Transliteration:( Fa ulqiyas saharatu sujjadan qaalooo aamannaa bi Rabbi Haaroona wa Moosa )
Then all the magicians were made to prostrate [86] they said, 'We believe in him who is the Lord of Musa and Harun'. [87]
The magicians did not fall into prostration by their own decision alone, but were made to prostrate through Divine help, as a reward for the respect they had shown to Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him).
This demonstrates that respect for the Prophet leads to guidance and faith, while disrespect leads to the ruin of one’s deeds—just as seen in the example of the Devil, who was destroyed due to his arrogance towards Prophet Adam.
This verse highlights that Prophets are the medium through which Allah Almighty is recognised and His truth is affirmed.
The magicians proclaimed belief in the Lord of Hazrat Musa and Hazrat Harun (peace be upon them), meaning:
“The true Lord is the One whom these blessed Prophets call their Lord—not Pharaoh—even if all his followers claim otherwise.”
Thus, they referred to Allah Almighty as the Lord of Musa, even though He is the Lord of all, because the Prophets serve as the clear proof and guide to His reality.
The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 70 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 65 which provides the complete commentary from verse 65 through 70.
(20:70) Eventually the magicians were impelled to fall down prostrate[43] and said: “We believe in the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”[44]
43. When they saw the power of the staff of Moses (peace be upon him), they involuntarily fell prostrate as if someone had made them do so, because they were convinced that it was a miracle and not a feat of magic.
44. This profession of faith by the magicians shows that everyone was aware of the basic object of the encounter. It was not an encounter between the feats of the magicians and those of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), but it was to decide whether the claim of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) that he was a Messenger of Allah was true or not. If this staff was actually turned into a dragon, it was by means of a miracle. On the other hand, Pharaoh intended to prove by the feats of his magicians that it was not a miracle but a feat of magic. Incidentally, this also shows that Pharaoh and his magicians and the common people fully understood the distinction between a miracle and a feat of magic. ,That is why when the magicians saw that it was a miracle shown by the power of Allah which had exposed their magic, they did not say that Moses (peace be upon him) was a more skillful magician, but straightway fell prostrate, saying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.
It is obvious that the defeat turned the tables on Pharaoh who had himself arranged the encounter to expose Prophet Moses (peace be upon him). He had mustered all his magicians with a view to demonstrating before the public that there was nothing extraordinary in turning a staff into a serpent for this could be done by any magician. But the defeat of the magicians and their acknowledgment testified that Moses (peace be upon him) was really a Messenger of Allah and the transformation of the staff was not a feat of magic but a miracle.
[841]- After they had seen the miracles which Allāh had given Moses and that they were realities and not merely impressions of magic.
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