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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ethics of The Prophets The Ethos Of Prophet Jacob ============================== Introduction Prophet Jacob is the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham. His mother is Rafaqah, the daughter of Betoeel, the brother of Abraham. He married his cousin, Laeeya who gave birth to many children. After the death of Laeeya, he married her sister, Raheel (Racchel). Joseph and Benjamin were of her children. According to Imam Baqer he used to live in Kanan.

But he left it for Egypt where he passed away and his body was returned to Kanan. In a hadith narrated by Imam Sadeq it is mentioned that Jacob was born with his twin brother Aees and he was called Jacob because he was born after Aees. Jacob is the same as Israel meaning servant of Allah.

According to Nasekh At-Tawarikh, Jacob passed away 3630 years after the fall of Adam and when Joseph was burying his father, the body of his brother, Isa who had died on the day Jacob had passed away was brought from Rome and buried near Jacob. He Recommends Keeping Secrets "O my son!

Do not relate your vision to your brothers, lest they devise a plan against you; surely the Shaitan is an open enemy to man." (12:5) قَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَقْصُصْ رُؤْيَاكَ عَلَىٰ إِخْوَتِكَ فَيَكِيدُوا لَكَ كَيْدًا ۖ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ His Hospitality If has been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq that Prophet Jacob had a herald who heralded every day from Ja’qub’s house up to a distance of six kilometers: “O people!

Whoever wants to have lunch should come to Ja’qub’s house” and when evening came, he heralded: “O people! Whoever wants to have dinner should come to Ja’qub’s house.” عَنْ أَبى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ كَانَ لَهُ مُنادٍ يُنَادِي كُلَّ غَداةٍ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ إِلى فَرْسَخٍ: الا مَنْ أَرَادَ الْغَداءَ فَلْيَأْتِ إِلى مَنْزِلِ يَعْقُوبُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ.

Jacob And The Good News It has been reported on the authority of Imam Sadeq that an Arab bedouin came to Joseph to buy provision from him. When he did so, Joseph asked: Where is your house? He said: In such and such place. Joseph said: When you pass by such and such desert, stop for a while and cry loud: O Yaqub! O Yaqub! Then a graceful handsome man will come and answer you. Tell him: In Egypt I saw a man. He sends regards to you and says: Your trust is with God and that he has not been killed.

When the Arab bedouin reached that place, he told his servants to look after his camels and then cried: O Yaqub!

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