-Yusuf (A.S) was the son of Yaqub (A.S) -Yusuf (A.S) had 12 brothers, 11 were stepbrothers, and his real brother’s name was Binyamin (Benjamin) -Yusuf was wise and beautiful, Yaqub (A.S) loved him dearly, -He knew Yusuf was very special -Like all the other prophets, Yusuf (A.S) too was given miracles -He was given the miracle of the shirt and the ability to interpret dreams

- One day, Yusuf (A.S) had a dream -He dreamt that 11 stars, the sun and the moon were all bowing down to him -He decided to go to his father and tell him about the dream -When Yaqub (A.S) heard about Yusuf’s dream, he knew that Yusuf would be granted prophet-hood -Yaqub (A.S) told Yusuf to not talk about this dream to his brothers, they would get jealous of Yusuf and plot against him (harm him)

When Yusuf’s stepbrothers found out about his dream, they felt very jealous and immediately plotted against him -When Yusuf’s stepbrothers found out about his dream, they felt very jealous and immediately plotted against him -They had a plan, the stepbrothers would say that they would take Yusuf to the park with them, but then they would throw him into a well -The stepbrothers went to Yaqub (A.S) and asked if they could take Yusuf to the park -Yaqub (A.S) doubted the stepbrothers, but they pleaded to him so much that Yaqub (A.S) agreed and gave the brothers permission to take Yusuf to the park with them. -However, the brothers did not take Yusuf to the park, they took him to a well and threw him in it -The brothers got Yusuf’s shirt and stained it with wolf blood to make it look like a wolf attacked him. -The stepbrothers went back to Yaqub (A.S), they pretended to be sad and told him that Yusuf was eaten by a wolf -Yaqub (A.S) saw that the shirt was not torn from anywhere yet there was so much blood on it -He knew that Yusuf was not eaten by a wolf, but instead the brothers had done something to harm him -After suffering this much, Yaqub (A.S) was still very patient

-Soon, a Caravan approached the well, they needed to draw water -But when they reeled up the bucket, there was no water, but a very handsome boy (Yusuf A.S) -The caravan decided to take the boy to Egypt and sell him there as a slave -Yaqub (A.S) was still in Palestine and he cried for Yusuf so much that he had lost his eyesight. -Later on, Yusuf was sold in Egypt as a slave, the Governor of Egypt had bought him -He lived in the Governor’s house -He learned quite a bit from the governor

H- The governor’s wife put many false allegations on Yusuf and later on, he was thrown in prison - In prison, he met two of the king’s servants - In prison, he met two of the king’s servants - One of them told Yusuf that he had a dream that he was pressing grapes - One of them told Yusuf that he had a dream that he was pressing grapes - The other man told Yusuf that birds were pecking at his head - The other man told Yusuf that birds were pecking at his head - Now, remember, Yusuf still had the ability to interpret dreams - Now, remember, Yusuf still had the ability to interpret dreams - He said to both of them that they would get out - He said to both of them that they would get out - He told the man who had the grape dream that he would serve the king wine - He told the man who had the grape dream that he would serve the king wine - He told the man who had the bird dream that he would be crucified and birds would eat him. - He told the man who had the bird dream that he would be crucified and birds would eat him.

-Yusuf was still in prison for many years and no one had helped him -One day, the king had a dream that 7 strong cows were eating 7 weak ones -He told the wine-server about his unusual dream -The wine-server immediately remembered that Yusuf (A.S) could interpret dreams -Yusuf was taken from prison to interpret the dream -He said that there would be 7 years of great crops and fertile soil and following that would be 7 years of famine (no crops, no rainfall) -The king was satisfied with Yusuf’s interpretation and asked him what to do for the 7 years of famine -Yusuf (A.S) said that during the 7 years of good crops, they could save up their crops for the 7 years of famine -Again, the king was happy and he appointed Yusuf, the head of the entire crop collecting and harvesting -Yusuf had just been released from prison

-The 7 years of good crops had ended and the famine begun - People from nearby countries were coming to Egypt to collect some crops from their families - Soon, 11 men came to Egypt with 11 camels - Yusuf recognized them, they were his 11 stepbrothers! -However, the stepbrothers could not recognize Yusuf -Yusuf asked them if they had anymore family, they told him that they had a brother and a blind father -Yusuf asked them to bring their other brother or they would not get any crops -The brothers went back home and asked Yaqub (A.S) if they could take Binyamin with them to Egypt -The father was hesitant but later on gave them permission to take Binyamin to Egypt -The 12 brothers went back to Egypt and Yusuf gave them 12 camel loads of crops -As they left, Yusuf (A.S) sneaked a valuable gold cup into Binyamin’s sack

-As they left, there was an announcement that a valuable gold cup had been stolen from the governor’s office, they searched every load and found the cup in Binyamin’s load -Yusuf (A.S) told the brothers that he would keep Binyamin - Yusuf also gave them a shirt and told the brothers to give it to their father -The brothers were astonished, they went back to Yaqub (A.S) and told him what had happened -Yaqub (A.S) took the shirt and placed it over his eyes and he realized immediately that this shirt came from Yusuf -Yaqub (A.S) had gotten his eyesight back from the shirt -He and the brothers went to Egypt -Meanwhile, Yusuf had told Binyamin not to be scared and that he was Yusuf -Yaqub (A.S) arrived in Egypt and saw Yusuf -They were all very happy to see each other again - Yusuf forgave the stepbrothers for what they did

-Yusuf, is appointed the throne by the king of Egypt -And just like in his dream -11 stars (brothers), the sun (Yaqub A.S), and the moon (king) all bow down to him -Yaqub (A.S) stays in Egypt along with the brothers -And they all live peacefully