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26 SLANDERS ON MUSLIMS IN HISTORY

Pharaoh and his inner circle, as well as from the events relat-
ed in the Qur’an:
He and his troops were arrogant in the land, without any
right. They thought that they would not return to Us. So,
We seized him and his troops and flung them into the
sea. See the final fate of the wrongdoers! (Surat al-
Qasas, 39-40)
One of the most important things for people to remem-
ber is that the punishment that Pharaoh and his followers
received in this life is nothing compared to what they will
experience in the Hereafter. People who are arrogant regard-
ing Allah’s verses, messengers, and sincere servants; who
slander and plot against them; who deny the true religion and
disregard Allah’s ordained morality so that they can spread
their own totally misguided convictions will be punished
severely in the Hereafter:

We made them leaders, summoning to the Fire, and on
the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped. We pur-
sued them with a curse in this world, and on the Day of
Resurrection they will be hideous and spurned. (Surat
al-Qasas, 41-42)

THE SLANDERS THAT THE PROPHET
JOSEPH (AS) FACED
The Prophet Joseph (as) faced slander and plots from his
early childhood onwards. Even though he had a pure and
impeccable character, he was ill-treated even by his own fam-
ily. His brothers turned on him in envy and tried to martyr him.
This pure person, who had a deep-seated fear of Allah and