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consider him a blatant liar.' (Surat al-Qasas, 38)
And Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman – Musa came with the Clear
Signs to them, but they were arrogant on the earth. They could not out-
strip Us. (Surat al-'Ankabut, 39)

PHARAOH
We rescued the tribe of Israel from the humiliating punishment,
from Pharaoh – he was haughty, one of the profligate. (Surat ad-
Dukhan, 30-31)
And also in Musa when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
But he turned away with his forces, saying, 'A magician or a madman!'
So We seized him and his armies and hurled them into the sea, and he
was to blame. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 38-40)
We have sent you a Messenger to bear witness against you just as We
sent Pharaoh a Messenger. But Pharaoh disobeyed the Messenger, so
We seized him with terrible severity. (Surat al-Muzzammil, 15-16)
and Pharaoh of the Stakes. (Surat al-Fajr, 10)
We sent Musa with Our Signs and clear authority to Pharaoh and his
ruling circle. They followed Pharaoh's command but Pharaoh's com-
mand was not rightly guided. He will go ahead of his people on the
Day of Rising and lead them down into the Fire. What an evil water-
ing-hole to be led to! (Surah Hud, 96-98)
Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land and divided its peo-
ple into camps, oppressing one group of them by slaughtering their
sons and letting their women live. He was one of the corrupters. We
desired to show kindness to those who were oppressed in the land and
to make them leaders and make them inheritors and establish them
firmly in the land and to show Pharaoh and Haman and their troops
the very thing that they were fearing from them. (Surat al-Qasas, 4-6)

PHARAOH'S PEOPLE
Warnings came to Pharaoh's people. (Surat al-Qamar, 41)
Remember when We rescued you from the people of Pharaoh. They
were inflicting an evil punishment on you – slaughtering your sons
and letting your women live. In that there was a terrible trial for you
from your Lord. (Surat al-Baqara, 49)