قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Explained together with ayah 109
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ
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Ayahs 111–120 of 206
قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Explained together with ayah 109
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍۢ
Who will bring you every learned magician."
Explained together with ayah 109
وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
Explained together with ayah 109
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."
Explained together with ayah 109
قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
Explained together with ayah 109
قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿فَلَمّا ألْقَوْا سَحَرُوا أعْيُنَ النّاسِ واسْتَرْهَبُوهم وجاءُوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ﴾ .
لَمْ يُبَيِّنْ هُنا هَذا السِّحْرَ العَظِيمَ ما هو ؟ ولِمَ يُبَيِّنْ هَلْ أوْجَسَ مُوسى في نَفْسِهِ الخَوْفَ مِنهُ ؟ ولَكِنَّهُ بَيَّنَ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ في ”طَهَ“ بِقَوْلِهِ: ﴿فَإذا حِبالُهم وعِصِيُّهم يُخَيَّلُ إلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أنَّها تَسْعى فَأوْجَسَ في نَفْسِهِ خِيفَةً مُوسى قُلْنا لا تَخَفْ إنَّكَ أنْتَ الأعْلى وألْقِ ما في يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ ما صَنَعُوا إنَّما صَنَعُوا كَيْدُ ساحِرٍ ولا يُفْلِحُ السّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أتى﴾ [التحريم: - ٩٦]، ولَمْ يُبَيِّنْ هُنا أنَّهم تَواعَدُوا مَعَ مُوسى مَوْعِدًا لِوَقْتِ مُغالَبَتِهِ مَعَ السَّحَرَةِ، وأوْضَحَ ذَلِكَ في سُورَةِ ”طَهَ“ في قَوْلِهِ عَنْهم: ﴿فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِثْلِهِ فاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنا وبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لا نُخْلِفُهُ نَحْنُ ولا أنْتَ مَكانًا سُوًى﴾ ﴿قالَ مَوْعِدُكم يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ﴾ الآيَةَ [المجادلة: - ٥٩] .
۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ
And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
Explained together with ayah 116
فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
Explained together with ayah 116
فَغُلِبُوا۟ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ صَٰغِرِينَ
And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.
Explained together with ayah 116
وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].
Explained together with ayah 116
Commentary: Adwa' al-Bayan by Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti. Qur'an text and translation via AlQuran Cloud.