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148 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

Pharaoh said, 'Bring me every knowledgeable magician.' When the
magicians came, Musa said to them, 'Throw whatever you have to
throw!' When they had thrown, Musa said, 'What you have brought is
magic. Allah will certainly prove it false. Allah does not uphold the ac-
tions of corrupters.' (Surah Yunus, 79-81)
But he turned away with his forces, saying, 'A magician or a mad-
man!' (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 39)
The magicians threw themselves down in prostration. They said,
'We believe in the Lord of Harun and Musa.' Pharaoh said, 'Do you be-
lieve in him before I have authorised you? He is your chief, the one
who taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and feet alternately
and have you crucified on palm trunks. Then you will know for cer-
tain which of us has the harsher and longer lasting punishment.' They
said, 'We will never prefer you to the Clear Signs which have come to
us nor to Him Who brought us into being. Decide on any judgment
you like. Your jurisdiction only covers the life of this world. We have
believed in our Lord so that He may forgive us for our mistakes and
for the magic which you forced us to perform. Allah is better and
longer lasting.' (Surah Ta Ha, 70-73)

PHARAOH AND HIS TROOPS
So We seized him and his armies and hurled them into the sea, and
he was to blame. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 40)
Pharaoh pursued them with his troops and the sea overwhelmed
them utterly. Pharoah misguided his people. He was no guide. (Surah
Ta Ha, 78-79)

QARUN
And Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman – Musa came with the Clear
Signs to them, but they were arrogant on the earth. They could not out-
strip Us. (Surat al-'Ankabut, 39)
Qarun was one of the people of Musa but he lorded it over them. We
gave him treasures, the keys alone to which were a heavy weight for a
party of strong men. When his people said to him, 'Do not gloat. Allah
does not love people who gloat. Seek the abode of the hereafter with