Al-A'raf 7:118
The Heights · Juz 9 · Page 164
فَوَقَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١١٨
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
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﴿فَوَقَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ١١٨﴾ - تفسير
٢٨٤٧٣- عن عبد الله بن عباس -من طريق سعيد بن جبير- يعني: قوله: ﴿فوقع الحق﴾، قال: ظَهَر الحق[[أخرجه ابن أبي حاتم ٥/١٥٣٦.]]. (ز)
٢٨٤٧٤- عن مجاهد بن جبر -من طريق مهاجر- في قوله: ﴿فوقع الحق﴾ قال: ظهر، ﴿وبطل ما كانوا يعملون﴾ قال: ذهَب الإفكُ الذي كانوا يعملون[[تفسير مجاهد ص٣٤٠ بنحوه في شطره الأول، وأخرجه ابن جرير١٠/٣٦٠-٣٦١. وعلَّقه ابن أبي حاتم ٥/١٥٣٦. وعزاه السيوطي إلى عبد بن حميد، وابن المنذر، وأبي الشيخ.]]. (٦/٥٠٠)
٢٨٤٧٥- عن مجاهد بن جبر -من طريق ابن أبي نجيح- في قوله: ﴿فوقع الحق﴾، قال: ظَهَر موسى[[أخرجه ابن جرير١٠/٣٦١.]]. (ز)
٢٨٤٧٦- قال الحسن البصري: ﴿فوقع الحق﴾: ظهر الحق، ﴿وبطل ما كانوا يعملون﴾ من السحر[[تفسير البغوي ٣/٢٦٥.]]. (ز)
٢٨٤٧٧- قال محمد بن السائب الكلبي: وقال السحرة بعضُهم لبعض: لو كان هذا سِحْرًا لَبَقِيَتْ حبالنُا وعِصِيُّنا[[ذكره يحيى بن سلام -كما في تفسير ابن أبي زمنين ٢/١٣٦-.]]. (ز)
٢٨٤٧٨- قال مقاتل بن سليمان: ﴿فَوَقَعَ الحَقُّ﴾ يعني: فظهر الحقُّ بأنّه ليس بسِحْر، ﴿وبَطَلَ ما كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ يعني: بطل ما كانوا يعملون من السحر[[تفسير مقاتل بن سليمان ٢/٥٤.]]. (ز)
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7:105
حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّآ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّۚ قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعِيَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ١٠٥
[Who is] obligated not to say about Allāh except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., free them from oppression and allow them to emigrate. ↩
7:106
قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئۡتَ بِـَٔايَةٖ فَأۡتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١٠٦
[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."
7:107
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ ١٠٧
So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., genuine and not imagined, as a miracle from Allāh. ↩
7:108
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ١٠٨
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.
7:109
قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ ١٠٩
Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
7:110
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُمۡۖ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ ١١٠
Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"
7:111
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرۡسِلۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ١١١
They said,1 "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
1 translator’s note
- After mutual consultation and agreement. ↩
7:112
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٖ ١١٢
Who will bring you every learned magician."
7:113
وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ١١٣
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
7:114
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ ١١٤
He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."
7:115
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُلۡقِينَ ١١٥
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
7:116
قَالَ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلۡقَوۡاْ سَحَرُوٓاْ أَعۡيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسۡتَرۡهَبُوهُمۡ وَجَآءُو بِسِحۡرٍ عَظِيمٖ ١١٦
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.1
1 translator’s note
- Their staffs and ropes appeared as writhing snakes. ↩
7:117
۞ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ ١١٧
And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
7:118
فَوَقَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١١٨
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
7:119
فَغُلِبُواْ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُواْ صَٰغِرِينَ ١١٩
And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.
7:120
وَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ ١٢٠
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].