The reason Abu Jahl was called the Pharaoh of this Ummah

Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is there a reason for Abu Jahl being called the Pharaoh of this Ummah?

Answer:
Because he did what Pharaoh did, with his arrogance and tyranny, and… Yes. Welcome. Pharaoh, in terms of what happened from him regarding the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is like what happened from Pharaoh regarding Musa (peace be upon him). So he is the Pharaoh of this Ummah, meaning he resembles Pharaoh. The resemblance is that the Pharaoh of Egypt did what he did to the one who spoke to Allah, Musa (peace be upon him), and Abu Jahl did what he did to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). It is a resemblance, not that his name is Abu Jahl; his name is 'Amr ibn Hisham. 'Amr ibn Hisham, yes. May Allah reward you. When he was named Abu Jahl, and then the Messenger gave him that kunya (nickname), he was a man strong in his own strength and in his body. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated and said: “O Allah, support Islam with one of the two 'Amrs: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab or 'Umar ibn Hisham (Abu Jahl).” So Allah answered the Messenger’s supplication in 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.