It is stated in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan that the majority of commentators of the Holy Qur’an رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـه state: The giver of good news was the brother of Sayyiduna Yusuf عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, Yahuda. Yahuda said: I am the one that had given the shirt filled with blood to Sayyiduna Ya’qoob عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, I am the one that had said that a wolf had eaten Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم and I am the one that made him sorrowful. For this reason, I will be the one to take the shirt to him and I will be the one to inform him of the existence of Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. Therefore, Yahuda took the shirt and came running 240 miles. When Yahuda put the shirt of Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم onto the face of Sayyiduna Ya’qoob عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, his eyesight was restored instantly, his strength came back after being weak and his happiness came back after being sad. Then, Sayyiduna Ya’qoob عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم said: Had I not told you that I know from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, what you do not know, that Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم is alive and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make us meet with each other.

(Tafseer-e-Kabeer, vol. 6, pp. 508) (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 5, pp. 54 Summarised)

صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد               صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب

Dear Islamic brothers! Just ponder over! Sayyiduna Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم is himself a Prophet, and he is sending his shirt as a relic in order to cure the eyes of another Prophet, his father Sayyiduna Ya’qoob عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم. And when the shirt was put onto his father’s face, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ cured him from the illness of his eyes. From this, we got to know that to believe anything that has a connection to the pious predecessors and gaining blessings from it has been the way of the Prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام and mentioning this parable in the Holy Qur’an is an announcement to the fact that holy relics do have benefits. Let’s listen to a soul-refreshing parable relating to this:

Deliverance from famine!

Famous commentator Shaikh ‘Abdul Haq Muhaddis Dehlvi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه  states: Once upon a time there was a severe drought. Despite abundant prayers by people, it did not rain. Sayyiduna Nizamuddin Awliya رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه held a string of his blessed mother’s apparel in his hand and said, ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! This string is from the apparel of a woman who has never been looked at by any non-