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and in the sight of the people who believe.That is how Allah seals up
the heart of every arrogant oppressor. (Surah Ghafir, 28-35)
Pharaoh's Demand for a Tower
Pharaoh said, 'Council, I do not know of any other god for you apart
from Me. Haman, kindle a fire for me over the clay and build me a
lofty tower so that perhaps I may be able to climb up to Musa's God! I
consider him a blatant liar.' (Surat al-Qasas, 38)
The Believer Calls Pharaoh and His People to Religion
Pharaoh said, 'Haman, build me a tower so that perhaps I may gain
means of access, access to the heavens, so that I can look on Musa's
God.Truly I think he is a liar.'That is how Pharaoh's evil actions were
made attractive to him and he debarred others from the Path. Pharaoh's
scheming led to nothing but ruin. The man who believed said, 'My peo-
ple! Follow me and I will guide you to the path of rectitude. My people!
The life of this world is only fleeting enjoyment. It is the hereafter which
is the abode of permanence. Whoever does an evil act will only be re-
paid with its equivalent. But whoever acts rightly, male or female, being
a believer, such a person will enter the Garden, provided for in it with-
out any reckoning. My people! How is it that I call you to salvation
while you call me to the Fire? You call me to reject Allah and to associate
something with Him about which I have no knowledge, while I call you
to the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving. There is no question that what
you call me to has no foundation either in this world or the hereafter,
that our return is to Allah, and that the profligate will be Companions of
the Fire. You will remember what I say to you. I consign my affair com-
pletely to Allah. Truly Allah sees His servants.' (Surah Ghafir, 36-44)
Pharaoh's Continuing Oppression
The ruling circle of Pharaoh's people said, 'Are you going to leave
Musa and his people to cause corruption in the earth and abandon you
and your gods?' He said, 'We will kill their sons and let their women
live. We have absolute power over them!' (Surat al-A'raf, 127)

The Prophet Musa's (as) Advice to
His People to Be Steadfast
Musa said to his people, 'Seek help in Allah and be steadfast. The