Prophet
Joseph (PBUH) TV series
Prophet Joseph (PBUH)
is dear to Jews, Christians & Muslims alike. For centuries the story of his
life has been told over and over in many different ways and in many different
languages.
Prophet Joseph (PBUH)
series is a Persian-language mini-series originally broadcast in 2008, which
tells the story of Prophet Joseph (Yusuf) (PBUH) according to the Islamic
tradition. Realistic depictions of everyday life are represented from his early
age to the successorship of Prophethood.
The 46 part
series illustrates all the events of Prophet Yusuf’s life through Qur’anic
narrations. Each episode in the series begins with a poly-phonic recitation of
the first four verses (ayah) of the chapter (surah) on Yusuf from holy Quran.
The 46 episodes of the series are replete with themes on filial love, personal journey through life (within family and on one's own), personal character, submission, prayer, prophethood, idolatry, monotheism, loyalty, betrayal, carnal desires, nature of various kinds of love, separation, abandonment, slavery, social organizations at various levels, nature of political authority, governance, strategy, various ideologies (and their implications), anticipation, and finally, forgiveness and salvation.
The story in the
series starts in the south of Babylon, in the second millennium BC, depicting
Ya'qub's (PBUH) battle against idolatry (of Ishtar) in Mesopotamia and the
miraculous birth of Yusuf.
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