ZOLAIKHAH'S NEXT PLOT (VERSES NO. 30 - 34)

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Verses 35-38Verses 30-34

      The love affair and solicitation of Zulaikhah was a personal and private one, and could easily be ignored. AZIZ too put an stress on hiding it, but such affairs, particularly those of the courtiers and high classes of people will divulge easily, and only the tip of one tongue may turn it to a general topic of conversation. So the courtier women got into a real fuss about Zulaikhah's love for her slave boy saying:ِ
      ``The wife of AZIZ solicits her slave boy! His love has penetrated deep into her heart. She is in a manifest error.'' Rumours and whispers corroded her reputation. When she saw her fame and public esteem in danger, she invited all the distinct and prominent ladies of the town to a fashionable banquet held in her house.

      She prepared blosters for them to recline at ease after the dinner, and fruit were brought to be served for dessert. For that, she gave each of the ladies a sharp knife to cut their fruits.

      Talks flowed about the common gossip that their hostess had some secret affair with her slave boy, and the ladies were about to cut their fruits with the sharp knife when Lo! Joseph like a noble angel, with his physical and spiritual splendour and beauty came into their midst, as per order of his mistress! Seeing that amazing mere beauty, all the ladies lost their self-control, and cut their own hands and fingers instead of the fruit:ِ

 

      ``When they saw him they extolled him and cut their hands exclaiming:ِ God save us! This is not a man! He is no other than a noble angel!''

      Now Zulaikhah's reaction was cunningly made, and artful; and with a pride of triumph she said to here astonished guests:ِ ``Now you can see with your own eyes that my love was not a vulgar passion. If you too were me, you would have done the same and more, He is my slave and I am his mistress, and he must obey and follow my orders, or else, he must go to jail, and join the company of the vile and wicked people instead of me and my husband.''

      Joseph was faithful to God and, sincere in his faith. So hearing what the ladies and in particular what his mistress said, he took refuge in God and commended himself to the care of heavens for knowing the weakness of human nature:ِ

      ``He said:ِ My Lord! Prison is dearer to me than that to which they invite me; and if You do not turn their wiles away from me, I will incline towards them and become one of the ignorants.''

      Joseph commended himself to Allah, and God will never leave alone His pure and sincere servants, particularly when they pray for help. Therefore his Lord heard his prayer and saved him from the wiles of women; and in the safe and private corner of the prison, prepared him for the planned progress, and expected development and evolution. Our prophet (AS) has said:ِ

      ``There are seven groups of people that Allah will place them at the shadow of His throne in a day in which there is no shadow except that:ِ''

       A Just leader.

       A youth grown in God's service.

       He whose heart is connected with God's mosque and centers of worship.

       Those who collectively work for the cause of God.

       He who, when, hears the name of God, tears flow down his eyes.

       The man who is invited by a beautiful lady and he refuses saying; I fear my Lord.

       And finally he who helps the poor and needy and keeps his help strictly confidential.

 

 

 

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