Surah Taa-Haa
Chapter 20 · Verse 61 · Revealed in Makkah
“Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Meeting of the Two Parties, Musa's Propagation of the Message and the Magicians
Allah, the Exalted informs that when Fir`awn and Musa agreed to an appointed meeting at a specified place and time, Fir`awn began to gather some magicians from the cities of his kingdom. Every person who had any affiliation with magic at that time was summoned, and magic was very widespread and in demand at that time. This is as Allah says,
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ائْتُونِى بِكُلِّ سَـحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Sayyidna Miisa's I prophetic address to the magicians
Before the start of the contest Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) addressed some words of friendly advice to the magicians to warn them of divine punishment if they persisted in denying God's miracles and other manifestations of His power. His actual words were:
What does this verse bring up for you today?