When Prophet Joseph son of Prophet Jacob (Israel) lived in Egypt, he was an apostle to the Egyptians; God honored him and he made favor on Egyptians and other people in the surrounding countries, when he interpreted the dream of the king of Egypt and stored the wheat and cereals as the story is well-known.
So while Joseph was living among Egyptians, they were in doubt of his apostle-hood (in spite of being the prime minister of Egypt and the second person after the king who considered him like his son.)
And in spite of his miraculous interpretation of the dream of the king of Egypt, which proved later to be true, and so he should be known to be sent by God, or else how could he interpret such dream and found the program of a whole country on the dream for more than 14 years.
Then when Joseph died, people said: Yes, he was an apostle, and none will be sent after him.
Then when Moses was sent by God, a man: one of the household of Pharaoh believed in Moses, and he said to his people:
Quran 40: 34, which means:
{“Joseph [son of Jacob] brought you the clear signs i before [400 hundred years ago.]
Yet you ceased not to doubt of [the religion] that he brought you.
At length, when he perished j, you said, "God will not send any messenger (or apostle) after him." [And you kept on your disbelief, thinking that God will not bring about a new evidence against you: by sending you a new apostle]
As such k does God misguide those indulgent [in wrong-doing] and doubting [about the sending of the prophets.] ”}
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i i.e. the logical proofs and scientific arguments.
j Or died.
k i.e. like such misguidance.
Therefore, the interpreter during his lifetime was respected by some people, and denied by the majority of people, although he brought them with the true interpretation and invited them to the 'exclusive devotion to God alone'.
And similarly, some sects of Muslims said: there will be no Mahdi.
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