.
Prophet Yusuf (AS) thus became the Aziz of
Egypt and began his new duties without delay.
He was determined that when the famine
arrived, nobody should starve.
The river Nile flooded its banks regularly to
provide fertile soil for the growth of food grain
and Prophet Yusuf (AS) was aware that the
famine would be caused by the decrease of the
water in this river. He decided to make a brief
tour of Egypt to assess the best locations
where intensive cultivation could be carried
out.
He allocated extra money to the farmers in the
most fertile areas of the Nile, so that they
would be able to grow the maximum amount
of grain. He also ordered the construction of
huge storehouses (granaries), capable of
storing several hundred tons of the surplus
grain.
During the first seven years, he supplied grain
to the people according to their minimum
needs, and stored the rest in the newly-built
granaries. By the time the seven years were
over, the granaries were full. The water level of
the Nile fell tremendously and the country was
hit by a severe drought. However, due to his
foresight and planning, the country did not
face a shortage of food.
The famine also extended to the lands of
Palestine and Kanaan where Prophet Ya'qub
(AS) lived with his sons. One day he called
them and said, "My sons! We are in great
distress due to the famine. You may go to the
Aziz of Egypt whose reputation as a kind and
just person has spread everywhere in the
country. Leave Binyameen with me for
company so that I may not be lonely." As
commanded by their father, the brothers of
Prophet Yusuf (AS) set off for Egypt to
purchase grain and bring it back to Kanaan.