Page 59 - The Evil Called Mockery

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 57

Obviously, Pharaoh met with an end that he did not expect at
all. He realized the situation when he saw the giant waves ap-
proaching him, and finally understood that there is no deity but
Allah and that only Allah could protect him. For the first time,
Pharaoh, who had spent his entire life in arrogant revolt against
Allah, felt the need to take refuge in Him. Of course, this was not a
sincere submission, because it was designed to escape the danger
confronting him. Therefore, Allah did not accept it. Taking refuge in
Allah at times of danger and then returning to their former ingrati-
tude when the danger has passed is a common characteristic of peo-
ple who do not live according to the Qur'an's morality. They pass
their whole lives in mocking, resisting, and displaying hostility to-
ward the faith, and then think that they can save themselves by sub-
mitting when faced with a crisis. But Allah never allows such a plan
to succeed.
This is exactly what Pharaoh did when he realized that all true
power, omnipotence, and greatness belong only to Allah. He de-
ceived himself when he said, "I submit," thinking that mere words
would save him. Allah belittled and demeaned him when, while he
was hoping for rescue, He saved only his body in order to make him
an example to later generations. Pharaoh's vast worldly power and
wealth, which allowed him to live in palaces and have thousands of
slaves and soldiers at his beck and call, were not enough to save him
from the raging waves or from falling into a shameful state. This
was his repayment for his mocking and dismissive behavior toward
religion. Now he is not in a position to mock; rather, he himself is
mocked. His fate and that of his army is a very important example:
Such was the case with Pharaoh's people and those before
them. They denied their Lord's signs, so We destroyed