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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
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