MOSES TOO, COMES TO THE FIELD VERSE NO.65ِ69

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MAGIC AND MAGICIAN Verses 65-69

      The sorcerers united to stand firmly against Moses, in order to win the combat.

      At the beginning, they showed some sort of a politeness or ethical conduct by respecting Moses, and saying to him:ِ

      ``Will you cast your staff, or you want us to be the first to throw down?''

      Some commentators have thought that their polite and ethical behaviour with Moses, paved the way for their final prosperity and salvation.

      In the glorious name of Pharaoh, they threw their rods and ropes in which they had stored some chemical materials such as mercury; and when exposed to the heat of sunshine, they showed some physical reaction and movement.

      In fact, after a lot of inculcations, and impressing by frequent repetitions of certain words and phrases; their strings and sticks were thrown and seemed to move about like snakes!

      Their magic seemed so real, and existent as snakes of various sizes and colours, that a great outcry of happiness and excitement burst out among the Egyptian crowd; followed by the exclamations of; ``Long live Pharaoh!''

      Seeing that scenery, Moses conceived some sort of a fear in himself, and mysterious anxiety creeped over his mind! But soon after he came to himself and remembered that the All-mighty God was with him, Who sees and hears everything. So his faith in God gave him the necessary confidence:ِ

      ``We said to Moses; Don't be afraid that you have the upper hand, and cast down that which is in your right hand, that will swallow all their fabrication....''

      Falsehood may flaunt and display itself boastfully across a race course with truth, but it cannot win in the presence of truth, and finally will vanish in contempt.

      Here, we should know that magic is unlawful and a major sin in the sight of Islam. It has been strictly forbidden, because in many cases it serves to mislead people. Of course, there are some exceptions in it, as in the case with any other act; such as using it to prove the falsehood of false prophets. The trickery and deception of a sorcerer will soon be disclosed, and the sorcerers will never prosper, and they will not succeed to fulfil their evil purposes.

 

 

MAGIC AND MAGICIAN Verses 65-69
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