majestic authority, and his indifference towards the delicious foods and alluring sights around him.

This amazed them to no end. The esteem and awe of Prophet Yusuf عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام became firmly entrenched in their hearts, and a state of self-forgetfulness came upon them as they became lost in his beauty. Their hearts were in such rapture upon seeing him, they did not even notice their hands being cut.^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers, this is all in mention of Prophet Yusuf  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام , who was given more beauty than the entirety of creation. Now think! Imagine the leader of all Prophets, the master of all Messengers, the masterpiece of creation, the mercy for all worlds, the beloved of Allah, Sayyidunā Muhammad  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , who was given more beauty than even Prophet Yusuf  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام !

What kind of immeasurable beauty would he possess? What can be said of his grace, elegance, and impeccable splendour? When expressing her sentiments with regards to the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and his beauty, Umm al-Mu’minin, Sayyidatuna Ā’ishah رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا composed select verses of poetry.

فَلَوْ سَمِعُوْا فِیْ مِصْرَ اَوْصَافَ خَدِّہٖ
لَمَا بَذَ لُوْا فِیْ سَوْمِ یُوْسُفَ مِنْ نَقْدٍ

- If the people of Egypt were to simply hear a description of the beauty found on the luminous face of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , they would not have spent their wealth in affixing prices to Prophet Yusuf  عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام