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chapter nine: the prophet joseph

The prophet Joseph dreamed of seeing 11 stars, and the sun and moon bowed to him. The dream of the Prophet Yusuf AS is expressed in verse 4. Explicitly, this verse tells the story of Joseph the teenager telling his father (Prophet Ya’qub as) that he had a strange dream. In his dream he witnessed eleven stars as well as the sun and moon prostrate to him.

Joseph's strange dream led his father to believe that Joseph would become important and powerful. Also there was hope in the heart of the father that it was Joseph who would carry on the prophecy (widow) handed down by their ancestors, Prophet Ishaq as and Prophet Ibrahim as.

This main event gave birth to the event of escorts in the form of jealousy and felt unfairly treated in terms of affection embedded in the hearts of the brothers Joseph as (verse 8).

The Prophet Joseph AS was removed from his brothers in verses 9 to 10. The brothers of Joseph USA are looking for ways to get the love and affection of the father back to be poured into them. Efforts were taken by plunging Joseph as into a deep well.

Generally, a child who is put in a well in a state of disdain and abandoned by his brother, there must be fear, anxiety, worry through cries and screams. But the Prophet Joseph was not. He was amused by the meaning of the dream his father had told him. Moreover, he had a revelation while at the well that he had nothing to worry about and surely God would save him.

Up here, the story of Joseph the US temporarily stops. In the following verses al-Qur’an only forward the story about his brothers after successfully plunging himself to the bottom of the well, including the explanation of the alibi and the reason they presented to the father about the killing of Joseph as due to being attacked by wolves.

The story of Joseph as is again raised but in a passive style of characterization, that is when he was found by a caravan who then took him to Egypt, sold him as a slave, and finally picked up as an adopted son by the Egyptian authorities

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The travelers were delighted to find the Prophet Joseph. The pleasure is due to the prediction of economic benefits that they will get. The man who bought the Prophet Joseph was pleased. This is known from his attitude towards the Prophet Joseph, because they made him a son, and the prophet Joseph was given a good place and service.

The Prophet Yusuf as an intermediary for this happiness makes this family treat the Prophet Joseph well. The family in question is the family of a minister who has a wife named Zulaikha.

The love and deceit of Egypt's great wife towards Joseph AS are expressed in verses 23 to 29. In these verses it is told how the wife of the Egyptian ruler—Zulaikha— seduced and seduced Yusuf AS to be willing to obey his wishes. When the incident was known by the Egyptian authorities, he asked Joseph AS to keep it secret from the public.

A wife, Zulaikha, appealed to Joseph. The Egyptian wife, who knew the development of the prophet Joseph day after day, saw the beauty of his face, the clarity of his eyes, the bravery and subtlety of his cultivation, causing him to fall in love with her. It said the wife tempted him to subdue her. This means that the seductive attempt was not only once, but several times in order to submit. 

Based on the attitude expressed by Zulaikha and the Prophet Yusuf, it is known that psychologically, Zulaikha was frustrated because of his desire which was repeatedly rejected until he forced the Prophet Joseph.

Next, there is a banquet (QS.12:30). The invitations made up of the women gossiped about the attitude of Al-Aziz's wife who seduced Joseph. So when he heard the gossip, Al-Aziz's wife asked the women to hold a knife and fruit. They fought when they saw the handsome Prophet Joseph until their fingers were cut off.Nabi Yusuf was in prison with two young men. It was in this prison that the Prophet Yusuf became pen’wil dream 2 young men earlier.

Pena’wil first exhilarating for those who received the dream, that is, he will return to his master's house, the, doing the original work and the second question is a judgment that grips the soul that dreams so that he said that the dream was just a lie. His fear is that he will be crucified and hanged, and the bird will eat part of his head.

The prophet Yusuf had a chance to scare the king's dream. Since ta’wilnya right, then he was released. The dream of al-‘Aziz is expressed in verses 43 and 44, and the freedom of Joseph as is expressed in verses 50 to 55. In this central groove al-Qur’an re-emerged a new figure, the king of Egypt. The emergence of this new figure will further strengthen the existence of the main character, Yusuf AS.

In this chapter it is told that the king had a unique dream. So, he sought ta’bir (dream meaning)nya to shamans and people related to supernatural matters, but no one managed to men’nya. Yusuf AS also heard the news about the dream of the king of Egypt after being told of former prisoners who had been with him in prison. So Yusuf as mena’birkan the dream.

This was the beginning of the introduction and interest of the king of Egypt to the self of Joseph AS. And the story continues until the revelation of the deceit of the Prime Minister's wife (Zulaikha) and the proof of the truth about Yusuf USA.

The story of the Prophet Yusuf became a government official (QS.12: 54-55). He requested a position as State treasurer. This demand was driven by the confidence of the Prophet Joseph and his honest attitude. He requested the position in accordance with the specifications he had, namely ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ chafidzun ‘alim.The story of the Prophet Yusuf was met with his family (Qs.12:58-61). The brothers of the Prophet Joseph who came to him to take rations of foodstuffs were distributed to the inhabitants of Egypt and its surroundings. Joseph's longing for Benjamin and his father, who had been buried for a long time, had the opportunity to meet.i’tibar from the story of the prophet Joseph (QS.12: 102-111), among them explain the principles of everything that humans need regarding the benefits of life in the world and the hereafter.

The story of the Prophet Yusuf teaches how one must remain steadfast in the faith and principles of Islam despite the trials and trials of alternating life. Patience and not despair and trust will lead to success. Honesty will bring people to a high degree. Fear of Allah and always feeling in the supervision of Allah has made man avoid evil deeds. God will always help his servant who always prays, both in the narrow and in the field.

Through this story, there is a lesson for mankind to always seek knowledge and do good and spread goodness and be forgiving for the spiteful.