Hz. Joseph is a prophet sent by God. He was sent to the society to which he was sent to spread the religion of Allah and to inform them. Yosef, or Joseph in the West, is known as the Prophet. Yusuf, Hz. He is considered one of the 12 children of Prophet Jacob and his mother’s name is Rahil. Hz. Joseph was born in the city of Paddan Aram in 1592 BC. It is believed that he was the leader of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites according to the Torah.
In the Qur’an, Surah Yusuf, from verse 4 to verse 101, Hz. It tells the story of the life of Prophet Joseph in detail. This story is from the Quran “The most beautiful of storiesIt is a unique story that he describes as “. Unlike the stories of other prophets, Hz. The life of the prophet Joseph is presented in full only in the Surah Yusuf. Hz. Among Jacob’s sons, Hz. Religious sources provide information that she had a special love for Joseph and loved him more than her other brothers. Hz. Yusuf was known for his beauty And it is also said that this beauty played an important role in her life.
According to the Jewish holy book, the Torah, Hz. To Yusuf, Hz. A colorful robe was given as a gift by Jacob. It is also emphasized by the ability to interpret dreams given by Jehovah. However, he was first thrown into a well by his jealous brothers and then found by a caravan and sold as a slave to the Egyptians. According to Islamic narratives, Hz. The story of Joseph is very similar to Jewish and Christian stories. In Tanakh, Hz. Joseph’s life is recorded in the Book of Genesis.
Hz. The Dream of Prophet Joseph
Hz. When Yusuf was born, his father was Hz. Jacob was quite old and Hz. JosephHe had a special fondness for . Hz. Jacob had a long and colorful robe sewn for him. His brothers were jealous of this privilege and Hz. They were hostile towards Joseph. Hz. When Joseph was 17 years old, he tended his father’s flocks with his brothers and reported their actions to his father.
One day Hz. Joseph had a dream: In his dream, he and his brothers were binding sheaves in the field. Suddenly Hz. Joseph’s sheaf stood up, and the sheaves of the other brothers bowed down to his sheaf. Hz. When Joseph told this dream to his brothers, they became even more jealous.
Hz. Joseph had another dream: This time in his dream the Sun, the Moon and eleven stars bowed before him. When he told this dream to his father, Hz. Jacob “Are we going to bow down to your mother, your father, and your siblings?” I asked him sternly. he scolded.
According to Islamic belief, Hz. When Yusuf told his dream to his family, his father advised him not to reveal his dream to his brothers, because the dream was a sign from God and this was a sign from God. It was a sign that Joseph would be given prophecy. Due to the jealousy of his father, his brothers, Hz. He was worried that they might do something bad to Yusuf.
Hz. Prophet Joseph being thrown into the well
His brothers are Hz. Because he was jealous of Yusuf, their father Hz. Jacob was also worried about this, but he did nothing. One day, his brothers set out to graze the flocks in Dothan, and Hz. Jacob, Hz. He sent Joseph after them. Hz. He thought of Joseph as a messenger sent to find out what they were doing. Reuben, one of his older brothers, Hz. plans to kill Yusuf He objected and suggested throwing her into a waterless well in a deserted place, then thinking of saving her. Others accepted this plan. Hz. They took off Joseph’s colorful robe and threw him into the well, then sat down to eat.
After some time, a Midian trade caravan arrived. Yehuda said, “Joseph is still our brother, let’s not kill him. “Let’s sell it to the Ishmaelites,” he said. Hz. They took Joseph out of the well and sold him to the Ishmaelites of Median for twenty pieces of silver. They stained their clothes with blood and brought them to their father and said, “We found this.” Hz. Jacob, Hz. Thinking that Joseph had been mauled by a wild animal, she wept and mourned for days. He tore his clothes and wrapped sackcloth around his waist. No matter how much his sons and daughters tried to console him, they could not console him. Meanwhile, the people of Median, Hz. They took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh’s servants.
Hz. The Imprisonment of Prophet Joseph
Hz. Joseph lived in Potiphar’s house and was very successful in everything he did. Potiphar’s estate was blessed, and Potiphar came to believe that he was a special servant of God. For this reason, Hz. He made Joseph responsible for everything in his estate.
