Ya'qub (Jacob)

Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim, Abu al-Asbat and father of Yusuf. He is among the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an, as the museum's data records ¹.

He is the son of Ishaq. al-Bukhari mentions him in the prophetic chain with the words: "the generous son of the generous son of the generous son of the generous" ¹.

• Linking him to the verses of the Qur'an needs an additional source.

He recounts that Ya'qub lost Yusuf through the plot of his other sons, and that when he lost another son he still did not despair of God's mercy (the verse number is not given). ²

He cites a verse in which Ya'qub says that he complains of his grief only to God (the surah is not named). ³

He says that Ya'qub's grief was mixed with anger, and he cites the verse in which Ya'qub laments Yusuf (the surah is not named), and says that the brothers' words were not truthful (needs_source). ⁴

He recounts Ya'qub's words of grief and anger towards his sons over Yusuf, in Qur'anic phrasing (the surah is not named) (needs_source). ⁵

He cites a verse about the patience of Ya'qub, and says that it means patience that is free of complaint (the surah is not named). ⁶

He says that Ya'qub hoped for God's mercy and was answered, and that a person cannot know where good lies, so he should be patient. ⁷

He says that Ya'qub knew God would save Yusuf, and that his hope returned when he lost his second son, until the dream was fulfilled. ⁸

He says that Ya'qub told his sons not to despair of God's mercy. ⁹

He says that Ya'qub doubted his sons' account that a wolf had eaten Yusuf, because the shirt was not torn; they then brought a shirt stained with blood, and he said that criminals always leave traces, attributing this to criminologists (needs_source). ¹⁰

He reflects that Ya'qub lost his second son, Benjamin, and was left to grieve. ¹¹

He recounts that Ya'qub lost Yusuf for years and was then reunited with him, and he takes this as an example of God's wisdom in what He withholds. ¹²

He recounts Yusuf's rise in Egypt and Ya'qub bowing before him, as the fulfilment of an earlier vision (the surah is not named). ¹³