Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University
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گروه علوم قرآنی و حDepartment of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University
Abstract
Arrogance is a moral vice that is the root of other vices such as disbelief, oppression, and rebellion. The Quran first mentions this term in the context of Adam's creation regarding Iblis: "And [recall] when We said to the angels, 'Prostrate to Adam,' and they prostrated, except for Iblis. He refused and was arrogant" (The Holy Quran, 2:34). In this research, the social corruptions of the tyrannical rule from the perspective of the Quran and Nahj al-Balaghah are briefly examined, including: creating an atmosphere of suffocation, threats and exile, killing prophets and justice-seekers, financial and economic corruption, indulgence in luxury and extravagance, and ideological and ritual exclusivity. Furthermore, by referencing certain narrations, the topics of killing and corruption through the Pharaonic method—namely, killing sons and stripping women of their modesty—are investigated in detail and with evidence as one of the consequences of tyrannical rule.
The author, by referencing verses such as: "They slaughter your sons and spare your women," and comparing them with one another after presenting the interpretations of commentators and translators, concludes that "the shame of women" carries a meaning beyond merely sparing their lives (as commentators and translators have stated). It signifies that the Pharaohs, alongside killing sons, sought to strip women and girls of their modesty and exploit them. These two issues, as described in the Quran, were a great calamity that befell the Children of Israel: "And in that is a great trial from your Lord.
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