Taha 20:70
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فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدٗا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ ٧٠
So the magicians fell down in prostration.1 They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."
1 translator’s note
- After they had seen the miracles which Allāh had given Moses and that they were realities and not merely impressions of magic. ↩
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قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قالُوا آمَنّا بِرَبِّ هارُونَ ومُوسى﴾ .
ذَكَرَ جَلَّ وعَلا في هَذِهِ الآيَةِ الكَرِيمَةِ: أنَّ سَحَرَةَ فِرْعَوْنَ لَمّا عايَنُوا عَصا مُوسى تَبْتَلِعُ جَمِيعَ حِبالِهِمْ وعِصِيِّهِمْ خَرُّوا سُجَّدًا لِلَّهِ تَعالى قائِلِينَ: آمَنّا بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي هو رَبُّ هارُونَ ومُوسى. فَهَداهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ البُرْهانِ الإلَهِيِّ، هَذِهِ الهِدايَةَ العَظِيمَةَ. وقَدْ أوْضَحَ تَعالى هَذا المَعْنى في مَواضِعَ أُخَرَ. كَقَوْلِهِ في ”الأعْرافِ“: ﴿وَأوْحَيْنا إلى مُوسى أنْ ألْقِ عَصاكَ فَإذا هي تَلْقَفُ ما يَأْفِكُونَ﴾ ﴿فَوَقَعَ الحَقُّ وبَطَلَ ما كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ ﴿فَغُلِبُوا هُنالِكَ وانْقَلَبُوا صاغِرِينَ﴾ ﴿وَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ ساجِدِينَ﴾ ﴿قالُوا آمَنّا بِرَبِّ العالَمِينَ﴾ ﴿رَبِّ مُوسى وهارُونَ﴾ [الأعراف: ١١٧]، (p-٦٣)وَقَوْلِهِ في ”الشُّعَراءِ“: ﴿فَألْقى مُوسى عَصاهُ فَإذا هي تَلْقَفُ ما يَأْفِكُونَ﴾ ﴿فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ ساجِدِينَ﴾ ﴿قالُوا آمَنّا بِرَبِّ العالَمِينَ﴾ ﴿رَبِّ مُوسى وهارُونَ﴾ [الشعراء: ٤٥ - ٤٨]، وقَوْلِهِ: فَأُلْقِيَ يَدُلُّ عَلى قُوَّةِ البُرْهانِ الَّذِي عايَنُوهُ. كَأنَّهم أمْسَكَهم إنْسانٌ وألْقاهم ساجِدِينَ بِالقُوَّةِ لِعِظِمِ المُعْجِزَةِ الَّتِي عايَنُوها. وذَكَرَ في قِصَّتِهِمْ أنَّهم عايَنُوا مَنازِلَهم في الجَنَّةِ في سُجُودِهِمْ. والظّاهِرُ أنَّ ذَلِكَ مِن نَوْعِ الإسْرائِيلِيّاتِ، وأطْلَقَ عَلَيْهِمُ اسْمَ السَّحَرَةِ في حالِ سُجُودِهِمْ لِلَّهِ مُؤْمِنِينَ بِهِ نَظَرًا إلى حالِهِمُ الماضِيَةِ. كَقَوْلِهِ: ﴿وَآتُوا اليَتامى أمْوالَهُمْ﴾ [النساء: ٢] فَأطْلَقَ عَلَيْهِمُ اسْمَ اليُتْمِ بَعْدَ البُلُوغِ نَظَرًا إلى الحالِ الماضِيَةِ كَما هو مَعْرُوفٌ في مَحَلِّهِ.
والظّاهِرُ أنَّ تَقْدِيمَ هارُونَ عَلى مُوسى في هَذِهِ الآيَةِ لِمُراعاةِ فَواصِلِ الآياتِ.
واعْلَمْ أنَّ عِلْمَ السِّحْرِ مَعَ خِسَّتِهِ، وأنَّ اللَّهَ صَرَّحَ بِأنَّهُ لا يَضُرُّ، ولا يَنْفَعُ، قَدْ كانَ سَبَبًا لِإيمانِ سَحَرَةِ فِرْعَوْنَ. لِأنَّهم لِمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ بِالسِّحْرِ عَرَفُوا مُعْجِزَةَ العَصا خارِجَةً عَنْ طَوْرِ السِّحْرِ، وأنَّها أمْرٌ إلَهِيٌّ فَلَمْ يُداخِلْهم شَكٌّ في ذَلِكَ. فَكانَ ذَلِكَ سَبَبًا لِإيمانِهِمُ الرّاسِخِ الَّذِي لا يُزَعْزِعُهُ الوَعِيدُ، والتَّهْدِيدُ. ولَوْ كانُوا غَيْرَ عالِمِينَ بِالسِّحْرِ جِدًّا، لَأمْكَنَ أنْ يَظُنُّوا أنَّ مَسْألَةَ العَصا مِن جِنْسِ الشَّعْوَذَةِ. والعِلْمُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ تَعالى.
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20:65
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ ٦٥
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
20:66
قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ ٦٦
He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
20:67
فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةٗ مُّوسَىٰ ٦٧
And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.
20:68
قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٦٨
We [i.e., Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.
20:69
وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرٖۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ ٦٩
And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
20:70
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدٗا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ ٧٠
So the magicians fell down in prostration.1 They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."
1 translator’s note
- After they had seen the miracles which Allāh had given Moses and that they were realities and not merely impressions of magic. ↩
20:71
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ فِي جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخۡلِ وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابٗا وَأَبۡقَىٰ ٧١
[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring."
20:72
قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ ٧٢
They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us.1 So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.
1 translator’s note
- This phrase has also been interpreted as an oath, i.e., "...by Him who created us." ↩
20:73
إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغۡفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ٧٣
Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allāh is better and more enduring."1
1 translator’s note
- In reward and in punishment. ↩
20:74
إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأۡتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجۡرِمٗا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ٧٤
Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.
20:75
وَمَن يَأۡتِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنٗا قَدۡ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلۡعُلَىٰ ٧٥
But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:
20:76
جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ٧٦
Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.1
1 translator’s note
- From all uncleanliness, the greatest of which is worship and obedience to other than Allāh. ↩