Concise Quran Commentary
Moses said to them in disapproval: Are you calling the truth, when it has come to you, magic? Never! This is not magic. I know that a magician can never be successful, so why would I practise magic?
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Surah 10 : Ayah 77
Surah 10 : Ayah 77
قَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَكُمْ ۖ أَسِحْرٌ هَـٰذَا وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّـٰحِرُونَ
Moses said, “Do you say this about the truth after it has come to you? Can this be magic? But magicians will never succeed.”