The Plot
Envy doubled in the souls of Yousif's ten
brothers. Their malice against him increased.
Perhaps, they heard about the dream. Perhaps
they knew that their father loved Yousif more
than them.
Yousif's brothers went to the pastures every
day to graze their cattle. They asked each
other: "How can we get rid of Yousif"?
Satan whispered evil to them: "Take Yousif to
the pastures and get rid of him."
The plot was carried out in this way.
Days passed. They showed love towards
Yousif They smiled at him. They tempted him
to go to play in those beautiful pastures.
Yousif was innocent and good. He was as
pure as his white shirt.
So he believed his brothers. He believed in
their false love. Thus, he wanted to go with
them to those pretty meadows.
However, Prophet Ya'qub feared for the safety
of his son. He was afraid that his brothers
would kill him. So he did not allow him to go
with them.
One day the ten brothers came back from the
pastures. They smiled at Yousif and said to
him. "How beautiful those pastures and
meadows are! Yousif, why don't you come with
us"?
Yousif liked going with his brothers.
Meanwhile he obeyed his father. He did not do
anything without his father's permission.
Yousif's ten brothers said: "We'll speak to our
father to let you go with us."
Yousif rejoiced at that.
They all sat to eat their dinner silently. Only
the ten brothers exchanged meaningful looks.
They spun an ugly plot as spiders spin their
fearful webs.
First they smiled at Yousif and showed love
towards him, and then they asked their father:
"O our father, why you do not trust us with
respect to Yousif? Most surely, we are sincere
to him."
"Father, we love Yousif. We love him very
much."
"Send him with us tomorrow that he may
enjoy himself and excersie sport, and surely we
will guard him well."
"Father, let him go with us tomorrow to play
in the pastures. We'll guard him well and
return him safely."
Ya'qub did not want Yousif to go with his
brothers. He firmly believed that they would
envy him, and that Satan would deceive them.
For this reason Ya'qub said to them with
sadness: "Surely it grieves me that you should
take him off, and I fear lest the wolf devour
him while you are heedless of him."
"My children, I love Yousif He's still young.
Perhaps you're heedless of him. There are
many wolves. I'm afraid that a wolf will eat
him."
His ten sons said: "We're ten persons. How
will the wolf eat Yousif? We're strong men, so
we'll guard him well. 'Surely if the wolf should
devour him not withstanding that we are a
(strong) company, we should then certainly be
losers.'"
The ten brothers swore that they would guard
Yousif well till they returned him safely.
Ya'qub (AS) kept silent. He said nothing. All
his sons understood that he was satisfied with
Allah's decree.
Friday, 21 February 2014
Story of Prophet Yusuf (AS) Part-12
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