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qāla l-malaʾu min qawmi firʿawna ʾinna hādhā la-sāḥirun ʿalīmun
The elite of Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This is indeed an expert magician;
— Ali Quli Qarai
7Al-A'rāfالأعرافVerse 109 of 206
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The elite of Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This is indeed an expert magician;
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-‘Araf – Verses 108-109
108 . “Then he drew out his hand, and behold! It was white to the beholders.”
109 . “The chiefs of Pharaoh’s people said: ‘Verily this indeed is a knowing sorcerer’.”
Besides warnings and changing the Rod as a serpent, Moses showed white hand, too. But the opponents of the prophets used to spoil the rank of the prophets. The verse says:
Therefore, the adherents and the chiefs of wrong-doers around false deities are also shared with them in their crimes. The verse says: