Az-Zukhruf 43:54 فاستخف قومه فاطاعوه انهم كانوا قوما فاسقين ٥٤
فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ
قَوۡمَهُۥ
فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ
إِنَّهُمۡ
كَانُواْ
قَوۡمٗا
فَٰسِقِينَ
٥٤
Thus he [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] befooled (and misled) his people, and they obeyed him. Verily, they were ever a people who were Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
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Fir`awn's Address to His People and how Allah punished Him
Allah tells us how Fir`awn stubbornly persisted in his rebellion and disbelief. He assembled his people and addressed them in a vainglorious fashion, boasting of his dominion over Egypt.
أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَذِهِ الاٌّنْهَرُ تَجْرِى
…Fir`awn's Address to His People and how Allah punished Him
Allah tells us how Fir`awn stubbornly persisted in his rebellion and disbelief. He assembled
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