Yusuf’s Dream and the Well
8 min · Ages 4–12 · Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), Prophet Ya’qub (Jacob)
Yusuf, peace be upon him, dreams of eleven stars, the sun and the moon, and his father tells him not to tell his brothers about it. His jealous brothers put him in a well, but Allah is with him, and travellers carry him to Egypt.
Ya’qub was very sad when Yusuf was gone, but he chose a beautiful patience. He told his sadness only to Allah.
Try today: Wait calmly when something takes time, and tell Allah how you feel.
How the Story begins
A boy once dreamed of eleven stars, the sun and the moon. This true story is from the Qur’an. In fact, just before this story begins, Allah tells us that He tells us the best of stories. It is the story of the Prophet Yusuf, peace be upon him. It is a long story, full of surprises, so we will tell it a little at a time. Tonight is the very beginning. Let’s find out together.
Yusuf was a boy who lived with his father and his brothers. His father was the Prophet Ya’qub, peace be upon him. Ya’qub’s father was the Prophet Ishaq, and Ishaq’s father was the Prophet Ibrahim. Our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, called Yusuf the noble son of a noble son of a noble son of a noble man. What a family of prophets!
One morning, Yusuf came to his father with something wonderful to tell. He said: O my father, I saw eleven stars, and the sun, and the moon. I saw them all bowing down to me. Can you imagine it? The bright stars, the golden sun and the silver moon, all bowing low. It was no ordinary dream. It was a true dream, a sign from Allah.
The Story has 20 Pages. The rest is narrated in the app.
Hear the whole Story in Munira. Narrated Page by Page over hand-drawn Scenes, then a picture Quiz and one Moral to carry into tomorrow. Bedtime Mode dims the screen and fades the narration to silence.
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Sources
Retold from Surah Yusuf 12:3–22; Sahih al-Bukhari 3382, 3390; with notes from Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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