Ayat 6. "Thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the
interpretation of dreams (and other things) and perfect His Favour on you and on
the offspring of Yaqub (Jacob), as He perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahim
(Abraham) and Ishaque (Isaac) aforetime! Verily, your Lord is All-Knowing,
All-Wise."
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be
pleased with him) reported: It was asked, "O
Messenger of Allah 
[SAWW](PBUH)! Who is the most honorable amongst
mankind?'' Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "The most honorable of them is one who
is the most pious of them.'' They said, "We are not asking about this". He said,
"Then, the most honorable of men was Yusuf (Joseph), the Prophet of Allah, the
son of Allah's Prophet, who was the son of the Prophet of Allah, who was the son
of the Khalil of Allah (i.e., Ibrahim (PBUH))' They said, "We are not asking you
about this.'' He enquired, "Are you then asking me about the classes of the
Arabs? The best of them in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance are the best of
them in Islam, provided they comprehend the religious knowledge".
[Al-Bukhari Volume 4, Book 55, Hadith # 572].
Lesson
: as mentioned above in Surah Yusuf Ayat 6.
His Favour on you and on the offspring of Yaqub (Jacob), as He
perfected it on your fathers, Ibrahim (Abraham) and Ishaque (Isaac)
aforetime!." We come to know from
this Hadith that the families which enjoyed popularity and prestige for their
eminent qualities (like generosity, chivalry, honesty, etc.) in the pre-Islamic
period were also credited for these values after their acceptance of Islam. But
now their respect was qualified with their religious knowledge and practice.
Their capabilities, self-respect and other qualities were turned towards a
different direction. These qualities which were previously used for paganism
were now devoted for Islam.
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