Araf 123-126
123- PHARAOH SAID: “YOU BELIEVED IN HIM BEFORE I PERMIT YOU, THIS IS BUT A PLOT YOU PLOTTED IN TOWN TO DRIVE ITS PEOPLE OUT, WAIT AND YOU WILL SEE.
124- I WILL CUT YOUR HANDS AND FEET OFF ON OPPOSITE SIDES , AND I WILL CRUCIFY ALL OF YOU.
125- THEY SAID: “INDEED, WE WILL BE RETURNED TO OUR LORD”.
126- “YOU DESPISE US JUST BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN OUR LORD’S AYAHS WHEN WE RECEIVED THEM, OUR LORD GIVE US PATIENCE IN ABUNDANCE, AND LET US DIE AS MUSLIMS.
When the Magicians saw before their eyes what happened and that what Moses did was a miracle, not magic or illusion. At this point, Pharaoh lost all authority over them, for they believed and then they had a different Lord.
Pharaoh accused them of faking the contest, and that the whole thing was an act they planned outside in town before going to him. Allah the Highest tells us in another Ayah that he claimed that Moses was their senior magician and they had it all planned with him saying: “HE IS YOUR SENIOR WHO TAUGHT YOU MAGIC, WAIT AND YOU WILL SEE”. (S: 26 A: 49)
Pharaoh also played on his people’s fear and patriotism, threatening his people that they want to drive them out of their land to take it over. This was to have his people behind him.
Pharaoh threatened the magicians, but surprisingly not Moses peace upon him that he will cut their hands and feet on opposite sides then will crucify them to the stems of the palm trees, should they not return to their original idol worshipping faith. But as is usually the case after faith has entered people’s hearts, content and comfort comes in with it, and being killed means that they will be going to meet their Lord, therefore it is not threat. It was logical for pharaoh to threaten Moses or kill him, but clearly pharaoh at the time knew that Moses was not an ordinary man, and pharaoh was certainly fearing Moses peace upon him.
The Magicians knew that before they die, they will suffer a great deal of torture and pain. Therefore they asked Allah the Highest to grant them patience and perseverance, to withstand and tolerate what is coming to them. They asked Allah the Highest not to let them weaken and return to idol worshipping under the effect of torture, and to die as Muslims. This means that Islam is the religion of submission to Allah the Highest from the beginning of time.
The magicians answered pharaoh also saying: “WE WILL NOT PREFER YOU TO THE CLEAR SIGNS WHICH CAME TO US AND TO HE WHO CREATED US, THEREFORE DECIDE WHAT YOU WILL, YOU DECIDE ONLY CONCERNING THIS LOWER LIFE * WE BELIEVED IN OUR LORD TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS, AND THE MAGIC YOU FORCED US TO PERFORM, INDEED ALLAH IS BETTER AND EVERLASTING”. (S: 20 A: 72-73)
The believers throughout the ages suffered for their believe the early Muslims were tortured were persecuted, so were the early Christians and the followers of all the prophets and messengers.
The inner circuit of the head of the state have particular responsibility of guidance and advice to him for the good of the whole country. Yet, in the mean time they:
- Desire to stay on good terms with the head of the state.
- Wish to keep him in power, for their power depends on his power.
They are in a position of influence from which they also benefit themselves, yet they should benefit the huge masses of the country, as they benefit from them.
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