Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 51
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
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Note! For the explanation of Ayah (41) to (51), see the exegesis of Surah Al-A'raf (113 to 126) and Surah Ta-Ha (65 to 75).
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The Change in the Character of the Magicians After Embracing Faith:
Before the contest, the state of the magicians was such that they were pleading with Pharaoh to receive rewards and honors from him. But when they embraced faith with true insight and sincerity of heart, a sudden revolution occurred in their minds, as if their eyes had suddenly been opened. Their faith gave them so much courage that now they did not even care about the threat of crucifixion from that same tyrant and oppressive Pharaoh. They spoke in unison: “Do whatever worst you can do to us, leave no stone unturned in your ill-treatment. At most, you can kill us. You cannot harm us any more than that. But the wealth of faith that we have attained is a thousand times better than these sufferings. And we hope that Allah, the Exalted, will forgive our past mistakes and slips.” Justice demanded that, in this battle between truth and falsehood, just as the magicians embraced faith after their defeat, Pharaoh too should have believed. But he became even more arrogant, and the only reason for this was that if he had believed, he would have lost all his kingdom and authority, and would have had to live as a subordinate to Musa ؑ. But the magicians had no such concern. From this, a clear conclusion emerges: the greatest obstacle in embracing faith is the renunciation of one’s own status, leadership, and authority, and such people are always the first and greatest opponents and enemies of the Prophets.
