swing nowadays and the lack of Islamic knowledge along with being very far from an Islamic environment are the major causes behind the epidemic of this sinful and unlawful love and it has brought about a flood of sins in our societies.

In the beginning, this love is one-sided, which develops into a two-sided love affair and then usually a storm of sins and disobedience erupts. These lovers then engage in shameless talks over the phone and even meet each other, exchange love letters and gifts, and secretly promise to marry each other. If their family members cause any obstruction, they sometimes elope, and the news of their elopement is published in papers, causing disgrace for their families. At times, they get married by a court, but sometimes they go beyond all moral bounds and مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ have children out of wedlock and dead foetuses are then found in rubbish dumps as a result of unlawful relationships. Furthermore, if they are unable to elope, then some commit suicide. These types of news are often published in the newspapers.

Sayyiduna Yusuf عَلَيۡهِ السَّلَام was free from unlawful love

Dear Islamic brothers! These days, Muslims have drifted away from Islamic knowledge, falling into the deep abyss of ignorance. In order to cover up  their filthy unlawful love, some lovers even dare to say that Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام was also in love with Zulaykha. (Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forbid) This is absolutely wrong, and these unwise people who hold such evil views are completely mistaken. To make excuses about the evils of the Nafs by carelessly saying something inappropriate about a blessed Prophet under the influence of Satan may be extremely dangerous to one’s faith.

Remember! Even the slightest blasphemy of a Prophet is Kufr [unbelief]. Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّنَا وَعَـلَـيْهِ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّلَام is a Prophet of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, and every Prophet is Ma’soom [i.e. unable to commit any sin]. A Prophet can never do anything inappropriate. Here is verse 24 of Surah Yusuf with its translation from page 445 of the sacred Kanz-ul-Iman published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has said in part 12 of the Holy Quran: