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              incited Pharaoh to violence. By forging accusations, such as
              of sorcery and corruption, they tried to make Pharaoh
              become even more insolent towards Musa (as) and his
              followers, and inflict still more cruel policies against them.
                  The chiefs of the disbelievers are known for their
              insolence towards the messengers, who shattered their false
              regimes to their very foundations. The attitude they assumed

              towards the messengers was certainly abusive.  A few
              examples are as follows:
                  The chiefs of his people said, "We see you in flagrant
                  error." (Surat al-A' raf: 60)
                  The chiefs of those of his people who were disbelievers
                  said, "We consider you a fool and think you are a liar."
                  (Surat al-A' raf: 66)
                  Wisdom is the most notable quality of the messengers
              Allah sends to mankind. Indeed, measuring Allah with a true
              measure, grasping the essence of religion, and living by it,
              requires wisdom. Therefore, the accusation of "foolishness"
              the disbelievers brought against the messengers was merely
              out of the jealousy they felt towards them, and of the desire
              to assuage their superiority complex. Another purpose

              would have been to adversely influence the people who
              followed them. By acting in this way, however, they have
              demonstrated that it is they who were the true fools.

                  Their Evil Plots Ensnare But Themselves

                  As discussed, the impudence, audacity and insolence of
              the evil chiefs of disbelievers has been consistent throughout
              the ages. However, their end corresponded with their evil;
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