Surah Al-A'raf 7:119

Musa defeats the Magicians, Who believe in Him

Allah states that at that tremendous moment, in which Allah differentiated between Truth and Falsehood, He sent a revelation to His servant and Messenger Musa, peace be upon him, ordering him to throw the stick that he held in his right hand,

(It swallowed straight away) and devoured,

(all the falsehood which they showed.) the magic that they caused the illusion with, of magic with which they caused making it appear real, whereas it was not real at all. Ibn `Abbas said that Musa's stick swallowed all the ropes and sticks that the magicians threw. The magicians realized that this was from heaven and was by no means magic. They fell in prostration and proclaimed,

("We believe in the Lord of all that exists. The Lord of Musa and Harun ). Muhammad bin Ishaq commented, "It followed the ropes and sticks one after another, until nothing that the sorcerers threw remained. Musa then held it in his hand, and it became a stick again just as it was before. The magicians fell in prostration and proclaimed, `We believe in the Lord of all that exists, the Lord of Musa and Harun. Had Musa been a magician, he would not have prevailed over us. "' Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazzah commented, "Allah revealed to Musa to throw his stick. When he threw his stick, it became a huge, manifest snake that opened its mouth and swallowed the magicians' ropes and sticks. On that, the magicians fell in prostration. They did not raise their heads before seeing the Paradise, the Fire, and the recompense of their inhabitants."

Dalam ayat ini Allah menegaskan bahwa pesihir itu telah dikalahkan di tempat itu, dan jadilah mereka orang-orang yang hina dina. Artinya bila sebelum peristiwa itu, para pesihir merasa bangga percaya diri secara berlebihan, maka setelah kekalahan itu tersingkaplah kebohongan dan kepalsuan mereka, karena sihir mereka tidak mempunyai kekuatan sama sekali. Di samping itu, karena kekalahan tersebut, sirnalah sudah harapan mereka untuk mendapatkan harta benda, pangkat dan kekayaan yang tadinya telah dijanjikan Firaun kepada mereka.

Kekalahan para pesihir tersebut berarti kekalahan Firaun dan para pembesarnya. Pada mulanya mereka percaya bahwa para pesihir yang terpandai yang mereka kumpulkan dari berbagai tempat dalam wilayah kekuasaannya, dengan mudah dapat mengalahkan Nabi Musa. Karena itu ia mengobral janji, tetapi ternyata para pesihirnya itu mengalami kekalahan, dan Nabi Musa mendapat kemenangan, maka pudarlah harapan Firaun dan pemuka-pemukanya untuk dapat mempertahankan kebesaran dan kekuasaannya. Hilanglah kehebatan mereka di mata orang banyak, dan jadilah mereka orang-orang yang hina. Apalagi peristiwa tersebut terjadi pada salah satu hari raya mereka dan tidak disaksikan orang banyak. Mengenai ini Allah berfirman dalam ayat lain:

Dia (Musa) berkata, "(Perjanjian) waktu (untuk pertemuan kami dengan kamu itu) ialah pada hari raya dan hendaklah orang-orang dikumpulkan pada pagi hari (dhuha)." (thaha/20: 59)