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Al-A'raaf 7:120

The Heights · ayah 120 of 206

وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

Waolqiya assaharatu sajideen

"And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh]."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"The sorcerers fell to their knees"

Pickthall (classic)+

"And the wizards fell down prostrate,"

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"But the sorcerers fell down prostrate in adoration."

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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Муса бросил свой посох, и тот превратился в живую змею, которая проглотила все, что наколдовали колдуны. Истина одержала верх, и все усилия чародеев оказались тщетными и бесполезными. На глазах у огромной толпы они были повержены и обесславлены. Придуманная ими ложь бесследно исчезла, а сотворенное ими колдовство оказалось разрушено, и они не добились желаемого результата. Но лучше всего великая истина стала ясна самим колдунам, которые знали о разновидностях колдовства и его деталях больше, чем все остальные люди. Они поняли, что им было показано одно из величайших знамений Аллаха, противостоять которому не сможет ни один человек.
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Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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Next, the verse said:

فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿118﴾ فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صَاغِرِ‌ينَ ﴿119﴾ وَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَ‌ةُ سَاجِدِينَ ﴿120﴾قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَ‌بِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿121﴾ رَ‌بِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُ‌ونَ ﴿122﴾

"So, the truth prevailed and what they were doing became a nullity. So there they were overcome and turned humiliated. And the sorcerers were constrained to fall in prostration. They said, "We believe in the Lord of the worlds, the Lord of Musa and Harun."

The sorcerers were so overawed by the miracle of the prophet Musa (علیہ السلام) that they fell in prostration. This may also imply that Allah blessed them with favour and put them in prostration. They added the phrase, the Lord of Musa and Harun (علیہما السلام) after saying, the Lord of the worlds, to make it clear that the Lord worshipped by Musa (علیہ السلام) and Harun (علیہ السلام) is, in fact, the Lord of the Universe, and not the Pharaoh as he pretended to be.

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

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