Yusuf (Simplified for Ages 6+)

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Yūsuf
(ʿalayhi s-salām)

[Simplified for Ages 6+]
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Today you will learn
about the life of one of
the best people that ever
lived. This was a man sent
by Allāh. You will learn
why they were sent and
what lessons we can learn
from their lives. They
were known as the
Prophets of Allāh.
The Story of
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-
salām)
There was a young boy called
Yūsuf. He had eleven brothers.
His father loved him the most
from all the brothers.
One night, Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-
salām) saw a dream. He
dreamt that eleven stars, the
sun and the moon were all
bowing down to him. He was
very confused and
amazed by the dream. He did
not understand what the
dream meant. He told his
father Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi s-salām)
who was a Prophet.
His father understood the
meaning of the dream. He
knew that this was a special
dream. He told Yūsuf (ʿalayhi
s-salām) that the dream was
from Allah.
Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi s-salām) knew
that people would get jealous
if they found out about the
dream. He told
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām) not to
even tell his brothers because
they might become jealous
and hurt him.
We learn a lesson that we
shouldn’t always tell other
people about our good things.
They might feel hurt and even
get jealous.
The Younger Brother
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām) had a
younger brother called
Binyāmīn. Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi s-
salām) loved these two
children more than the elder
brothers. The elder brothers
would be jealous and say,
“Why does our father love
Yūsuf more than us? We are
stronger and better than him.”
Finding Out About the
Dream
After a little while, the
brothers found out about the
dream. This made them even
more jealous. They thought of
a plan. Some brothers said
they should kill Yūsuf (ʿalayhi
s-salām). Some said that they
should throw him inside well
which is very far away. They all
agreed on this plan and were
ready to do it.
Asking Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi
s-salām)
They needed a plan so they
could take Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-
salām) far away. Because
Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi s-salām) knew
that the brothers did not like
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām), he
would always protect
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām).
The brothers went to their
father. They begged him to let
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām) come
outside to play. They said, “O
our father! Why don’t you
trust us with Yūsuf? Send him
with us tomorrow so that he
can play with us. We will look
after him.”
Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi s-salām)
needed an excuse to keep
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām) away
from them. So he said, “I
am scared that if you take him,
a wolf might eat him.”
The brothers said, “We are
strong. We will protect him
and if a wolf does eat him then
we will be weak.”
In the end, Yaʿqūb (ʿalayhi s-
salām) allowed them to take
him.
To the Jungle
The brothers took
Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām) to the
jungle and threw him into the
deep well.
After throwing Yūsuf (ʿalayhi
s-salām) in the well, the
brothers had to make a plan.
They knew that their father
would be very sad. So before
they threw Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-
salām) in the well, they took
his shirt. They killed a wolf and
put blood on the shirt.
When they came home, they
started crying. They said, “O
our father! We were having a
race with each other and we
told Yūsuf (ʿalayhi s-salām) to
stand on the side to look after