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fa-lammā ʾalqaw qāla mūsā mā jiʾtum bihī s-siḥru ʾinna llāha sa-yubṭiluhū ʾinna llāha lā yuṣliḥu ʿamala l-mufsidīna
So when they threw down [their sticks and ropes], Moses said, ‘What you have produced is magic. Indeed Allah will bring it to naught presently. Indeed Allah does not foster the efforts of those who cause corruption.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Yunus – Verses 81 - 82
81. “So when they had thrown, Moses said: ‘What you have brought is sorcery. Allah will surely make it naught, verily Allah does not set right the work of mischief makers.”
82. “And Allah proves the Truth by His Words though the sinners be averse (to it).”
Falsehood may have a parade and flaunt for a short time, but, at last, it is condemned to extinction. Allah does not support and improve the affairs of the mischief-makers. A sorcerer is a mischief-maker, and sorcery is a corruption. Therefore, it must be opposed with. The verse says:
“So when they had thrown, Moses said: ‘What you have brought is sorcery. Allah will surely make it naught, verily Allah does not set right the work of mischief makers.”
Then Allah proclaims in the verse that Moses told them that he would definitely triumph in that quarrel and combat, for Allah had promised to unveil the truth and, through decisive logic and the astounding miracles of His prophets, He would expose the scandals of those who incite corruption even though some of the evil-doers, such as Pharaoh and his supporters, would dislike that. The verse says:
“And Allah proves the Truth by His Words though the sinners be averse (to it).”