Auspicious baby brings rain after drought in ‘Prophet Joseph’

Auspicious baby brings rain after drought in iFilm English TV’s historical series ‘Prophet Joseph’.

God has blessed Prophet Jacob with a baby. He already knows that the baby is a boy and his name is Joseph. He learned about it from the good tidings that he received from God.

The birth of Joseph also brings the blessing of rain to the region where was suffering from famine and drought for years.

Don't miss the second 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.

Made by Farajollah Salahshour, 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 eleven stars which kneel in front of him. He tells Jacob, who advises him not to tell his brothers about the dream,” a synopsis of the series by iFilm English website reads.

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

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