Page 51 - Slanders on Muslims in History

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar 49

Pharaoh called to his people, saying: “My people, does
the kingdom of Egypt not belong to me? Do not all these
rivers flow under my control? Do you not then see? Am
I not better than this man, who is contemptible and can
scarcely make anything clear?” (Surat az-Zukhruf, 51-
52)
As revealed in the above verses, Pharaoh uttered hope-
lessly base words to Allah's messenger. Pharaoh, whose only
criteria were material and worldly values, was not intelligent or
conscientious enough to realize that human superiority does
not depend on material wealth, status, or office. From his
words, it can easily be deduced that he classified people
according to their respective wealth and social class, and that
he was an irreligious man who would even mock people for
their physical deficiencies.
Throughout history, unbelievers have lived under the
mistaken belief that they could cause Muslims to give them-
selves over to depression, despair, and sadness by slander-
ing them, as Pharaoh slandered the Prophet Moses (as), and
by either insulting them or lying about them. In reality,
Muslims respond to even the harshest of such words with
patience, knowing that they will be rewarded in the Hereafter.
In their ignorance, the unbelievers are actually contributing to
the believers’ reward in the Hereafter.
Through this patience, believers continue their education
and reach a spiritual maturity worthy of Paradise by persever-
ing in good conduct and nice speech. Their subjection to such
unwarranted attacks also indicates their sincerity and strong