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fa-waqaʿa l-ḥaqqu wa-baṭala mā kānū yaʿmalūna
So the truth came out, and what they had wrought was reduced to naught.
— Ali Quli Qarai
7Al-A'rāfالأعرافVerse 118 of 206
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Surah al-‘Araf – Verses 118-120
118 . “So the truth was established and what they were doing was made vain.”
119 . “Thus were they there defeated and brought low.”
120 .”And the sorcerers fell down in prostration.”
It was thus that the truth was manifested and the acts of sorcerers, which were baseless and improper, were nollified. The verse says:
The reason of this incident was that the deed of Moses (as) was a reality while the sorcerers’ deeds were some deceits, trickeries, dissimulations, juggleries and delusions. This was the first stroke which was struck upon the foundation of the power of Pharaoh, the arrogant. In verse 119, the Qur’ān implies that, thereafter, the signs of failure were seen in them, and all of them became low and helpless. The verse says:
The more important stroke happened when the scene of struggle of sorcerers against Moses (as) was totally changed, and suddenly all the sorcerers fell down prostrating for the greatness of Allah. The verse says: