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especially oppressed and tortured the Israelites, who were forced
to work as slaves in Egypt. Pharaoh's regime is described in the
Qur'an as follows:
Pharaoh exalted himself arrogantly in the land and divided its
people into camps, oppressing one group of them by
slaughtering their sons and letting their women live. He was
one of the corrupters. (Surat al-Qasas, 4)

Allah sent the Prophet Moses (as) as a Messenger and Prophet
to free the Israelites from Pharaoh's cruelty and to lead them to the
right path. The Prophet Moses (as) asked Pharaoh for permission
to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, but Pharaoh refused since that
would, in his own foolish eyes, cast a shadow on his power. He
was irrational enough to insist on his perversion and claim to be
the "Lord of all Egypt." (Surely Allah is beyond that) He ruthlessly
oppressed the people and made them agree that his distorted
ideas were the only right ones:
... "I only show you what I see myself, and I only guide you to
the path of rectitude." (Surah Ghafir, 29)

For this reason, Pharaoh could not allow the Prophet Moses
(as) to become the Israelites' leader. In his foolish mind all of
Egypt belonged to him and he could not imagine that the Prophet
Moses (as), who had no material wealth, could be their leader.
Pharaoh was jealous of the Prophet Moses (as) and nursed a
deep hatred for him. Displaying his superior wealth, power, and
possessions, he foolishly tried to belittle Allah's Messenger with
deceptive words. But at the end of the day he was the only one to
be humiliated and lost everything in this world and the hereafter.
Pharaoh's words are quoted as follows in the Qur'an:

Pharaoh called to his people, saying: "My people, does the