And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], “O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims. (Quran 2:132)

Assalamu alaikum, fellow Muslims and non-Muslims. 

We may all know the importance of the Qur’an, the Holy Book written by Allah (swt). However, we may not necessarily follow the teachings of the Qur’an and follow the role models that were sent to the Earth to spread the word of Islam. In order to remind you of the important lessons taught by each of the significant prophets mentioned in the Qur’an, I will In Sha Allah, be starting a prophets series. This will contain lessons I learnt from each of the prophets. I am trying my best to In Sha Allah post every day of Ramadan about each prophet.

Today, we will talk about our twelfth prophet, who is Yaqub, Jacob or Israel (pbuh). If you would like to know the story, sources are available below. If I also make any mistakes, I apologise and Allah (swt) knows the best. 

You should not be jealous of your siblings or anyone.

Eish, the twin brother of Yaqub (pbuh), was jealous of his brother as their father, Ishaq (pbuh) loved Yaqub (pbuh) more.

You should never threaten to kill someone due to jealousy.

Jealousy is surely a characteristic that Shaytan has and we should try our best to suppress that emotion.

Keep your promises to Allah (swt).

Yaqub (pbuh) promised Allah (swt) that he would build a mosque in that land if he returned to his family and donate 1/10th of his property.

When you are in danger, ask Allah (swt) for help.

When Yaqub (pbuh) was told that his brother was coming angrily, he prayed to Allah (swt).

One way to stop conflict between two people is to give the opponent a gift.

Yaqub (pbuh) gave a few animals to his brother to bring back the peace.

These were some of the lessons that I captured from Yaqub (pbuh). The story of Yaqub (pbuh) is beautifully said in this Youtube video which I used to create this article:

Please share this article with your family and friends to get some rewards this Ramadan. In Sha Allah, you will stay well.

Thank you for reading and have a lovely day!