Page 51 - The Worst Slander: Idolatry

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 49

fied Pharaoh (Surely Allah is beyond that) for a variety of
worldly reasons: oppression, cowardice, ignorance, and the
desire to protect their own interests at whatever price. As a
result, they preferred the perverse system of Pharaoh to
Allah's revelations and descended into idolatry by either for-
getting or conveniently ignoring that Allah is the Only God
and that He alone is worthy of their fear and respect. Given
this fact, they should have placed all of their faith and trust
in Allah and followed the paths revealed to humanity
through His Prophets and Messengers in order to gain His
approval. If they had realized that only Allah has real power,
they would not have feared Pharaoh and his wrath.
Had they understood that Pharaoh was no more than a
helpless entity completely under Allah's control, they might
not have submitted to him. Since they failed to understand
that all of Pharaoh's wealth and riches, glory, and military
strength actually belonged to Allah, they could not evaluate
His might properly and thus were deceived by Pharaoh's
apparent power. Had they known that Allah could have
taken away all that Pharaoh possessed whenever He willed,
they would not have displayed such idolatrous moral values
and suffered such humiliation. Indeed, Allah revealed His
ability to do just that when He drowned Pharaoh at the very
moment He willed to do so. This example, a source of deep
disgrace for those who unwisely deified Pharaoh (Surely
Allah is beyond that), remains an excellent example of the
idolatrous model that has been – and continues to be –
widespread among humanity.