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THE ARROGANCE OF SATAN

Pharaoh said, "What is the Lord of all the worlds?" He
said, "The Lord of the heavens and the earth and
everything between them if you knew for sure." He
said to those around him, "Are you listening?" He
(Musa) said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your
forefathers, the previous peoples." He (Pharaoh) said,
"This Messenger, who has been sent to you, is mad." He
(Musa) said, "The Lord of the East and the West and
everything between them if you used your intellect."

He (Pharaoh) said, "If you take any god other than me,
I will certainly throw you into prison." (Surat ash-Shu'
ara' : 23-29)
These verses make light of Pharaoh' s claim of divinity
and his struggle with Allah. Pharaoh first posed a question
about Allah, whose basis was evil. His arrogance was so
overwhelming that he was determined to refuse Musa' s
answer, no matter what. He was insistent on denying Allah'
s might, despite all the signs he witnessed. Pharaoh
responded to the message of Allah, communicated to him by
Musa (as), with threats and abuse; he was angered to hear
that Allah was the Lord of all humanity, both of the past and
present. His insolence led him to accuse the messenger of
insanity. Because he lacked wisdom, a quality peculiar to
believers alone, he engaged himself in a struggle with Musa
(as), yet, failed to remember one important fact: Allah was
the protector of Musa (as), the sole possessor of everything,
including him (Pharaoh), as well as all that he possessed.

Arrogance Made Pharaoh Deny Miracles

After first listening to the message of Allah,