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down his staff and there it was, unmistakably a snake. And he drew
out his hand and there it was, pure white to those who looked. (Surat
ash-Shu'ara', 30-33)
Pharaoh Accuses the Prophet Musa (as)
of Practicing Magic
He said to the High Council round about him, 'This certainly is a
skilled magician who desires by his magic to expel you from your
land, so what do you recommend?' They said, 'Detain him and his
brother and send out marshals to the cities, to bring you all the skilled
magicians.' (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 34-37)
He said, 'Have you come to us to expel us from our land by means of
your magic, Musa? (Surah Ta Ha, 57)
Pharaoh's Intention to Confront
the Prophet Musa (as) with Magicians
We will bring you magic to match it. So fix a time between us and
you which neither we nor you will fail to keep at a place where we can
meet halfway.' He said, 'Your time is the day of the Festival. The people
should gather in the morning.' (Surah Ta Ha, 58-59)
So the magicians were assembled for a meeting on a specified day.
The people were asked, 'Are you all assembled. (Surat ash-Shu'ara',
38-39)
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, 'Will we be re-
warded if we are the winners?' He said, 'Yes, and in that case you will
be among those brought near.' (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 41-42)
The Confrontation of the Prophet Musa (as)
with the Magicians
They said, 'Musa, will you throw first or shall we be the ones to
throw?' (Surat al-A'raf, 115)
Musa said to them, 'Throw whatever it is you are going to throw!'
(Surat ash-Shu'ara', 43)

The Magic of the Magicians
He said, 'You throw.' And when they threw, they cast a spell on the
people's eyes and caused them to feel great fear of them. They pro-