# Pharaoh’s Strategy Against Musa Is Now a Modern Weapon | Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine

**Author:** Tom Facchine
**Series:** Snapshots with Imam Tom Facchine
**Published:** 2026-11-04
**YouTube:** https://youtu.be/szah-LjLpK4
**URL:** https://yaqeeninstitute.org/watch/series/snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine/pharaohs-strategy-against-musa-is-now-a-modern-weapon-snapshots-with-imam-tom-facchine
**Topics:** General Psychology, Identity, Islamic Ethics, Politics & Practical Theology, Psychology & Mental Health

## Description
Pharaoh had just watched Musa (as) perform a miracle. He couldn’t deny what the people saw, so he did something more subtle and effective: he labeled it as magic. One word, and the proof became a trick, the messenger became a suspect, and the argument was already tilted before anyone weighed the...

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