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ka-daʾbi ʾāli firʿawna wa-lladhīna min qablihim kadhdhabū bi-ʾāyāti rabbihim fa-ʾahlaknāhum bi-dhunūbihim wa-ʾaghraqnā ʾāla firʿawna wa-kullun kānū ẓālimīna
Like the precedent of Pharaoh’s clan and those who were before them, who denied the signs of their Lord; so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned Pharaoh’s clan; and they were all wrongdoers.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Anfal – Verse 54
54 . “Like the manner of Pharaoh's clan and those before them, they denied the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned pharaoh's 'clan, and all of them were unjust.”
Following this aim, the Qur'an refers again to the state of some rich persons like the clan of Pharaoh and some groups of people from among former nations. It implies that the manner and worship of idolaters, concerning the change of blessings and facing with the severe retributions, is like the manner and circumstances of the people of Pharaoh and the people before them. The verse says:
They also rejected the Signs of their Lord which were sent down with the aim of their guidance, reinforcement, and felicity
Therefore, the Lord destroyed them, too, for their own sins. The verse continues saying:
And Allah drowned Pharaoh's clan in the waves of the sea. The verse remarks:
All of those people were unjust and cruel, both to themselves and to others. The verse concludes: