Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ﴾

And he drew out his hand, and it was glowing white...

﴿ قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ ﴾

Pharaoh said to the chiefs around him, “This is in...

﴿ يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ ﴾

He wants to drive you out of your land with his ma...

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ﴾

They said, “Let him and his brother wait and dispa...

﴿ يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ ﴾

to bring you every learned magician.”

﴿ فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ﴾

So the magicians were assembled at an appointed ti...

﴿ وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ ﴾

And it was said to the people, “Will you join the...

﴿ لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ﴾

so that we may follow the magicians, if they are v...

﴿ فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِ... ﴾

When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, “Wi...

﴿ قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴾

He said, “Yes, and then you will surely be of thos...

﴿ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلۡقُواْ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ ﴾

Moses said to them, “Throw whatever you wish to th...

﴿ فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ﴾

So they threw their ropes and staffs, and said, “B...