Hazrat Yaqub AS Story

Waalaikim Assalam

Inshallalh, today I will tell you what

happened to Yaqub (as)

after he married Rahel!

Thank you so much ! I was wondering

what happened to them all day!

 You are so excited!

Now listen very carefully!

In the last episode you saw

how Prophet Yaqub (as)

reached the land of Haran,

and married the daughters

 of his uncle Laban.

His first wife, Leah gave birth to

seven sons and a daughter as well!

But Rahel, his second wife,

 and whom the Prophet

 was very fond of,

 was sad as

she didn’t have a son.

She prayed to Allah,

who heard her call and

responded to her prayer!

She then gave birth to a very

beautiful son, and they called him Yusuf!

Yaqub (as) stayed in

Haran, and continued

working for Laban

for Twenty years!

One day, the prophet met

his uncle and asked

him to let him go and

visit his family.

“I have been blessed because of you”

Said Laban. “Ask for whatever you need”.

“Give me each speckled,

 spotted and black lambs

that will be born this year”

 said Yaqub (as)

Laban agreed, and the prophet

walked away happily.

But Laban was not willing to part

 with the sheeps he owned,

 even though it was Yaqub (as)

who took care of them

He asked his sons to take away

 all the speckled,

spotted and black sheeps

 from the flock.

When Yaqub (as) had gone

 out for work,

 the sons of Laban came and

they took all the

speckled, spotted and

 the black sheeps away!

When Yaqub (as) returned

that evening,

 he realized that he had been

tricked by his uncle.

But inspite of Laban’s tricks,

when the sheep bred,

many of them were born black!!

This was a miracle!!

When Laban saw this,

he was both surprised and

angry at the prophet, as he had

 promised all the black lambs to Yaqub (as)

One day, Allah (swt) asked

 the prophet to return to his country.

The Prophet told his wives and children,

and prepared to leave Haran.

 He took everything that

belonged to him,

including the spotted and

black lambs.

The prophet did not tell Laban

 about his plans,

and left without bidding

him farewell.

The next morning, Laban

 realized that Yaqub (as)

had taken all his belongings

 and left the land.

He was very angry!

He took all his people

 and started following Yaqub (as).

They travelled for many days

and nights following Yaqub (as)

And finally, they caught up

with the prophet.

“Why did you leave without

 my knowledge?”

asked Laban. “If you had

 told me that you were leaving,

we could have celebrated this

occasion with a feast.

And I could have bid farewell

to my daughters as well”

The prophet talked to Laban, and it

was decided that they will part ways.

They sat on a hill called Galeed and

 they made a covenant there.

It was decided that neither

 of them would enter

the land of the other from that day!

All of them then ate the food together.

Then each bade the other farewell,

as they departed,

each returning to his own country.

The prophet and his family walked then

started travelling towards his country

One day, at the break of the dawn,

Prophet was sitting outside his tent,

when an angel appeared before

 him in the shape of a man!

Then the angel started to wrestle

with the Prophet!!

They fought neck to neck until

the angel injured the prophets thigh,

and the Prophet became lame!

The sun had started rising up by now, and

the angel asked him “What is your name?”

 “Yaqub” replied the prophet.

“From this day, you shall be called

Israel” said the angel, and vanished into

thin air!!

The Prophet could not believe his eyes,

and he realized that the man was actually

an angel!!

They then continued travelling

for many days.

When the Prophet reached the land of Seir,

he sent a messenger ahead to Esau,

asking forgiveness.

The next day, the messenger returned with

the news that Esau was riding toward him,

with some 400 men!!!

The prophet was afraid, so he prayed

to Allah (swt) seeking his help.

The prophet then prepared a great present

for his brother!

He asked his servants to take two hundred

goats, two hundred ewes, thirty camels

and many other animals along with them.

He asked them to go ahead before him

“When you meet my brother” he said

“he will ask you who you are.

And you should say they belong to

your servant Yaqub, and the animals

are the present for his master Esau!”

The slaves did as they were asked to

and went ahead of the prophet.

After two days, the prophet then travelled

toward his country.

Esau was riding with his men when he

met the slaves of Yaqub (as).

He was very impressed when the slaves told

him that the animals were a gift from his

brother!

When the prophet saw his brother coming, he

prostrated to him as a sign of salutation!

Esau was quite moved when he saw this.

So he ran towards him, and embraced him!

Esau even wept when he saw his brother!

“Who are these people with you? Asked

Esau when he saw the women and children.

“They were given to me by our God” said

the prophet humbly. Leah, Rahel,

the children and all his slaves came and

prostrated before Esau,

as a sign of respect.

Esau refused to accept the gifts at first.

But the prophet insisted and

he had to accept them at last.

All of them started travelling back to

their country and they were led

by none other than Esau!

On their way back, the prophet camped near

Jerusalem. It was here that the prophet

had poured the oil on a rock years ago!!

He then built a mosque as he had promised!

The Prophet then travelled to Hebron and

met his father Prophet Ishaq (as).

The Old Prophet was really happy when he

met his son after a long time!

Prophet Ishaq (as) died after sometime, at

the age of one hundred and eighty years old

And they buried him next to their

grandfather Ibrahim (as).

Prophet Yaqub (as) had twelve sons in

total, and Yusuf was one among them.

He grew up into a handsome and devoted man.

They migrated to Egypt, and they lived

there for seventeen years!

And after living and preaching about God

for a long time, the prophet died at

the age of one hundred and forty seven!

Mashallah! It was such a great story!

I’m glad you liked it my son!

Now shall I ask you a few questions from

the story?

I’m ready!!

Ha haa..

Very good! Now here is the first question.

Who was the uncle of Prophet Yaqub (as),

who lived in Haran?

Haa! I know the answer! It was Laban

Mashallah! That’s correct!

Who did the prophet fell in love with?

The prophet fell in love with Rahel!

That’s correct again.

Now tell me what did the prophet ask

his uncle before returning home?

The prophet asked for all the speckled,

spotted and black sheep from

the from the herd.

That’s right again!

What was the name that Angel gave

the prophet, after wrestling with him?

It was Israel!

That’s correct

Who was the prophet’s favourite son?

Hmm.. It was Yusuf (as)

That’s right again!

And now for the last question.

How old was the prophet when he died?

The prophet was One hundred and

forty seven years old when he died.

Mashallah! You gave me all the right

answers my son!

You are such a brilliant boy.

Thank you Baba

That’s all for today,Inshallah I will tell

you the story of Prophet Shuaib (as)

tomorrow.

Good night my son!

Good night Baba..