فرعونConceptPharaoh in the QuranفرعونHistory12Verses8Surahs14Connections#324of 828

Key Verses

1. 7:104Al-Araf
   وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰفِرۡعَوۡنُ إِنِّي رَسُولٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
   Moses said: O Pharaoh! Lo! I am a messenger from the Lord of the Worlds,
   In context

   And Moses said when Allah sent him to Pharaoh: 'O Pharaoh! I have been sent from the Creator of all creation, the Owner and Sustainer of everything.'

2. 10:90Yunus
   ۞وَجَٰوَزۡنَا بِبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغۡيٗا وَعَدۡوًاۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَدۡرَكَهُ ٱلۡغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِيٓ ءَامَنَتۡ بِهِۦ بَنُوٓاْ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
   And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh with his hosts pursued them in rebellion and transgression, till, when the (fate of) drowning overtook him, he exclaimed: I believe that there is no Allah save Him in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of those who surrender (unto Him).
   In context

   I made the Israelites safely cross the sea after I split it open. Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of oppression and enmity.

3. 20:24Ta-HaCommand
   ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
   Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).
   In context

   Go - O Moses - to Pharaoh, for he has overstepped the bounds in disbelief and rebellion against Allah.

4. 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?

5. 26:23Ash-ShuaraPraise
   قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
   Pharaoh said: And what is the Lord of the Worlds?
   In context

   Pharaoh said to Moses (peace be upon him): What is the Lord of all created things Whose Messenger you claim to be?

6. 26:55Ash-ShuaraWarning
   وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
   And lo! they are offenders against us.
   In context

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

7. 28:38Al-Qasas
   وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمۡتُ لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرِي فَأَوۡقِدۡ لِي يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلطِّينِ فَٱجۡعَل لِّي صَرۡحٗا لَّعَلِّيٓ أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ
   And Pharaoh said: O chiefs! I know not that ye have a god other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake the mud; and set up for me a lofty tower in order that I may survey the god of Moses; and lo! I deem him of the liars.
   In context

   Addressing the leaders from his people, Pharaoh said, “O Leaders! I do not know of any deity for you except myself, so O Haman, bake some bricks and build a tall structure for me so that I can look at the deity of Moses and acquaint myself with Him. We believe Moses to be lying in his claim to have been sent as a Messenger for Allah, to me and my people.”

8. 40:26GhafirWarning
   وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ذَرُونِيٓ أَقۡتُلۡ مُوسَىٰ وَلۡيَدۡعُ رَبَّهُۥٓۖ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمۡ أَوۡ أَن يُظۡهِرَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلۡفَسَادَ
   And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.
   In context

   Pharaoh said: “Leave me to kill Moses, as a punishment for him, and let him call upon his Lord to save him from me. I do not care if he calls upon His Lord. I fear he will change your religion which you follow or corruption will appear on earth by killing and destruction”.

9. 44:17Ad-Dukhan
   ۞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).

10. 44:31Ad-DukhanWarning
    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.

11. 79:17An-NaziatCommand
    ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
    (Saying:) Go thou unto Pharaoh - Lo! he hath rebelled -
    In context

    Among the things He said to him was: “Go to Pharaoh; indeed, he has trespassed the limits of oppression and arrogance.”

12. 79:24An-NaziatCommand
    فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
    And proclaimed: "I (Pharaoh) am your Lord the Highest."
    In context

    “I am your highest Lord; you are not to be obedient to anyone except me.”