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the truth, and not be broken for 150 years. It is understandable that
one or a few people might believe in impossible scenarios and
claims full of stupidity and illogicality. However, "magic" is the
only possible explanation for people from all over the world be-
lieving that unconscious and lifeless atoms suddenly decided to
come together and form a universe that functions with a flawless
system of organization, discipline, reason, and consciousness; a
planet named Earth with all of its features so perfectly suited to
life; and living things full of countless complex systems.
In fact, the Qur'an relates the incident of Prophet Moses and
Pharaoh to show that some people who support atheistic philoso-
phies actually influence others by magic. When Pharaoh was told
about the true religion, he told Prophet Moses to meet with his
own magicians. When Moses did so, he told them to demonstrate
their abilities first. The verses continue:
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 produced an extremely powerful magic. (Qur'an,
7: 116)
As we have seen, Pharaoh's magicians were able to deceive
everyone, apart from Moses and those who believed in him.
However, his evidence broke the spell, or "swallowed up what
they had forged," as the verse puts it.
We revealed to Moses, "Throw down your staff." And it im-
mediately swallowed up what they had forged. So the Truth
took place and what they did was shown to be false. (Qur'an,
7: 117-118)
As we can see, when people realized that a spell had been cast
upon them and that what they saw was just an illusion, Pharaoh's
magicians lost all credibility. In the present day too, unless those

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