Historical parallels between past nations and the Prophet's contemporaries

إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ وَقَـٰرُونَ فَقَالُوا۟ سَـٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ

To Pharaoh, Hāmān and Qārūn, but they said, "[He is] a magician and a liar."