The Pharaonic arrogance with which he enslaved his citizens (the ancient Egyptian nation with all its races including the children of Israel) started from fake motives thought to be a fait accompli. This is what we find in the narration of Imam Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Assadi where he said: Pharaoh in a vision in his dream saw a fire coming from Jerusalem till it covered all houses in Egypt and burnt the Copts.
