Did Pharaoh deny the oneness of lordship because he said, “I am your supreme Lord”?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, did Pharaoh deny the oneness of lordship because he said, “I am your supreme Lord,” and said

does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me

أَلَيْسَ لِي مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ الْأَنْهَارُ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِي

[Az-Zukhruf 43:51]

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Answer:
Pharaoh pretends to deny the Lord, he pretends outwardly, but inwardly he acknowledges Him. The Lord (Glorified and Exalted is He), and for this reason Musa said to him:

You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth

لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا أَنزَلَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

[Al-Isra 17:102]

So Musa swore, saying: "You certainly know that none but Allah has the right to be worshipped." The oath is implied and understood.

none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth

مَا أَنزَلَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

[Al-Isra 17:102]

This is evidence that he acknowledged it in his heart. And the Exalted said in the other verse:

And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness

وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَا أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا

[An-Naml 27:14]

. So they deny outwardly, but inwardly, in the depths of their souls, they acknowledge the lordship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [129 /1350] هل فرعون جاحد بتوحيد الربوبية؛ لأنه قد قال: ﴿أنا ربكم الأعلى﴾ ..؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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