Page 47 - The Debased Culture of Superficiality

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. . . Those who give in times of both ease and hardship,
those who control their rage and pardon other people . . .
(Surah Al ‘Imran: 134)

As we are told in the Qur’an, such people care for the
needy in every situation. Instead of being overcome by anger,
they forgive; and are humble in their demeanor. They never
set themselves superficial goals; never forget the next world
or develop ambitions that attach them to this one. They never
exhibit the kind of moral behavior of those who pursue
worldly gains with no care for winning Allah’s favor. The
change they attain in their character by making the Qur’an
their guide enables them to abandon everything they learned
in their life of ignorance.

The Example of the Prophet Musa (as) and
Pharaoh

Musa (as) grew up in the Pharaoh’s palace. Pharaoh want-
ed to present himself to his people as a deity (surely Allah is
beyond that!); he inflicted a life of oppression on them under
his cruel laws.
Some of Pharaoh’s character traits are mentioned in the
Qur’an. He was an arrogant individual who claimed to be a
deity (surely Allah is beyond that):
Pharaoh said, “Council, I do not know of any other deity
for you apart from me.” (Surat al-Qasas: 38)
He continually exalted himself and belittled the people:
. . . he swayed his people and they succumbed to him . . .
(Surat az-Zukhruf: 54)
From what is revealed in the Qur’an, we can also see that