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eyes with which they do not see. They have ears with which they do not
hear. Such people are like cattle. No, they are even further astray! They
are the unaware. (Surat al-A'raf, 179)
Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and they spent the
day ascending through it, they would only say: "Our eyesight is befud-
dled! Or rather we have been put under a spell!" (Surat al-Hijr, 14-15)
Words cannot express just how astonishing it is that this spell
should hold such a wide community in thrall, keep people from 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 expla-
nation for people from all over the world believing that unconscious
and lifeless atoms suddenly decided to come together and form a uni-
verse 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 Musa (as) and
Pharaoh to show that some people who support atheistic philosophies
actually influence others by magic. When Pharaoh was told about the
true religion, he told Prophet Musa (as) to meet with his own magi-
cians. When Musa (as) did so, he told them to demonstrate their abili-
ties 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 pro-
duced an extremely powerful magic. (Surat al-A'raf, 116)

As we have seen, Pharaoh's magicians were able to deceive every-
one, apart from Musa (as) 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 Musa: "Throw down your staff." And it immediately