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you. Do not turn back in your tracks and so be- from the Lord of all the worlds, duty bound to say
come transformed into losers.’ (5:20-21) nothing about Allah except the truth. I have
They said, ‘There are tyrants in it, Musa. We will come to you with a Clear Sign from your Lord. So
not enter it until they leave. If they leave it, then send the tribe of Israel away with me.’ (7:104-
we will go in.’ (5:22) 105)
Two men among those who were afraid, but He (Pharaoh) said, ‘If you have come with a
whom Allah had blessed, said, ‘Enter the gate Clear Sign produce it if you are telling the truth.’
against them! Once you have entered it, you will (7:106)
be victorious. Put your trust in Allah if you are So He threw down his staff and there it was, un-
believers.’ (5:23) mistakably a snake. (7:107)
They said, ‘We will never enter it, Musa, as long The ruling circle of Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This
as they are there. So you and your Lord go and is certainly a skilled magician who desires to
fight. We will stay sitting here.’ (5:24) expel you from your land, so what do you rec-
He (Musa) said, ‘My Lord, I have no control over ommend?’ (7:109-110)
anyone but myself and my brother, so make a They said, ‘Detain him and his brother and send
clear distinction between us and this deviant out marshals to the cities, to bring you all the
people.’ (5:25) skilled magicians.’ (7:111-112)
He said, ‘The land will be forbidden to them for The magicians came to Pharaoh and they asked,
forty years during which they will wander aim- ‘Will we receive a reward if we are the winners?’
lessly about the earth. Do not waste grief on this (7:113)
deviant people.’ (5:26) He said, ‘Yes, and you will be among those
We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub, each of whom brought near.’ (7:114)
We guided. And before him We had guided Nuh. They said, ‘Musa, will you throw first or shall we
And among his descendants were Dawud and be the ones to throw?’ (7:115)
Sulayman, and Ayyub, Yusuf, Musa and Harun. He (Musa) said, ‘You throw.’ And when they
That is how We recompense the good-doers. threw, they cast a spell on the people's eyes and
(6:84) caused them to feel great fear of them. They pro-
They do not measure Allah with His true meas- duced an extremely powerful magic. (7:116)
ure when they say, ‘Allah would not send down We revealed to Musa, ‘Throw down your staff.’
anything to a mere human being.’ Say: ‘Who, And it immediately swallowed up what they had
then, sent down the Book which Musa brought forged. (7:117)
as a Light and Guidance for the people?’ You put So the Truth took place and what they did was
it down on sheets of paper to display it while shown to be false. (7:118)
concealing much. You were taught things you They were defeated then and there, transformed
did not know, neither you nor your forefathers. into humbled men. (7:119)
Say: ‘Allah!’ Then leave them engrossed in play- The magicians threw themselves down in prostra-
ing their games. (6:91) tion. (7:120)
Then We gave Musa the Book, complete and They said, ‘We believe in the Lord of all the
perfect for him who does good, elucidating worlds, the Lord of Musa and Harun.’ (7:121-122)
everything, and a guidance and a mercy, so that Pharaoh said, ‘Have you believed in him before I
hopefully they will believe in their encounter authorised you to do so? This is just some plot
with their Lord. (6:154) you have concocted in the city to drive its people
And then, after them, We sent Musa with Our from it. I will cut off your alternate hands and feet
Signs to Pharaoh and his ruling circle but they and then I will crucify every one of you.’ (7:123-
wrongfully rejected them. See the final fate of the 124)
corrupters! (7:103) They said, ‘We are returning to our Lord. You are
Musa said, ‘Pharaoh! I am truly a Messenger only avenging yourself on us because we be-
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