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Surah Al-A'raaf (سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ), Verse 109
Ayah 1063 of 6236 • Meccan
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
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The Noble Quran
EnglishThe chiefs of the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer;
Muhammad Asad
EnglishHas it, then, not become obvious unto those who have inherited the earth in the wake of former generations that, if We so willed, We could smite them [too] by means of their sins, sealing their hearts so that they cannot hear [the truth]?
Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari
Urduتو قوم فرعون میں جو سردار تھے وہ کہنے لگے کہ یہ بڑا علامہ جادوگر ہے
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Tafsir (Commentary)
Tafsir al-Sa'di
Salafi Approvedفلهذا قَالَ الْمَلأ مِنْ قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ حين بهرهم ما رأوا من الآيات، ولم يؤمنوا، وطلبوا لها التأويلات الفاسدة: إِنَّ هَذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ أي: ماهر في سحره.
Tafsir al-Muyassar
Salafi Approvedقال الأشراف من قوم فرعون: إن موسى لساحر يأخذ بأعين الناس بخداعه إياهم، حتى يخيل إليهم أن العصا حية، والشيء بخلاف ما هو عليه، وهو واسع العلم بالسحر ماهر به.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Salafi Approvedأي قال الملأ وهم الجمهور والسادة من قوم فرعون موافقين لقول فرعون فيه بعد ما رجع إليه روعه واستقر على سرير مملكته بعد ذلك قال للملأ حوله "إن هذا لساحر عليم" فوافقوه وقالوا كمقالته وتشاوروا في أمره كيف يصنعون في أمره وكيف تكون حيلتهم في إطفاء نوره وإخماد كلمته وظهور كذبه وافترائه وتخوفوا أن يستميل الناس بسحره فيما يعتقدون فيكون ذلك سببا لظهوره عليهم.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Fir`awn's People say that Musa is a Magician! The chiefs and noblemen of the people of Fir`awn agreed with Fir`awn's statement about Musa. After Fir`awn felt safe and returned to his throne, he said to the chiefs of his people, إِنَّ هَـذَا لَسَـحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ (This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer) and they agreed. They held counsel to decide what they should do about Musa. They conspired to extinguish the light that he brought and bring down his word. They plotted to portray Musa as a liar and fake. They feared that he might lure people to his side by his magic, they claimed, and thus prevail over them and drive them away from their land. What they feared occured, just as Allah said, وَنُرِىَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَـمَـنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يَحْذَرونَ (And We let Fir`awn and Haman and their hosts receive from them that which they feared.) 28:6 After they conferred about Musa, they agreed on a plot, as Allah said about them,
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Salafi Approvedدرباریوں سے مشورے ہوئے ! ٭٭ جب ڈر خوف جاتا رہا فرعون پھر سے اپنے تخت پر آ بیٹھا اور درباریوں کے اوسان درست ہوگئے تو فرعون نے کہا بھئی مجھے تو یہ جادوگر لگتا ہے اور ہے بھی بڑا استاد۔ ان لوگوں نے اس کی تائید کی اور کہا حضور درست فرما رہے ہیں۔ اب مشورے کرنے لگے کہ اگر یہ معاملہ یونہی رہا تو لوگ اس کی طرف مائل ہوجائیں گے اور جب یہ قوت پکڑے گا تو ہم سے بادشاہت چھین لے گا ہمیں جلاوطن کر دے گا بتاؤ کیا کرنا چاہئے ؟ اللہ کی شان ہے جس سے خوف کھایا وہی سامنے آیا۔
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