Prophet Joseph from childhood was very smart, handsome, respectful and obedient and his behavior and personality were much better than all the rest of his brothers.
His father Jacob loved Joseph very much and from his smartness and kindness he knew that one day Joseph would become a great man.
On the other hand, Joseph's brothers were very jealous of him and treated him very badly.
One day Joseph's brothers asked their father for permission to take Joseph out to play.
When they got to the desert they threw Joseph in a well. They left him there for a nice and merciful person who would be coming by looking for water to find him and take him out.
When Joseph was down in the well he asked God to save him. Joseph knew that the kind God was everywhere and that He knew about everyone's condition.
Eventually, a caravan on its way to Egypt stopped by the well and some of its people went to the well to get some water. They tied a pail to a rope and dropped it down the well. Joseph held on to the rope and pulled himself out.
When the people around the well saw him they became very happy to see such a handsome child. They took Joseph with them to Egypt.
Joseph's father Jacob became very sad and lonely in his absence. Jacob always prayed to God asking Him to protect Joseph wherever he was.
Prophet Joseph
(Part II)
One of the important people of Egypt took Joseph to his own house and asked his wife to take good care of him.
Little by little Joseph grew up. Everyone knew him as a clean, kind, and honest person.
Joseph soon reached a high rank in Egypt and became a very important person. After a short time famine (lack of food) struck Egypt.
Before the coming of the famine Joseph, who was very smart and kind, had ordered his people to store wheat in their store houses.
He did so in order that people would not go hungry when the famine came.
People came from both small and large cities. Joseph gave them wheat. Even Joseph's brothers came to buy wheat, but they did not recognize Joseph. They did not know who he was.
When they came to Joseph he ordered that they should be given some wheat and then he gave their money back to them.
His brothers became very happy but they still did not know who he was or why he was being so kind to them.
When Joseph's brothers returned the next time to buy more wheat they recognized him. They thought that Joseph was going to punish them but Joseph forgave his brothers.
Joseph's brothers were very ashamed and felt sorry for what they had done. Joseph asked them to return with their parents to Egypt.
They returned to their own city and gave the good news of Joseph being alive to their father.
Afterwards they all came to Joseph. He showed them all much kindness. Joseph was one of the prophets of God.
The prophets were very kind, helpful and forgiving people.
1. Who was respectful and better than his brothers?
2. Did Jacob love Joseph more than his other sons?
3. Who were jealous of Joseph?
4. What did Joseph's brothers do to him?
5. Who picked up Joseph out of the well?
6. What did Joseph say in the well?
7. Did Joseph know that Allah was kind to every one?
8. Did Joseph believe that Allah knows every one's conditions?
9. Who took Joseph to Egypt?
10. Who did Jacob ask to protect Joseph?
11. Who took Joseph to his house in Egypt?
12. Did Joseph become important in Egypt?
13. Who ordered people to store food?
14. Who ordered that food should be given to Joseph's brothers?
15. What did Joseph say to his brothers at last?
16. Did he show kindness to his brothers?
17. What kind of people were the Prophets?