Page 237 - Learning from the Qur'an

They say, 'Why was this Qur'an not sent down to one of the great
men of the two cities?' (Qur'an, 43:31)
Pharaoh called to his people, saying, 'My people,does the kingdom
of Egypt not belong to me?Do not all these rivers flow under my
control?Do you not then see? (Qur'an, 43:51)
Am I not better than this man who is contemptible and can scarcely
make anything clear? (Qur'an, 43:52)

THEY TAKE THE SIDE OF THE POWERFUL,
NOT OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Do those who take the unbelievers as protectors, rather than the
believers, hope to find power and strength with them? Power and
strength belong entirely to Allah. (Qur'an, 4:139)
No one believed in Musa except for a few of his people out of fear
that Pharaoh, and the elders, would persecute them. Pharaoh was
high and mighty in the land. He was one of the profligate. (Qur'an,
10:83)

THEY TAKE EACH OTHER
AS FRIENDS AND INTIMATES
Those who do not believe are the friends and protectors of one
another. If you do not act in this way there will be turmoil in the
land and great corruption. (Qur'an, 8:73)

THEY DEVIATE BY SAYING THE SAME THING
AS PREVIOUS PEOPLES
However, they say the same as previous peoples said. (Qur'an,
23:81)
Equally, no Messenger came to those before them without their
saying, 'A magician or a madman!' Did they bequeathe this to each
other? Indeed they are an unbridled people. (Qur'an, 51:52-53)

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