Page 67 - The Prophet Moses (pbuh)

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

And suddenly their ropes and
staffs appeared to him, by their
magic, to be slithering about.
(Surah Ta-Ha: 65-66)
When the magicians performed
their magic, their ropes and staffs ap-
peared to slither. As Allah informs us in
the verse, all were deceived into seeing
ropes and staffs as moving by them-
selves.
A certain point deserves attention
here: in the above verse, we encounter
the expression "appear to be slithering
about." This wording indicates that
there was not an actual movement, but
The magicians of Pharaoh used to of-
only one perceived by the spectators.
ficiate at the religious ceremonies of
In another verse, Allah explains the il- Egyptians. Above is an illustration of
the magicians during a mummifica-
lusory nature of this incident as follows:
tion ritual.
He (Moses) 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 produced an extremely powerful magic. (Surat al-A'raf:
116)
With their illusions, the magicians of Pharaoh won the public over.
They exalted his regime by the spells they performed, which they did "by
the might of Pharaoh." Pharaoh, in return, provided them financial benefits.
In brief, their relationship was mutually beneficial.
In their confrontation with the Prophet Moses (pbuh), the magicians
were completely aware that Pharaoh was not in possession of any kind of
power other than what Allah granted him. However, purely out of a desire
to be brought "close" to enjoy the resulting benefits, they threw their staffs.
They did so, in their own unwise way of thinking, quite sure of their supe-
riority over the Prophet Moses (pbuh). The fact is however, those who tri-

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