The Brothers of Yusuf, Jealous, then forgiven

In the Quran

In the QuranJealous, then forgiven

The Brothers of Yusufإخوة يوسف

Traditional date, disputedCanaan

Yusuf's ten older brothers who threw him in a well and, years later, begged his forgiveness in Egypt.

Jealous of their father's love, they dropped Yusuf into a well and brought Yaqub a shirt with false blood. Decades later famine drove them to Egypt, where the minister they bowed to was Yusuf himself. He said: no blame on you today. They asked their father to pray for them, and he did.

What does the Quran say?

He said, "No blame will there be upon you today. Allah will forgive you; and He is the most merciful of the merciful."

Quran 12:92

The lesson

Envy can tear a family apart; forgiveness can put it back together.

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