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Tale of Ya'qub (Jacob),

IBN KATHIR

Tale of Yusha ibn Nun (Joshua), The
The Qur'an doesn't provide important points of Isaac's existence peace be upon him, yet safe Qur'anic commentators observed that after Abraham felt that his lifestyles changed into drawing to a detailed, he wanted to work out Isaac married. He didn't wish Isaac to marry probably the most Canaanites, who have been pagans, so he despatched a nontoxic servant to Haran in Iraq to pick a bride for Isaac. The servant's resolution fell upon Rebekah bint Bethuel ibn Nahur, who became a brother of Abraham. Isaac married her and she or he gave start to a hard and fast of twins, Esau (al-'Eis) and Jacob (Ya'qub).

In poor health thoughts evolved among the 2 brothers once they grew into manhood. Esau disliked the indisputable fact that Jacob became appreciated by way of his father and by means of Allah with prophethood. This ailing feeling changed into so critical that Esau threatened to kill his brother. Fearing for his lifestyles, Jacob fled the rustic.

The folks of the E-book acknowledged that after Isaac changed into 40 years historical, he married Rebekah bint Bethuel, throughout his father's lifestyles. They acknowledged she used to be sterile, so Isaac prayed to Allah after which she turned pregnant. She gave delivery to dual boys. The primary one became generally known as Esau whom the Arabs often called al-'Eis. He become the daddy of Rum. The second used to be often called Jacob, meaning Israel (belonging to the folks of Israel).

The folk of the E book claimed that once Isaac peace be upon him grew historical and his eye sight had weakened, he had a favor for delicacies, so he requested his son Esau to head searching and produce him a few cooked sport. Esau requested him to bless the cuisine and pray for him. Esau, a hunter, went out to get his father the beef. Rebekah, overhearing this, ordered her son Jacob to slaughter two goats of his absolute best flock and cook dinner them as his father preferred and convey it to him until now his brother lower back. She dressed Jacob in his brother's garments and placed goat pores and skin on his fingers and neck, for Esau became bushy at the same time as Jacob turned into no longer. Whilst he approached his father with the meals, his father requested, "Who're you?" Jacob responded, "I'm your son." Whilst his father comprehensive ingesting, he prayed for his son to be the extra blessed brother and to be triumphant over them and every person, and for Allah to preserve him and his adolescents.

While he left his father, his brother Esau, who had implemented his father's command, entered. Isaac requested him, "What's this my son?" He replied, "That's the delicacies you want." Isaac requested, "Did you deliver it an hour in the past and inquire from me to wish for you?" Esau stated, "No, I swear I didn't," and he knew his brother had preceded him during this subject and he became ailing at middle.

The folk of the Ebook acknowledged Esau threatened to kill his brother whilst their father became lifeless. Additionally they suggested that he requested his father to hope for him that Allah make the earth wonderful for his offspring and multiply his sustenance and end result.

While their mom knew that Esau threatened his brother Jacob, she commanded her son Jacob to visit her brother Laban inside the land of Haran and abide with him for a time except his brother's anger had abated, and to marry among the many Laban's daughters. she informed her husband Isaac to command him with that suggestions and pray for him, and he did.

Jacob peace be upon him left his spouse and children, whilst night time got here he chanced on an area to relax. He took a stone and positioned it beneath his head and slept. He dreamed of a ladder from heaven to earth. Angels had been ascending and descending and the Lord addressed him and pronounced to him, "I can bless you and your offspring and make this land for you and if you come when you."

Whilst he awakened he felt blissful from what he had viewed in his dream and vowed, for Allah's sake that if he back to his family members accurately, he might construct the following a temple for Allah, the Almighty. He additionally vowed to present one 10th of his belongings for the sake of Allah. He poured oil at the stone that allows you to admire it and referred to as where 'Ayle's Space' (Bethel), because of this 'Condominium of Allah'. It became to be the positioning of Jerusalem later.

The folks of the E book additionally stated that once Jacob got here to his maternal uncle inside the land of Haran, his uncle had two daughters. The elder one became generally known as Leah (Lia) and the more youthful one was once Rachel (Rahil). The latter was once the simpler and lovelier of the 2. His uncle agreed to marry his daughter to him at the situation that Jacob pasture his sheep for seven years.

