Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War)

54. “Like the manner of Pharaoh's clan and those before them, they denied the Signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned pharaoh's 'clan, and all of them were unjust.”

Following this aim, the Qur'an refers again to the state of some rich persons like the clan of Pharaoh and some groups of people from among former nations. It implies that the manner and worship of idolaters, concerning the change of blessings and facing with the severe retributions, is like the manner and circumstances of the people of Pharaoh and the people before them. The verse says:

“Like the manner of Pharaoh's clan and those before them...”

They also rejected the Signs of their Lord which were sent down with the aim of their guidance, reinforcement, and felicity

“...they denied the Signs of their Lord...”.

Therefore, the Lord destroyed them, too, for their own sins. The verse continues saying:

“...so We destroyed them for their sins...”

And Allah drowned Pharaoh's clan in the waves of the sea. The verse remarks:

“...and We drowned Pharaoh's clan...”

All of those people were unjust and cruel, both to themselves and to others. The verse concludes:

“...and all of them were unjust.”