Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 40
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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Pharaoh’s Declaration to Support the Victorious Party:
Pharaoh gave a general invitation to the people to attend this gathering with the hope that such a large number of top magicians would assemble, and the dignitaries of the kingdom would also be present there, so that their awe and grandeur would overawe Musa as well. Demonstrating this expectation, he said that the strong hope is that our magicians will prevail. In that case, we must support our magicians so that Musa’s defeat and subjugation become fully clear and evident to everyone. In other words, he wanted to give people the impression that when our side outweighs the other in the contest, one result will be that our religion is proven correct and there can be no reason to deviate from it. And in this decision, our self-interest will have no part; rather, justice demands that the victorious party should be supported. And some have said that by ﴿السحرة﴾ is meant Hazrat Musa ؑ and Hazrat Harun ؑ; that is, Pharaoh announced in the full court that it is possible that in this contest, Hazrat Musa and his brother may succeed. In that case, we will follow their path. Even in this case, Pharaoh’s intention was that after the contest, we will adopt the path of justice in which our self-interest will have no part. Whichever party prevails, we must support it.
