سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 46

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 369

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ ﴿46﴾
And the sorcerers fell down prostrate.
فَأُلْقِىَ fa-ul'qiya Then fell down
ٱلسَّحَرَةُ l-saḥaratu the magicians
سَـٰجِدِينَ sājidīna prostrate

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46. Seeing this, the magicians fell down in prostration [36].

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Why Did the Magicians Believe?

When Pharaoh’s summoned magicians saw that the serpent formed from Moses’ ؑ staff was devouring their serpents, they became certain that this was something beyond the art of magic. They were not ordinary magicians, but rather the top experts and renowned magicians from across the country. Therefore, when all the serpents they had created were eliminated from the field of contest, they openly admitted their defeat. Not only did they suffice with this, but in that very gathering, they declared their belief in the Lord of all the worlds, and also clarified that by “Lord” they did not mean Pharaoh, but rather by “Lord of all the worlds” they meant that Sustainer who is the Nourisher of everything, and to whom Moses ؑ and Aaron ؑ were inviting.