Comments on: Pharaoh’s Traits in the Qur’an

By: Hafsa Salis Garba

Hafsa Salis Garba — Wed, 10 May 2017 07:12:17 +0000

Masha Allah we should all adhere to wat Allah (SWT) say in the Holy qur’an ” innamal muslimuna ikhwa, fa’aslihu bayna akhawaykum .wattaqullaha la’allakum turhqmuun”
“the believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion).so make reconciliation between your brothers, and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:36:26 +0000

In reply to Abdul Hafeez Siddiqui.

Sorry brother, but the Ummah has no need for apologists anymore. That time has passed and Inshallah the future will be for the Ummah following on the method of prophethood.

Regarding the description of Mubarak as a Firoun, there is nothing wrong with that because he did live his life like that. And how many Muslims do you know that go around killing others, oppressing others, cheating, and act as if they are equals to Him, the One and the Only?

Please get away from acting or defending those who had nothing to do with Islam. Those who do act like Mubarak are either Mushriks or Munafiqs.

By: A Brother

A Brother — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 07:20:21 +0000

Trait number I feel is especially relevant to Muslim marriages, when the husband acts as an oppressor to the wife.

Also, one thing I’ve noticed about these kings and pharaohs that the Quran mentions is that they forget to recognize who it is that gave them what they have. They forgot to thank Allah and to show him gratitude. If you look at the pyramids, its hard to believe that such people without technology or construction machines were able to build such monuments.

By: N.

N. — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:55:43 +0000

That’s a good point to distinguish between calling someone Firaun and identifying firaunic traits. I enjoyed this article from the standpoint of the latter, and how it calls on us to explore how we might have these traits within ourselves. I often think of the hadith about gentleness beautifying while harshness tarnishes – and how often I can come off as harsh, to my kids for example.

While I was starting to think that Mubarak was not only a tyrant, but possibly mentally imbalanced — subhanAllah, once he stepped down I was filled with a lot of rahmah towards him.

It was amazing to me that all while he was hanging on to power, sending in the mobs to hurt the protesters, etc. he was being referred to, and referring to himself, as Hosni Mubarak. When they were making the announcements about how he had stepped down and thanking him for his service to the nation, he was called “Mohammed Hosni Mubarak”. I thought subhanAllah, this was somehow ennobling.

I kept thinking that this is good sign for him, that he was unyoked from his position of tyranny, and hoping Allah ta’ala has protected him from a bad ending, and given him extra time to repent and erase his bad deeds with good ones.

It also affirmed the hadith that we should do charity to our brother who is oppressing others, by stopping him from continuing his oppression.

Thank you Br. Abdul Hafeez for your comment. And Br Jamaal for your thoughtful article.

We ask Allah ta’ala to forgive Mohammed Hosni Mubarak and each of us, and guide him and us, as we all are in desperate need of His forgiveness and guidance. Ameen.

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:06:30 +0000

Very well put abdul hafeez.
Just because mubarak was an oppressor it is not fair to call him firaun for that is a very serious thing and we know where firauns final destination will be. I also don’t recall Mubarak claiming to be god. I am not a Mubarak sympathiser but at the end of the day he is still Muslim iA and the doors of repentance are not closed to him. As with all Muslims we should hope Allah forgives him.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:58:07 +0000

Was pharaoh’s god complex trait a result of his arrogant atheism or did he truly believe he was God ?

Why is believing in being “most powerful, a god that his people should worship and dedicate their lives to, or face death” inherently problematic ? Would it not be applicable to Allah Most High ?

By: Abdul Hafeez Siddiqui

Abdul Hafeez Siddiqui — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:10:51 +0000

There is one thing which was really bothering me during the weeks of Egypt’s revolution, that many Muslims were labeling Mubarak as Firaun, and even directly calling him by that name.

I am not a supporter of Mubarak in any way, but the way I see it, calling someone Firaun is even worse than calling someone Kafir. Mubarak, whatever else he may be, is a Muslim. Yes, he showed some Firaunic characteristics, but ultimately he does, InshaAllah, believe in Allah and His Rasul, which Firaun was too stubborn to do until it was too late. As long as Mubarak dies while still believing in Allah, then InshaAllah he will eventually end up in Jannah, whether he detours through Hell or not. So imagine having the one you called Firaun in this world possibly be your neighbor in Jannah. Would be pretty embarrasing, no?