Hz. Over time, Yusuf became a very handsome young man. Potiphar’s wife, Zuleyha, Hz. She became interested in Joseph and desired to have a relationship with him. However, Hz. Joseph opposed this offer, stating that he did not want to go against the kindness shown to Potiphar and God’s commands. Züleyha, Hz. When he held Yusuf’s clothes, Hz. Yusuf left the room, leaving the dress. Züleyha, Hz. When he held Yusuf’s clothes, Hz. Yusuf left the dress and left the room. Züleyha, Hz. She slandered by saying that Yusuf attacked her and when she screamed, she left her clothes and ran away. Potiphar, Hz. He had Yusuf thrown into prison.
Prisoner head, Hz. He welcomed Joseph and made him the leader of the other prisoners. Hz. With God’s permission, Joseph was successful in everything.
After a while, the chief palace guard and the head baker of the palace were sent to the dungeon when they angered the Pharaoh. Hz. Joseph asked why they were so uneasy. They both said they had a dream one night and there was no one to interpret their dreams. Hz. Joseph wanted to hear his dreams. He interpreted their dreams and the dreams happened as he interpreted them. He asked the guard to remember him and help him after he was rescued, because he explained that he had been unjustly imprisoned and removed from his country. However, the chief palace guard, Hz. He forgot Joseph’s request to help him.
Pharaoh’s Dream and Prophet Muhammad. Yusuf’s Ascension to Sultanate
Hz. Joseph, seven years in prison He had more. Exactly seven years later Pharaoh is a dream saw. In his dream, he was standing on the banks of the Nile River and seven fat and beautiful cows came out of the river. These cows began to graze among the reeds. But then seven more skinny and ugly cows came out and these cows ate the beautiful cows. Pharaoh woke up, and when he fell asleep again, he had another dream. This time in his dream he saw seven beautiful and plump ears of grain at the end of a stalk. Then he saw seven thin ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, and these thin ears swallowed up the beautiful ears of grain.
Pharaoh was very worried by these dreams. The sages and magicians in Egypt could not interpret dreams. However, the chief palace guard, Hz. He remembered Joseph and told Pharaoh about his past in the dungeon. Pharaoh, Hz. He called Joseph to his presence and asked him to interpret his dreams. Hz. Joseph said that the dreams symbolized that there would be seven years of abundance in Egypt, followed by seven years of famine. He recommended that one-fifth of produce should be stored during times of abundance. He also stated that seeing the same dream twice is a sign that God has definitely decided this event. He suggested that Pharaoh appoint a wise and talented person to rule Egypt.
Pharaoh, Hz. He was impressed by Joseph’s wisdom and appointed him ruler of Egypt. Hz. Joseph took the name Safenath-Paneah. He saw him as the second most powerful person in Egypt. Hz. Before the famine came, Joseph began collecting grain and stored it. He also married Asenath, the daughter of Potipherah, one of the notables of Egypt, and from this marriage he had two sons, Ephraim and Menashe. Hz. Joseph’s strong position in the Pharaoh’s government in Egypt ensured the salvation of Egypt and surrounding countries during the years of famine.
Hz. Prophet Joseph, according to the Torah 110 years old passed away. Hz. After his death, Joseph was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.
Hz. The Claim That Prophet Joseph Is Imhotep
Some researchers; Hz. They examined the life of Prophet Joseph by bringing together the Quran and Ancient Egyptian records. As a result of the investigations, Hz. It has been claimed that Prophet Joseph and Imhotep in Ancient Egyptian records are the same person. Pharaoh Zoser’the vizier of Imhotep, He is one of the greatest geniuses of his age.
It has been demonstrated by various evidences that Imhotep was active in a number of specialties in Egypt and that he was a great administrator, chief architect, inventor-engineer, physician-pharmacist, astronomer, high priest, sage and writer. Imhotep and Hz. It has been emphasized that the objections to the Prophet Joseph being separate persons stem from errors in the Traditional Egyptian Chronology.
