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THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

another Messenger after him' That is how Allah misguides those
who are unbridled and full of doubt."
Those who argue about the Signs of Allah without any authority
coming to them do something hateful in the Sight of Allah and in
the sight of the people who believe. That is how Allah seals up the
heart of every arrogant oppressor. (Surah Ghafir: 28-35)
The warning from the believer in the palace did not affect Pharaoh,
whose heart was filled with arrogance and blinded in denial. In order to
render his words ineffective, he tried to, witlessly ridicule this Muslim who
had warned him and all the people of Egypt. Unwisely in a derisive man-
ner, Pharaoh turned to his assistant Haman, asking him to build a tower:
Pharaoh said, "Haman, build me a tower so that perhaps I may gain
means of access, access to the heavens, so that I can look on Moses'
God. Truly I think he is a liar." That is how Pharaoh's evil actions
were made attractive to him and he debarred others from the path.
Pharaoh's scheming led to nothing but ruin. (Surah Ghafir: 36-37)
Surely this is an indication of the great perversion of Pharaoh and his
being utterly bereft of exercising his wisdom. He did not grasp the impor-
tance of the message, that is, the obvious existence and oneness of Allah,
communicated by the Prophet Moses (pbuh). Pharaoh, mindlessly, thought
that Allah was solely up in the air and in his own opinion, derisively con-
tradicted the Prophet Moses (pbuh). The fact is, however, Allah is beyond
time and space. Our Lord Who created Pharaoh and all the fortune he pos-
sessed and the Creator of the entire universe and everything in it encom-
passes everywhere. Throughout the history countless people who pos-
sessed the mentality of Pharaoh and did not correct their attitudes lived and
each one of them were openly defeated in the face of Allah's superior
Might. It was based on this premise of his own foolish mind that he found-
ed his denial of the Prophet Moses (pbuh).
Recognizing the error of Pharaoh's understanding, the believer from
Pharaoh's family, who had concealed his belief, started to explain the exis-
tence of Allah and the Hereafter to Pharaoh and his people. He warned
them against a never-ending torment. He summoned them to the right way
and pleaded them to follow him:

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