Page 23 - Slanders on Muslims in History

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar 21

Pharaoh considered himself to be a deity, the sole and
only owner, and the lord of the people. He was well aware that
if the people realized that Allah is the only Lord of the people,
he would no longer be able to claim lordship over them and
thus would be unable to force them into submission. Thus, he
tried to prevent the people from believing in the Prophet
Moses (as). Threatening death and torture was one of his
commonly used methods, as was his slander to discredit the
Prophet Moses (as) and his brother Aaron (as). We list these
irrational and illogical slanders below, as follows:

The Allegation that the Prophet Moses (as)
Seeks Personal Gain and Power
The starting point for unbelievers when they plot their
slanderous plans against the believers has always been their
own evil character and worldview. For instance, people who
do not live by the Qur’an’s morality have an enormous ego
and an uncontrollable selfish desire to enjoy the worldly plea-
sures of this life. Pharaoh was a typical example of such peo-
ple. Obsessed with his desire to be the sole lord of Egypt and
its people, he did not refrain from torturing and martyring
innocent people in the pursuit of this goal. Due to his own
mistaken beliefs and lust for power, he considered everyone
else in the same terms. For this reason, he was unable to
judge the status of the Prophets Moses (as) and Aaron (as) in
Allah’s Presence and why they had come to his court.
The Prophet Moses (as) called the people to believe his
words, but he did so only to introduce them to Allah's exis-
tence and infinite power, teach them the Qur'an's morality,