After a time frame, his uncle all set a ceremonial dinner and collected folks for the marriage. He married Leah, his elder daughter, to him at night time. She used to be vulnerable-sighted and unpleasant. Whilst morning got here, Jacob came upon she changed into Leah and he complained to his uncle, "You deceived me; I used to be engaged to Rachel and also you married me to Leah." His uncle suggested, "It isn't our custom to marry the more youthful daughter sooner than the elder daughter. But, should you love her sister, paintings yet another seven years and that i will marry you to either one of them."

Jacob labored for seven years after which married Rachel. It became appropriate of their time, as defined inside the Torah, for a guy to marry two sisters. Laban gave a feminine slave to every daughter. Leah's slave used to be generally known as Zilpah and Rachel's slave became known as Bilhah.

Almighty Allah compensated Leah's weak spot by using giving her sons. The 1st one become named Rueben (Rubel), after whom there have been Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), and Judah (Yahudh). Rachel felt jealous of Leah's having sons, as she changed into barren. She gave her slave Bilhah to her husband and he had family members together with her until eventually she was pregnant. She gave start to a son and named him Naphtali. Leah become vexed that Rachel's slave had provide delivery to a son, so she in flip gave her slave Zilpah to Jacob peace be upon him, Zilpah gave start to 2 sons, Gad and Asher. Then Leah bought pregnant and gave delivery to her 5th son, Issaacher, and later she gave start to a 6th son Zebulun. After this Leah gave start to a daughter named Dinah. Consequently, Leah had seven sons from Jacob.

Then Rachel prayed to Allah to provide her a son from Jacob. Allah heard her name and answered to her prayer. She gave start to a son, first rate, honorable, and exquisite. She named him Joseph (Yusuf).

All of this befell once they had been within the land of Haran and Jacob peace be upon him was once pasturing his uncle's sheep, which he did for a era of 20 years.

Jacob then requested his uncle Laban to permit him pass and stopover at his relatives. His uncle noted to him, "I've been blessed by way of you - ask for something cash you would like." Jacob reported, "Deliver me each and every noticed and speckled goat born this yr and every black lamb."

Yet at Laban's command his sons eliminated their father's goat that have been striped, noticed or speckled, and the black lambs, lest others can be born with the ones trends. They walked for 3 days with their father's goats and sheep whereas Jacob tended the rest flock.

The folks of the Booklet suggested that Jacob peace be upon him took recent rods of poplar, almond, and airplane. He peeled streaks in them and solid them into the water due to for the goats to have a look at. The younger internal their abdomens had been terrified and moved they usually had been born striped, noticed or speckled. Whilst the sheep have been breeding, he set their faces in opposition t the black sheep in Laban's flock and placed the rods amongst them. Their lambs have been born black. This became thought of an instance of supernatural powers, a miracle. Jacob had many goats, sheep, beast and slaves. His uncle and his sons faces converted as though they the sheep and goats) have been stolen from them.

Allah the Almighty encouraged Jacob to go back to the rustic of his father and folks, and He promised to face via him. Jacob advised his domestic that, and so they replied and obeyed him. Jacob failed to inform Laban of his plans, though, and left with out bidding farewell.

Upon leaving, Rachel stole her father's idols. After Jacob and his folks had fled for his u . s ., Laban and his workers observed them. Whilst Laban met with Jacob, he blamed him for leaving him with out his talents. He might have beloved to grasp in order that he can have made them go away with birthday celebration and pleasure, with drums and songs, and in order that he can have bidden his daughters and sons farewell. And why have they taken his idols with them?

Jacob had no expertise of his idols, so he denied that had taken them from him. Then Laban entered the tents of his daughters and slaves to go looking, however he came across not anything, for Rachel had placed the idols within the camel saddle lower than her. She didn't wake up, apologizing that she had her menses. Therefore, he couldn't discover what that they had completed.

Then they sat on a hill known as Galeed and made a covenant there. Jacob wouldn't unwell deal with Laban's daughters nor marry others. Neither Laban nor Jacob may flow the hill into the opposite's nation. They cooked nutrients and their worker's ate with them. Each and every bade any other farewell as they departed, both returning to his possess united states.

Whilst Jacob approached the land of Seir, the angels greeted him. He despatched a messenger in advance with greetings to his brother Esau, asking forgiveness and humbling himself in the past him. The messenger again greetings and informed Jacob that Esau used to be using in direction of him with 400 males. This made Jacob afraid and he urged and prayed to Allah Almighty. He prostrated in humiliation and requested Him to meet His promise which He had made earlier. He requested Him to forestall the evil of his brother Esau. Then Jacob peace be upon him geared up a perfect reward for his brother: 2 hundred lady goats and twenty male goats, 2 hundred ewes and twenty rams, and thirty milch camels, 40 cows and two bulls, twenty woman donkeys and ten male donkeys.

