In contrast, the Qur'an highlights the oppressed who remain steadfast in their adherence to truth and patiently confront injustice. The Qur'anic text also distinguishes between legitimate elevation and reprehensible arrogance, warning that rebellion against Allah's commands and corruption on Earth lead to social, political, and economic destruction. It emphasizes that injustice and deceit that deprive the oppressed of their rights warrant divine punishment. These concepts extend to encompass the manifestations of modern global arrogance, which relies on distorting facts, monopolizing knowledge, keeping people ignorant, and imposing economic and cultural hegemony, exploiting the immersion in materialism. Hegemonic powers also employ violence, arrest, and military control to secure their political and strategic influence. Thus, this study presents a Qur'anic model for understanding the dynamics of hegemony and how to confront it through awareness, adherence to moral values, and the protection of the vulnerable. This makes it an analytical bridge connecting the Qur'anic perspective with the mechanisms of tyranny in our contemporary reality.
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