The Ornaments of Gold - 43:52
Or am I not superior to this man who is vile and unable to speak?
Pharaoh's address to his people:
The Stories/28:38
"Pharaoh said, "O you elders, I do not know a better god for you than I. Haman, prepare bricks for me by kindling a fire in the clay and build a tower so that I may reach the God of Moses. I believe that he is a liar."
The Ornaments of Gold/43:51
"Pharaoh said to his people: "O my people, does not the government of Egypt and the rivers flowing under me belong to me? Do you not see?"
The Ornaments of Gold/43:52
Or am I not superior to this man who is vile and unable to speak?
The Ornaments of Gold/43:53
Why is he not given a treasure of gold, or why do not angels come to work with him?
The Ornaments of Gold/43:54
So he misled his people and they followed him. They were a vulgar people.
The Ornaments of Gold/43:55
When they persisted in fighting Us, We took vengeance on them and drowned them all.
The Ornaments of Gold/43:56
We made them a lesson and an example for those who would come after.
Those Who Pull Out/79:17
Go to Pharaoh; he was a man of folly.
Those Who Pull Out/79:18
Tell him: Will you not purify yourself?
Those Who Pull Out/79:19
I will guide you to your Lord that you may respect Him.
Those Who Pull Out/79:20
Then He showed him a great miracle.
Those Who Pull Out/79:21
But he denied and disobeyed.
Those Who Pull Out/79:22
Then he turned his back and strived (against him).
Those Who Pull Out/79:23
He gathered and proclaimed.
Those Who Pull Out/79:24
"He said, "I am your Lord, the Most High."
Those Who Pull Out/79:25
In the end, Allah struck him with the punishment of the Hereafter and the world.
Those Who Pull Out/79:26
Surely there is a lesson in this for those who respect.