Prophet Jacob to meet Angel of Death in ‘Prophet Joseph’

Prophet Jacob is to meet the Angel of Death in iFilm English TV’s historical series ‘Prophet Joseph’.

The angel reveals himself to the prophet to assure him that his son, Joseph is not dead. Azrael tells him that Joseph is alive and he should look for him somewhere else.

An interesting point is that the role of the Angel of Death has been played by the director of the series the late Farajollah Salahshour.

Don't miss the twelfth episode of the 45-part series on iFilm TV tonight at 23:00 GMT and you can watch it now via the channel’s website.

The series is the Iranian version of the very beloved story of Prophet Joseph, the son of Prophet Jacob, who guided the Israelites to pray to the One and Only God.

“God annunciates to him about the next prophet, who will be from his own generation. One night, his son, Joseph, dreams about the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars which kneel in front of him. He tells Jacob, who advises him not to tell his brothers about the dream,” comes as a synopsis of the series by iFilm English website.

Prophet Joseph is dear to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. For centuries, the story of his life has been told over and over in different languages.

Notable on the cast list are Mostafa Zamani, Jafar Dehqan, Mahmoud Pakniyyat, Jahanbakhsh Soltani, Elham Hamidi, and Rahim Norouzi.

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