Pharaoh (فرعون) in the Quran — Key Verses & Related Concepts

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FrenchPharaon
Urduفرعون
Bengaliফেরাউন
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Across The Qur’an

Every surah, shaded by how often this concept appears. Unshaded surahs never mention it.

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Key Verses

  1. 20:49Ta-HaCommand
    قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ
    (Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses?
    In context

    Pharaoh said, in denial of what they brought: Who then is your Lord, whom you claim has sent you to me, O Moses?

  2. وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
    And lo! they are offenders against us.
    In context

    And they will do things which will incite us against them.

  3. ۞وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ كَرِيمٌ
    And verily We tried before them Pharaoh's folk, when there came unto them a noble messenger,
    In context

    And verily I tested the people of Pharaoh before them, and their noble messenger came to them from Allah calling them towards His oneness and worship. He was Moses (peace be upon him).

  4. مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
    (We delivered them) from Pharaoh. Lo! he was a tyrant of the wanton ones.
    In context

    I saved them from the punishment of Pharaoh. Indeed, he was an arrogant one from those who transgressed the command and religion of Allah.

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