Quran Chapter
26: 43 to 45 (Pt-19,
Stg-5) (L-2327) درس قرآن
A lie does not have feet
Chapter “Shu-‘araaa’”- (The Poets) - 26
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in Allaah
from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of Allaah, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ 43 فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ 44 فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ 45
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43. Moses said unto
them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
44. Then they threw
down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh’s might, lo! we verily
are the winners.
45. Then Moses threw
his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
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43. Qaala lahum-Muusaaa ‘al-quu
maaa ‘antum-mulquun.
44. Fa-‘alqaw hibaalahum
wa ‘isiyyahum wa
qaaluu bi-‘izzati Fir-‘awna
‘innaa la-nahnul-gaalibuun.
45. Fa-‘alqaa Muusaa
‘asaahu fa-‘izaa hiya
talqafu maa ya’-fikuun.
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Commentary
After taking strong promise of reward from Pharaoh, they (the
wizards) stepped towards Moses (peace be upon him) and said: Will you assault
at first or should we? Moses (peace be upon him) had observed that they had heard
that I {Moses (peace be upon him)} throw staff on the earth which becomes a
serpent, they have collected cords and staves for throwing on the earth, and
they will fling them in the field. And it will seem to the people that those all
have been moving like serpents.
After looking their things, Moses (peace be upon him) said: Throw
your cords and staves first! When the wizards heard these words, they began to
repeat the meaningless words and shouted “By Pharaoh’s might, we will be the
winners”. Then they threw their large cords and staves on the ground. But as it
is a famous proverb that “A lie does not have feet”, like this, “The magic does
not have any strong root”. The people thought that those cords and staves had
been moving like snakes, but in fact those remained the same (cords and staves).
When Moses (peace be upon him) looked this, he spoke: Praise be
to Allaah. And by His name, he threw his staff in the field. It was
neither a lie and nor any play. The staff used to become really a serpent by
the Power of Allaah Almighty and it had more power than any serpent. As soon
as it was thrown on the ground, it began to swallow those imaginary snakes
which were actually cords and staves. Then the entire field was clear and the
Truth was manifest.
