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Yusuf [a] honoured his parents by
seating them on his throne. This
was the way in which special peo-
ple were honoured in ancient Egypt.
Seeing the great splendor and
power that
Nabi
Yusuf [a] was
blessed with, the family all fell pros-
trate, as a mark of thanksgiving and
respect. “
This
,”
Nabi
Yusuf [a]
reminded his father, “
Is the meaning
of my dream, which my Lord has
fulfilled
.” His father, the sun, and
mother, the moon, and his eleven
brothers, the eleven stars, were all
bowing before him in reverence.
Overwhelmed with gratitude to Allah
for delivering him from prison, for
reuniting him with his parents and
for guiding his brothers back to the
right path, Yusuf prostrated himself
before Allah saying, “
O my Lord!
You have indeed blessed me with
