سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 116
قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿116﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Throw you (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ
alqū
Throw
فَلَمَّآ
falammā
Then when
أَلْقَوْا۟
alqaw
they threw
سَحَرُوٓا۟
saḥarū
they bewitched
أَعْيُنَ
aʿyuna
(the) eyes
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ
wa-is'tarhabūhum
and terrified them
وَجَآءُو
wajāū
and came (up)
بِسِحْرٍ
bisiḥ'rin
with a magic
عَظِيمٍۢ
ʿaẓīmin
great
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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