CHILDREN’S CORNER

His name was Yusuf. Perhaps the man was still locked away. Perhaps he was still there forgotten within those prison walls. Soon the king invited the Prophet Yusuf to his royal palace. Eagerly, the ruler asked him about what his dream could mean. The Prophet Yusuf truly was a wise man. He was wiser than those in the king’s court. “Seven fat cows means seven years of good harvests. After the first seven years, there’ll be seven more years of drought,” Yusuf explained. “Seven green ears of corn turning yellow means the same. There’ll be seven years of good harvests. After those seven years, there’ll be seven years more of drought.” The king’s mind was finally calmed. He now understood what his dream had meant. In return, the king made the Prophet Yusuf minister of his court. The Prophet Yusuf was finally a free man again. So for seven long years, the kingdom enjoyed good harvests. The new minister made sure that the extra wheat was saved and stored. When the water dried up and the drought finally came, the kingdom was safe once more. The corn didn’t grow, but the kingdom was prepared for Prophet Yusuf had plenty in store. My Quranic Prayer My Lord, You have given me power and taught me the interpretation of dreams. (Yusuf 12:101) THE VALLEY OF ANTS A long while ago in the land of Jerusalem, there lived a grateful king by the name of the Prophet Sulayman or Solomon. He was a ruler like no other for he had a great kingdom on the earth. This king did not only protect his people in this world, he prepared them for the next world too. This was because he was a prophet of Allah and the son of the Prophet Dawud. The Prophet Sulayman’s Lord gave him many gifts. These were special gifts that no one else could ever give him. He could control the winds.