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THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

umph are always only those who side with Allah.
They threw down their ropes and staffs and
said, "By the might of Pharaoh we are the
winners." (Surat ash-Shu'ara: 44)
Although deceitful, the magicians' show im-
pressed some people among the crowd. Allah re-
minded the Prophet Moses (pbuh) not to be fright-
ened:
Moses experienced in himself a feeling of
alarm. We said, "Have no fear. You will have
the upper hand. Throw down what is in your
right hand. It will swallow up their handi-
work. Their handiwork is just a magician's
trick. Magicians do not prosper wherever
they go." (Surah Ta-Ha: 67-69)
Bolstered by this reminder from our Lord, the
Prophet Moses (pbuh) immediately turned to the
magicians, telling them that their performance was
mere sorcery which would be rendered void by the
will of Allah:
When they had thrown, Moses said, "What
you have brought is magic. Allah will certain-
ly prove it false. Allah does not uphold the ac-
tions of corrupters." (Surah Yunus, 10: 81)
Following these words related in the verses, the Prophet Moses (pbuh)
threw down his staff. The result was terrifying for the magicians. The
Prophet Moses' (pbuh) staff swallowed the sorcery of Pharaoh's magicians:
We revealed to Moses, "Throw down your staff." And it immediate-
ly swallowed up what they had forged. So the Truth took place and
what they did was shown to be false. They were defeated then and
there, transformed into humbled men. (Surat al-A'raf: 117-119)
Unlike the illusory tricks of magicians, the Prophet Moses (pbuh)
worked a real miracle by his staff. The magicians had plotted against the
Prophet Moses (pbuh). However, Allah, the best of plotters, aided the

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