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Surah An-Naazi'aat (79) — Ayah 22

Those who drag forth · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 584

ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ ﴿22﴾
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allâh).
ثُمَّ thumma Then
أَدْبَرَ adbara he turned his back
يَسْعَىٰ yasʿā striving

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22. 1. That is, he not only denied faith and obedience but also spread corruption in the land and kept striving to oppose Musa ؑ. Thus, he gathered magicians and made them confront Musa ؑ so that Musa ؑ could be proven false.

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22. Then he turned away and schemed [16].

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The Rebellion of Pharaoh:

After witnessing this miracle, Pharaoh and his courtiers were convinced that Mosesؑ was indeed a messenger of Allah. However, the problem was that accepting this would require all of them to relinquish their power and positions and become obedient followers of Mosesؑ, which for them was like death. Therefore, they tried to convince the common people that this was not a miracle granted by Allah, but rather a feat of magic. To make this lie appear true, they devised the scheme of having the most skilled magicians from across the country publicly compete with Mosesؑ. Pharaoh also offered great incentives to the magicians. But when the magicians were defeated in the arena and publicly declared that this was not a feat of magic, but a miracle granted by Allah Almighty, and that they believed in the Lord of Moses and Aaron (peace be upon them), Pharaoh and his courtiers were thoroughly disgraced in front of the entire assembly.