Animals: Assalamu Alaikum.
Yusuf: Walaikum Assalam.
How are you children?
Animals: Alhamdulillah, we are fine.
We like to hear prophet stories from you.
Yusuf: Ok, Mashallah.
That's very good.
The stories of the prophet are important for all Muslims.
Insallah, today we will learn about the story of Prophet Yusha (pbuh).
Are you ready for that?
Animals: Yessssss.
Yusuf: Ok, let start.
Bismillah.
Prophet Yusha, English name is Joshua (pbuh).
His father name is Nun, grandfather is Ephraim and great grandfather is Prophet Yusuf (pbuh).
He was a servant and student of Prophet Musa (pbuh).
He joined with Prophet Musa to meet Khidr (pbut).
When Musa (pbuh) chose 12 leaders from the Boni Israel or children of Israel to send
Palestine to get information about that place, Prophet Yusha was one of them.
After 40 days all 12 leaders return from Palestine and tell about the Palestinian who were very
big and strong.
So all Boni Israel ware scared to attack Palestine.
They denied prophet Musa (pbuh)’s order.
They even thinking to go back Egypt.
In that situation Prophet Yusha and his friend Caleb encourage the Boni Israel to have faith
on Allah (swt).
Inshallah, they would be winner if they became brave to fight with that strong Palestinian
and enter the town through the gate.
Some of Boni Israel threated to prophet Yusha (pbuh):
Man: We will kill you by stone!
Animal: Why they wanted to fight with Palestinian?
Were they bad people?
Yusuf: Palestine is a holy land.
This is the land of many prophets.
During the drought when prophet Israel (pbuh) and his children had to move to Egypt, some
non-believers immigrant took control the Palestine.
Some historian say they were not Arab, came from Europe but Allah (swt) knows best.
They were very bad, tall, strong people.
Allah (swt) did not wanted that holly land control by evil people.
So he guided his prophets to take over that holly land and he would help them to win that
city.
But children of Israel became coward.
So Allah (swt) became angry on them but he was very happy on prophet Yusha and Caleb
(pbut).
Allah (swt) declared no adult from Boni Israel could go to Palestine.
Only Prophet Yusha and Caleb could go that holy land.
After prophet Musa (pbuh)’s death, he selected his army with new energetic generation.
He did not joined anyone who was newly married.
If someone build new home to live, he also could not join the army.
If someone bought pregnant farm animal and waiting to give birth, he also rejected from
that army.
At Friday prophet Yusha (pbuh) took his army and attacked Jericho the first city of Palestine.
It was a very big fight.
At evening prophet Yusha (pbuh) started to worry.
As Allah (swt)’s law they were not allowed to fight after sunset because Saturday would
start.
As you know Saturday was the day of Sabbath.
It was prayer day or holly day for them.
So he request Allah (swt) to stop the sun.
Allah (swt) accepted his request and hold the sun from setting until their victory.
Animal: Sun really stopped for prophet Yusha (as)?
Yusuf: In one hadith Prophet Mohammad (s) said, the sun never stopped for any man only
for Yusha (pbuh).
It was a great victory for Boni Israel.
After the victory, they gathered all the valuable items they found from the enemies and put
it one place.
The items called the spoils of war.
Before prophet Mohammed (swt) it was Allah (swt)’s law, on one could use that kind
of items.
One miracle fire came to destroy that items but it was waiting for something.
Prophet Yusha realized that some people hide some valuable items from their enemies.
So he called one man from each tribe and put their hand together.
The hand of one man stuck to his hand.
Prophet said, the evil people were in his tribe.
He called all man from that tribe and put their hand with him.
Two or three hand stuck to his hand.
Because they were the guilty persons.
They collected one bowl of gold which were equal to a head of cow.
Prophet Yusha order them to bring back their stolen gold and put on the place where everybody
put.
One miracle fire came and all the items were disappeared.
After Prophet Musa (pbuh) he guided children of Israel for about twenty-eight years.
At the age of 100 years prophet Yusha or Joshua (pbuh) died in Palestine.
He was buried in Palestine but location of that grave is unknown.
Some people claim, prophet Yusha’s grave is on Yusha Hill, in Istanbul.
But we did not find any evidence for that.
Allah (swt) knows best.