369
my faith
...
ISLAM
ry
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
fh
vn
His sons sank their heads in shame
and asked for forgiveness, “
Father,
beg Allah for forgiveness for us. We
have indeed done wrong.
”
He replied, “
I shall indeed beg my
Lord to forgive you. Remember that
He is Most-Forgiving and Most-
Merciful.
”
Nabi
Ya’qub [a] did not ask for for-
giveness for them at that very
moment. He knew that there is a
special time to do that - just before
dawn. That is a special time for
remembrance of Allah and asking
forgiveness. That is a time when
Allah answers all prayers.
The brothers then told their father
the wonderful news about Yusuf [a]
who had now become a powerful
minister in the land of Egypt, next
only to the king himself. They also
