Joseph in Islam

Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm (Arabic: يوسف‎; estimated to have lived in the 16th century BCE ) is an Islamic prophet found in the Qurʾān, the scripture of Islam, and corresponds to Joseph (son of Jacob), a character from the Jewish religious scripture, the Tanakh, and the Christian Bible. It is one of the common names in the Middle East and among Muslim nations. Of all of Jacob's children, Joseph was the one given the gift of prophecy. Although the narratives of other prophets are mentioned in various suras, the complete narrative of Joseph is given only in one sura, Yusuf, making it unique. It is said to be the most detailed narrative in the Qur'an and bears more details than the Biblical counterpart.

Yusuf is believed to have been the eleventh son of Jacob (Yaʿqūb), and, according to many scholars, was his favorite. According to Ibn Kathir, “Jacob had twelve sons who were the eponymous ancestors of the tribes of the Israelites. The most noble, the most exalted, the greatest of them was Joseph." The story begins with Joseph revealing a dream to his father, which Jacob recognizes as a vision. In addition to the role of God in his life, the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha (Potiphar's wife of the Old Testament) became a popular subject in Persian literature, where it became considerably elaborated over the centuries.

Yousaf (The Americans)

"Yousaf" is the tenth episode of the second season of the American television drama series The Americans, and the 23rd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on FX in the United States on April 30, 2014.

Plot

Elizabeth wakes up in the middle of the night to realize that Philip is unable to sleep because he's upset over getting angry at Paige. Elizabeth consoles him, saying that he was right to scold her for her disrespect.

Kate informs Philip and Elizabeth that Centre is happy about the result of their mission and assigns them a new mission: Extract information from Yousaf Rana (Rahul Khanna), one of the Pakistani ISI agents on a visit to America to meet CIA officials. Elizabeth begins reconnaissance on Yousaf, but Philip suggests they use Annelise (Gillian Alexy) for the mission instead. Elizabeth is hesitant but agrees to it. Philip (as a Swedish intelligence officer, Scott Berman) meets Annelise and seeks her help to extract information from Yousaf. Kate is angry with Philip that they are not keeping her in the loop about the mission. Annelise informs Philip that Yousaf and his boss, Javid Parvez are here about a top-secret mission, but Yousaf doesn't know the details because he is second-in-command. Centre orders them to kill Javid, so Yousaf takes his place and they can get information from him. Elizabeth kills Javid at the swimming pool in the night, making it appear to be a heart attack. Annelise meets Yousaf secretly and they have sex, and later Annelise angrily rushes in to Philip's room. She feels bad about having sex with another man while she's trying to repair her relationship with her husband. Philip calms her down saying it pains him as well but it's for a cause bigger than both of them.