Prophet Yousuf (AS): The First King of United Egypt
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Ancient Egypt has been the home and kingdom of the Prophet Yousuf (Joseph) ibn Ya'aqoob (Jacob) ibn Ishaq (Issac) ibn Ibrahim (Abraham), and peace be upon all of them. The Arab Amalekites established the First Dynasty of Egypt , as we proved in our article “ Amalekites: The Earliest Kings of Egypt “. Ancient Egypt has been the home and kingdom of the Prophet Yousuf (Joseph) ibn Ya’aqoob (Jacob) ibn Ishaq (Issac) ibn Ibrahim (Abraham), and peace be upon all of them. The purpose of this paper is not a biography of the Prophet Yousuf (peace be upon him), we shall delve into the historicity of this Qur’anic figure. Brief Biography of Prophet Yousuf (AS) Here’s a timeline summarizing the life of Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him, as described in the Quran and supportive Islamic traditions ( Tafsir ) Birth and Childhood: Prophet Yusuf was born to Prophet Ya’qub (Jacob). [12:4] He had eleven brothers, including his fu...