Transliteration:( La'allanaa nattabi'us saharata in kaanoo humul ghaalibeen )
47. This means if the magicians overpower Hazrat Moosa (On whom be peace), then we should, in keeping with the obedience of the magicians accept the Pharoah as a god.
The magicians were worshipping the Pharoah and the same obedience is meant here, and not accepting him as their king. And if Hazrat Moosa (On whom be peace) is victorious, then we will neither obey him nor give up the worshipping of the Pharoah.
Therefore, no mention is made of the victory of Hazrat Moosa (On whom be peace). Today, those who attend debates with the intention that if our false Alim gains victory we will joyously accept it. but if the opposing Alim overpowers him. even if he is on the right path. we will not accept him.
If the purpose of the debate is merely to embarrass the truth, then these people would be following this method of the people of Pharoah.Â
48. His objective was to stop the people from following Hazrat Moosa (On whom be peace), and not to accept the religion of the magicians. The magicians themselves were following the religion of the Pharoah by accepting him as a god.
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The tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura verse 40 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Shura ayat 38 which provides the complete commentary from verse 38 through 48.
33. This sentence confirms the idea that those who had witnessed the miracle of Moses (peace be upon him) in the royal court and those who had heard of it reliably outside were losing faith in their ancestral religion, and now the strength of their faith depended on this that their own magicians also should give a performance similar to that of Moses (peace be upon him). That is why Pharaoh and his chiefs themselves regarded this contest as a decisive one, and their heralds were busy moving about in the land, impressing on the people that if the magicians won the day, they would yet be secured against the risk of being won over to Moses’ (peace be upon him) religion, otherwise there was every possibility of their creed being exposed and abandoned forever.
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