Joseph
Joseph (Yusuf, يوسف), son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, became a prominent advisor to the pharaoh of Egypt since he was believed to have been able to predict the future through dream interpretation. He spent a large part of his life away from his eleven brothers, who, jealous of Joseph's success, told their father, Jacob, that his son had died. But indeed they had thrown him in Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well) and took off his shirt and smeared it with that of a killed ram's blood. Joseph was afraid in the well but knew that God was with him. The 12th sura of the Quran, Yusuf, is named for him.
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