الأعراف
Al-A'raf
Surah 7
Verse 117
الأعراف
The Heights • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
English - Five Volume Translation
English - Short Commentary Translation
English - Topics
7:117
قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
He replied, ‘Throw ye.’ And when they threw, they enchanted the eyes of the people, and struck them with awe and brought forth a great magic.
English - Five Volume Translation
He replied, ‘Throw ye.’ And [a]when they threw, they enchanted the eyes of the people, and struck them with awe and brought forth a great magic.[1008]
20:67; 26:45.
Important Words:
سحر عظیم (a great magic). For the meaning of the word سحر see 2:103 & 7:110.
Commentary:
Moses was not slow in availing himself of the opportunity offered and at once replied that they should throw first. The Prophets of God generally wait for an attack on the part of their opponents, for they prefer to defend and then look to God for succour.
English - Short Commentary Translation
He replied, ‘Throw ye.’[1028] And when they [g]threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck them with awe and produced a mighty magic.
20:67; 26:45.
Prophets of God never attack first. They wait for an attack on the part of their opponents, for they prefer to defend and look to God for succour.