Surah Al A'raf Tafseer

Musa defeats the Magicians, Who believe in Him

Allah tells;

وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ

And We revealed to Musa (saying):"Throw your stick,"

Allah states that at that tremendous moment, in which Allah differentiated between Truth and Falsehood, He sent a revelation to His servant and Messenger Musa, peace be upon him, ordering him to throw the stick that he held in his right hand,

فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ

It swallowed straight away,

and devoured,

مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

all the falsehood which they showed.

the magic that they caused the illusion with, of magic with which they caused making it appear real, whereas it was not real at all.

Ibn Abbas said that;

Musa's stick swallowed all the ropes and sticks that the magicians threw.

فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