Page 100 - The importance of conscience in the Qur'an

EXAMPLES OF THOSE WHO
WERE ASTRAY

n addition to these people who have an exalted place
by Allah's side due to their sincerity, the Qur'an also
I tells us about those who did not follow their
conscience. It is important when reading these examples to be
aware that such behaviour is as much in evidence today as it
was in the past.

Pharaoh
Pharaoh lived at the time when Prophet Musa (AS) was
sent and is much referred to in the Qur'an as a great
disbeliever. We have chosen to use him as an example because
the qualities he possessed and the attitude and behaviour he
displayed are very commonly practised in today's society. The
most sincere approach will be to look for these traits in
ourselves as well as in the people we know or hear about or
see on the television. Above all, we should try hard to correct
these negative traits.

The cruelty of Pharaoh
One of the basic traits of Pharaoh related in the Qur'an is