Prophet Jacob (Pbuh) suffered from the absence of Joseph (Pbuh) for 20, or according to a narration, 40 years! Undoubtedly, God does not want to bother a believer, but rather intends to make him sincere through the affliction, so that his heart is focused only on God; affliction is the best ladder of Solūk (spiritual growth and self-purification).
Never before in history have all moral virtues been stood in front of all moral vices, as they were on Ashura 61 Ah! The confrontation of Ḥusayn b. Alī (pbuh) against the army of Yazīd, the struggle of the ‘Ultimate Truth’ against the ‘Ultimate Falsehood’. In one side, the ‘Highest Human Virtues’ and on the other, the ‘Lowest and most despicable qualities’.
In times of trial, there are few individuals like “NÄfiÊ¿ b. HilÄl†who said, “By God! We do not find meeting God unpleasant, and we are steadfast in our intention and insight. There are few individuals like “Zuhayr†who said:
O, the offspring of the Messenger of God! I swear by God, I would like to be killed and then be resurrected, and this could happen a thousand times. But may God save you and your family being killed’
It has been narrated that after Prophet Joseph (pbuh) returned to Canaan, Prophet Jacob (pbuh) insisted him to tell his story,
So Joseph (pbuh) told the story till when “His brothers took off his clothes and threw him into the well”
At this time Prophet Jacob (pbuh) fainted!!
A group pf authors, From the Euphrates to Euphrates, Vol. 1, P.28
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