He commanded his slaves to take the animals, every one drove on its own, and cross on sooner than him with an area among the droves. He recommended them, "Whenever you meet my brother Esau he's going to ask you, 'To whom do you belong? The place are you going?' You shall say, 'They belong for your servant Jacob; they're a current to my grasp Esau. Additionally, he's in the back of us."

Jacob stayed in the back of together with his two better halves, his slaves and his youngsters for 2 nights, then persisted going for walks via night time and resting via day.

Whilst the crack of dawn of the second one day got here one of several angels regarded inside the form of a guy. Jacob started to struggle with him. They had been neck and neck except the angel injured his thigh and Jacob turned into lame. Whilst the day changed into breaking, the angel acknowledged to him, 'What's your call?' He responded, 'Jacob.' The angel observed, "After at present you shall no longer be often called some thing however Israel." Jacob requested, "Who're you? What's your title?" He vanished. Then Jacob knew that he turned into one of several angels. Jacob become lame, and consequently the kids of Israel don't consume the thigh muscle at the hip socket.

Jacob raised his eyes and observed his brother Esau coming. Jacob prostrated seven occasions ahead of him for it used to be their salutation in that point. It turned into lawful for them simply because the angels had prostration in salutation to Adam.

While Esau noticed him, he ran in opposition t him, embraced and kissed him and wept. Whilst Esau raised his eyes and noticed the girls and youngsters he requested, "Who're those with you?" Jacob responded, "These whom Allah has deliver me, your servant." Leah, Rachel, their slaves, and your entire babies approached and prostrated earlier him. Jacob requested Esau to just accept his reward and insisted except he did so.

Esau again and went upfront previously him. Jacob and his family unit observed with the flocks and herds and slaves to the mountains (Seir).

Whilst he got here to Succoth (Sahur), he equipped a home for himself and colors for his beasts. Then he glided by Jerusalem, the village of Shechem, and camped previously the village. He obtained a farm from Shcehm Ibn Hamor with a hundred goats and developed an altar, which he known as Ayl, as Allah commanded him. He outfitted the altar wherein Jerusalem stands lately and later Solomon son of David peace be upon him rebuilt it. It's miles inside the position of the stone which he had formerly anointed with oil as was once referred to ahead of.

The folk of the e book inform a narrative of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah. Shechem ibn Hamor seized her and lay together with her via pressure. Then he requested her father and brothers to allow him marry her. Her brothers mentioned, "Circumcise all of you, and we are able to deliver our daughters to you, and we're going to take your daughters for ourselves; yet we don't marry with uncircumcised worker's." They (the boys of the town) agreed to that, and they all have been circumcised. Whilst the 3rd day got here, the ache from the circumcision had multiplied, Jacob's sons approached and killed them until eventually the closing one. They killed Shchem and his father for the evil that they had devoted in opposition t them and for his or her worship of idols. That's the reason Jacob's sons killed them and seized their dollars as spoils.

Then Rachel acquired pregnant and gave start to a son, Benjamin, however she had a troublesome exertions and died after beginning. Jacob buried her in Ephrath (afrath). The tomb of Rachel is there until the prevailing day. Jacob's sons have been twelve guys. From Leah there have been Rueben (Robil), Simon (Shamun), Levi (Lawi), Judah (Yahudh), Issachar (Isakher), and Zebulun (Zablun). From Rachel there have been Joseph (Yusuf) peace be upon him and Benjamin. From Rachel's slave there have been Dan and Naphtali (Neftali), and from Leah's slave there have been Gad and Asher.

Jacob got here to his father Isaac and settled with him within the village of Hebron which lies inside the land of Canaan the place Abraham had lived. Then Isaac fell unwell and died while he become a hundred and eighty years outdated. his sons Esau and Jacob buried him together with his father Abraham al-Khalil in a cave which he had sold. It turned into acknowledged that Abraham died on the age of 1 hundred 75.

Allah the Almighty declared within the Excellent Qur'an:

"And who turns faraway from the faith of Abraham (Islamic Monotheism) except for him who befools himself? Really, We selected him on this international and verily, inside the Hereafter he'll be most of the righteous.

"While his Lord stated to him, 'Put up (be a Muslim)!' He pronounced, 'I actually have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the 'alamin (mankind, jinn and all that exists).'

