Surah Al-A'raf 7:118

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 ditegaskan bahwa dengan lenyapnya semua ular ciptaan ahli-ahli sihir Firaun dari pandangan orang-orang yang menyaksikannya, berarti kemenangan bagi mukjizat Nabi Musa atas perbuatan ahli-ahli sihir yang penuh kebathilan dan kepalsuan itu. Sihir mereka menjadi tidak berdaya menghadapi mukjizat utusan Allah.

Dalam kisah Nabi Musa yang terdapat dalam Surah thaha, sehubungan dengan masalah ini Allah berfirman:

Apa yang mereka buat itu hanyalah tipu daya pesihir (belaka). Dan tidak akan menang pesihir itu, dari mana pun ia datang. (thaha/20: 69)

Sedang dalam kisahnya yang terdapat dalam surah Yunus, Allah berfirman sebagai berikut:

Setelah mereka melemparkan, Musa berkata, "Apa yang kamu lakukan itu, itulah sihir, sesungguhnya Allah akan menampakkan kepalsuan sihir itu. Sungguh, Allah tidak akan membiarkan terus berlangsungnya pekerjaan orang yang berbuat kerusakan." (Yunus/10: 81)