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Meccan · Surah 7 of 114

Al-A'raaf 7:118

The Heights · ayah 118 of 206

فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

FawaqaAAa alhaqqu wabatala makanoo yaAAmaloon

"So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"The truth was confirmed and what they had produced came to nothing:"

Pickthall (classic)+

"Thus was the Truth vindicated and that which they were doing was made vain."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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Musa defeats the Magicians, Who believe in Him

Allah states that at that tremendous moment, in which Allah differentiated between Truth and Falsehood, He sent a revelation to His servant and Messenger Musa, peace be upon him, ordering him to throw the stick that he held in his right hand,

فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ

(It swallowed straight away) and devoured,

مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

(all the falsehood which they showed.) the magic that they caused the illusion with, of magic with which they caused making it appear real, whereas it was not real at all. Ibn `Abbas said that Musa's stick swallowed all the ropes and sticks that the magicians threw. The magicians realized that this was from heaven and was by no means magic. They fell in prostration and proclaimed,

قَالُواْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - رَبِّ مُوسَى وَهَـرُونَ

("We believe in the Lord of all that exists. The Lord of Musa and Harun ). Muhammad bin Ishaq commented, "It followed the ropes and sticks one after another, until nothing that the sorcerers threw remained. Musa then held it in his hand, and it became a stick again just as it was before. The magicians fell in prostration and proclaimed, `We believe in the Lord of all that exists, the Lord of Musa and Harun. Had Musa been a magician, he would not have prevailed over us. "' Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazzah commented, "Allah revealed to Musa to throw his stick. When he threw his stick, it became a huge, manifest snake that opened its mouth and swallowed the magicians' ropes and sticks. On that, the magicians fell in prostration. They did not raise their heads before seeing the Paradise, the Fire, and the recompense of their inhabitants."

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Встретившись с Мусой на глазах у огромной толпы, колдуны решили показать всем, что им безразлично, какое чудо он покажет. Они сказали: «Ты можешь бросить первым либо уступить это право нам!» Муса сказал: «Бросайте первыми!» Он хотел, чтобы люди вначале увидели то, что на что способны колдуны, а затем увидели его знамение. Когда колдуны бросили свои веревки и посохи, под воздействием колдовских чар присутствующим показалось, что те превратились в ползучих змей. Колдуны заворожили взоры людей, вселили в них страх и явили великое колдовство, подобного которому не существует.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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The next verse 117 said, وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ﴿117﴾ "And We revealed to Musa 'Throw your staff.' Then, of a sudden it began to swallow all that they had concocted." We find it reported in history, when thousands of staffs and ropes were turned into snakes leaping all over the ground, Allah commanded Musa to drop down his staff on the ground. It turned into a great snake and instantly began to eat up the snakes of the sorcerers. The crowd stood bewildered and stunned at this sight. Within no time all the snakes were eaten up by the great snake of the prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) .

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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