"And this (submission to Allah, Islam) used to be enjoined by way of Abraham upon his sons and through Jacob, (asserting), 'O my sons! Allah has selected for you the real faith, then die no longer besides inside the Religion of Islam (as Muslims - Islamic Monotheism).'

"Or had been you witnesses while dying approached Jacob? Whilst he suggested unto his sons, 'What is going to you worship after me?' They referred to, 'We will worship you (ilah (God - Allah), the ilah (God) of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, One ilah (God), and to Him we publish (in Islam).'

"That used to be a country who had passed on to the great beyond. They shall acquire the gift of what they earned and also you of what you earn. And you'll no longer be requested of what they used to do.

"They are saying, 'Be Jews or Christians, after which you are going to be guided.' Say (to them O Muhammad), 'Nay (we comply with) simplest the faith of Abraham, hanifan (Islamic monotheism, i.e. to worship none however Allah By myself, and he turned into no longer of the al-mushrikin (those that worshipped others which include Allah).'

"Say (O Muslims), "We have confidence in Allah and that which has been despatched all the way down to us and that which have been despatched all the way down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and to al-asbat (the twelve sons of Jacob), and that which has been given to Moses and Jesus and that which has been given to the Prophets from their Lord. We make no contrast among any of them, and to Him we've submitted (in Islam).'

"So in the event that they think within the like of that that you imagine, then they're rightly guided, but when they shy away, then they're simply in competition. So, Allah, will suffice you opposed to them. He's the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

"(Our sibghah, faith is) the sibghah (faith) of Allah (Islam) and which sibghah (faith) may be more desirable than Allah's. We're His worshippers.

"Say (O Muhammad, to the Jews and Christians), 'Dispute you with us approximately Allah even though He's our Lord and your Lord? And we're to be rewarded for our deeds and also you to your deeds. We're straightforward to Him in worship and obedience (i.e., we worship Him On my own and none else, and we obey His Orders).' Or say you that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and al-asbat (the twelve sons of Jacob) have been Jews or Christians? Say, 'Are you aware improved or does Allah understand more beneficial ... that all of them have been Muslims? And who's extra unjust than he who conceals the testimony (to have faith inside the Prophet Muhammad, while he comes written of their books) he has from Allah? Allah isn't really blind to what you do.' "

Al-Qur'an 2:one hundred thirty-one hundred forty
In an alternate Surah Almighty Allah declared:

"O Of us of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute approximately Abraham, at the same time the Torah and the Gospel weren't discovered until after him? Have you ever then no feel? Verily, you might be those that have disputed approximately that of that you haven't any wisdom. Why do then dispute relating to that that you haven't any abilities? This is Allah Who is aware, and also you understand now not.

"Abraham became neither a Jew nor a Christian, however he turned into a real Muslim hanifan (Islamic Monotheism), to worship none yet Allah By myself and he was once now not of the polytheists (he joined none in worship with Allah).

"Verily, between mankind who've the handiest declare to Abraham are folks that observed him, and this Prophet (Muhammad) and those that have believed (Muslims). And Allah is the wali (Protector and Helper) of the believers."

Al-Qur'an three:sixty five-sixty eight
Allah the Exalted additionally affirmed:

"Then verily! Your Lord should you do evil (devote sins and are disobedient to Allah) in lack of expertise and later on repent and do righteous deeds. Verily, your Lord thereafter to such is Oft-Forgiving, Maximum Merciful.

"Verily, Abraham turned into an 'Ummah (a pace-setter having your entire just right righteous characteristics or a country), obedient to Allah, hanifan (to worship none however Allah), and he was once no longer a kind of who had been al-mushrikin (polytheists, idolaters, disbelivers inside the Oneness of Allah and those that joined companions with Allah). He was once grateful for His (Allah's) Graces. He (Allah) selected him (as an intimate family member) and guided him to a Immediately Direction (Islamic Monotheism, neither Judaism or Christianity). We gave him suitable during this global and within the Hereafter he will probably be of the righteous. Then, We have now motivated you (O Muhammad asserting), 'Stick to the faith of Abraham hanifan (Islamic Monotheism to worship none yet Allah) and he was once now not of the mushrikin (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbeliveers within the Oneness of Allah and His Messenger Muhammad, people who worship others which include Allah or deploy competitors with or companions to Allah).' " wedding

Al-Qur'an sixteen:119-123
Translated through Muhammad Gemeiah