Joseph (Sura 12) is, of course, not a prophet in Judaism or Christianity, but he is in Islam. He is also the only one whose tale is told continuously, and the onl

y one to be mentioned exclusively in a single Sura. The Koranic version of this story includes most of the key events of Genesis 36-38 but excludes virtually everything that links Joseph to the Hebrew nation.

In Genesis, Joseph is a divinely guided young man who is first tested severely and then becomes the leader of his nation, guiding them to prosperity in Egypt. The story does not emphasize the sufferings of Joseph. He is pictured rather as the man of action who through native ability and divine protection turns the injuries done him into advantages. The reader is not made to feel the torment in his soul. When he weeps it is because of the memory of what he had suffered and his yearning for his youngest brother, and he is in full control of the s

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