The Claim of Divinity by Pharaoh and the Type of Shirk
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it said that Pharaoh claimed divinity?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is it said that Pharaoh claimed divinity?
The Shaykh:
He says: "I am your Lord, the Most High," and they worshipped him besides Allah. "I am your Lord, the Most High." The Lord is the One who is worshipped, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Does shirk (associating partners with Allah) occur through belief and through…
The Shaykh:
And he says to them, he says:[Al-Qasas 28:38] tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it said that Pharaoh claimed divinity?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Is it said that Pharaoh claimed divinity?
The Shaykh:
He says: "I am your Lord, the Most High," and they worshipped him besides Allah. "I am your Lord, the Most High." The Lord is the One who is worshipped, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Does shirk (associating partners with Allah) occur through belief and through…
The Shaykh:
And he says to them, he says:
O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me.
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرِي
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 173- هل ادّعى فرعون الألوهية لنفسه، أم اقتصر على دعوى الربوبية؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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