What exactly did Joseph do for God?
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Peace be upon you,
After reading Chapter ?Joseph? of the Koran, I came to the following conclusion (based completely on what the Koran told us; no implied or assumed guesses being made here) about him.
I request any/all of you to tell me what you think and correct what I?ve included below, if it seems incorrect.
First, let me start of by saying that at the very beginning of Chapter ?Joseph? God tell us
We narrate to you the most accurate history through the revelation of this Quran. Before this, you were totally unaware.
In chapter ?Joseph? (12), God tells us nowhere that Joseph was given a scripture like Moses, Jesus, David or Muhammad. Neither do we have any instances were we see Joseph fighting the pagan Egyptian kings/queens or people by asking them to convert to the path of God alone by leaving their paganism like Moses, Solomon, Lot, Shuaib, Jesus or Abraham did. There is only instance where we see Joseph preach monotheism (to the prison inmates).
Other than this Joseph seems like an ?average Joe? who is fighting to remain righteous in this world and trying hard to make a living by working as the treasurer for the king.
In fact, Joseph himself says this
They said, "You must be Joseph." He said, "I am Joseph, and here is my brother. GOD has blessed us. That is because if one leads a righteous life, and steadfastly perseveres, GOD never fails to reward the righteous."
Thus, according to Joseph himself, he was blessed because he simply lead a righteous life and was patient. So, what exactly did Joseph do for God?
What do you think?
Thank you,
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