THE INFAMOUS LIE (VERSES NO. 15 - 18)

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Verses 19-20Verses 15-18

      They finally succeeded to convince their father to let Joseph go out. When in the next morning they came to take him, Jacob repeated his safety advices. The old father then scorted them up to the gate, and there he grasped the boy and kissed him for good bye, while his eyes were over flowed with tears.

      As far as the father could see them, they behaved kindly and with respect to the boy, but as soon as they were far enough, they began to abuse and to beat him, and calling bad names! It seemed as if all of them were deaf for his pleas for help!

      An Islamic tradition relates that; when the boy was in that dreadful state of trouble and stress, he suddenly began to laugh at his cruel brothers! The brethren were amazed seeing that unexpected laugh among the tears, and threatening him asked for the reason of his laughing!? In answer the boy said:ِ

      ``I won't forget that, once I looked at you my brothers, and thought of your strong arms and powerful bodies, and said to myselfِinspite of having such strong brothers, no one can ever dare to harm me or cause me a trouble. In that day I heartily put my reliance and trust upon you, and your strength! But now I see your powerful hands have been raised to destroy me, a weak boy as I am! Now I laughed happily that I saw my Lord God is expressively teaching me, not to rely on anyone except him; and put my trust on no one except God!''

      Any how, they took Joseph away, and then, all agreed to put him in the ledge of a well which was far from the main road in that desert. As soon as the brothers left him alone in that bottom of the well, he wept bitterly, and according to some Islamic traditions, in a fervent supplication and sincere prayer addressed the Lord saying:ِ

      ``O, you my dear Lord! O, you the intimate friend of all the strangers! O, you the companion of all the lonelies! O, you the refuge of the frightened! O, you the remover of all sorrow! O, you, the living eternally, the Self-Subsisting! I beg you to induce your hope in my heart, and help me not to think of anything but You my Lord! I beg you to deliever me from this great trouble of mine, that You have power over all things.''

      Soon after, Joseph's prayer was answered, and his All-mighty Protector and Gracious Lord inspired to him, Joseph! Don't Worry! I am always and everywhere with you. :ِ

      ``And We inspired to him that you will inform them of this their affair while they know not.''

      Later on when Joseph became the governor of Egypt, the same brethren stood before him begging his help while they did not know that the governor was their brother!

      Joseph was with God, and so was God with Joseph in all his difficulties, sorrows, and sufferings, as He is with all His servants who put their trusts on Him.

      In that day the brethren came home later than usual. Jacob was very anxious. At last they returned after the night falls but without Joseph, and Jacob was shocked for not seeing his beloved son among the others:ِ

      ``They came to their father at late night weeping! Dear father they said; we went racing and left Joseph with our things to watch, when a wolf attacked and took away and devoured him far from us!''

      The plotters came late and after the night fall to pretend that they had been in search of their lost brother who had been snatched by the wolves; and that they had only found his bloody shirt!:ِ

      ``And they brought his shirt polluted with false blood.'' Jacob said:ِ ``It is not so as you say. Rather your caprices have tempted you to some evil deed! So I will have patience which is the best for now, that Allah is helpful in that which you describe.''

      The brethren forged the wolf story because their father had told them that he feared the hazards of the wolves. But Jacob received report with cold incredibility. They had contaminated the shirt of Jacob with the blood of a goat, that they had killed for this purpose, in order to convince the old father that the wild beast had devoured his son. But when Jacob looked at the blood-stained shirt, he found that the shirt was not torn with the beast's teeth or paws! So their forgeries and lies was revealed to him.

      A liar is said to be void of memory or is forgetful. How could the wolf take off the shirt from Joseph's body, without being torn!?
      ABUHAMZIH SAMALI has narrated from Imam Sajjad (AS), saying:ِ
      ``Jacob used to slaughter a sheep daily. Half of the meat was given to the poor and needy for the sake of God, and the other half was served by his own household.''

      ``One night a way farer who was a poor believer knocked at his door and asked Jacob for some food. Jacob did not believe him to speak the truth, and gave him nothing. The man returned empty handed with his eyes full of tears, and slept without breaking his fast. This was when Jacob and his household past their night fed up, and also with some extra food!''

      Next morning God inspired to Jacob saying:ِ

      ``You despised my servant and raised up my wrath by letting him go in despair, and made yourself and your children deserving my punishment! O, Jacob! I reproach and punish my friends sooner than my foes, for having more interest and love for my friends.''

      That very night Joseph dreamt his curious dream and the trial of Jacob and his household began!

 

 

 

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