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THE ALLIANCE OF THE GOOD

The Evil Make Provocations Against

the Good

Another feature of the alliance of the evil is their
provocations against the good. The evil provoke others
against the good through their works, by inventing stories,
spreading rumours, through slander, false and ridiculous
analogies or gossip. In the Qur'an, it is stated that it was the
leaders of the people of Pharaoh who assumed a provocative
approach:
The ruling circle of Pharaoh's people said, 'Are you
going to leave Moses and his people to cause corruption
in the earth (Egypt) and abandon you and your gods?'

He (Pharaoh) said, 'We will kill their sons and let their
women live. We have absolute power over them!'
Moses said to his people, 'Seek help in God and be
steadfast. The earth belongs to God. He bequeaths it to
any of His servants He wills. The successful outcome is
for those who have fear of God.' (Surat al-A'raf: 127-128)
As these verses suggest, at the time when Pharaoh almost
allowed Moses and his adherents to leave, the leaders tried to
change his mind by making up lies and unfounded slanders
about Moses to provoke the Pharaoh into oppressing the
prophet and his followers. As is evident in this example, the
alliance of the evil always focuses its efforts on inciting the

evil against the good.
God, in the Qur'an, relates the following about such
people who spread rumours about the good:
If the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts
and the rumour-mongers in Madina do not desist, We