سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 48
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُوتِىَ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ قَالُوا۟ سِحْرَانِ تَظَـٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿48﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But when the truth (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم with his Message) has come to them from Us, they say: "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Mûsâ (Moses)? Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Mûsâ (Moses) of old? They say: "Two kinds of magic [the Taurât (Torah) and the Qur’an], each helping the other!" And they say: "Verily in both we are disbelievers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
the truth
مِنْ
min
from Us
عِندِنَا
ʿindinā
from Us
قَالُوا۟
qālū
they said
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
he was given
مِثْلَ
mith'la
(the) like
مَآ
mā
(of) what
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
was given
مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ
mūsā
(to) Musa
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
يَكْفُرُوا۟
yakfurū
they disbelieve
بِمَآ
bimā
in what
أُوتِىَ
ūtiya
was given
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(to) Musa
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۖ
qablu
before
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
سِحْرَانِ
siḥ'rāni
Two magic (works)
تَظَـٰهَرَا
taẓāharā
supporting each other
وَقَالُوٓا۟
waqālū
And they said
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
بِكُلٍّۢ
bikullin
in all
كَـٰفِرُونَ
kāfirūna
(are) disbelievers
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But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why has he not been given the like of what was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in what was given to Moses before [64]? They say, "These two (the Torah and the Quran) [65] are magic supporting each other," and they say, "We reject both of them." [66]
[64]
Several Conclusive Answers to the Disbelievers Demanding a Miracle Like Musa (Moses) ؑ:
And now when Our Messenger has come to the disbelievers of Makkah and has brought with him the Book of guidance, they have started saying that why was he not given a staff like Musa ؑ, which would turn into a serpent, or why was he not given a hand that would shine like the sun, or why was this Book not revealed in the form of tablets? The answer that Allah Almighty has given to this objection of the polytheists of Makkah can have two meanings. One is that when Musa ؑ presented these miracles before his people, did they believe? According to your thinking, they should certainly have believed. And the second meaning is that if you consider these miracles correct and a proof of prophethood, then have you believed in the Torah? And since you have not believed in the Torah and Musa ؑ, it clearly means that in reality you also deny these miracles. And this claim of yours is mere lip service.
[65] This sentence has several meanings. One is that the people of Musa ؑ began to say that Musa and Harun are both magicians and are helpers of each other. And the second meaning is that when the disbelievers of Makkah see that there are many similarities in the beliefs of Muslims and Jews—for example, both groups detest idol worship and consider it shirk and disbelief, both believe in the Hereafter, both consider slaughtering in the name of anyone other than Allah as forbidden, and if Muslims affirm Musa ؑ, then many fair-minded Jews consider this Prophet to be true—then these disbelievers say that Musa ؑ and Muhammad ﷺ are both magicians and support and affirm each other. And the third meaning is that the disbelievers of Makkah say that both the Torah and the Quran are clear magic, because both books support and affirm each other.
[66] Therefore, we do not believe in the Torah, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Quran. All these books are birds of a feather. None of these books represent our interests. Therefore, none of these books are acceptable.
[64]
Several Conclusive Answers to the Disbelievers Demanding a Miracle Like Musa (Moses) ؑ:
And now when Our Messenger has come to the disbelievers of Makkah and has brought with him the Book of guidance, they have started saying that why was he not given a staff like Musa ؑ, which would turn into a serpent, or why was he not given a hand that would shine like the sun, or why was this Book not revealed in the form of tablets? The answer that Allah Almighty has given to this objection of the polytheists of Makkah can have two meanings. One is that when Musa ؑ presented these miracles before his people, did they believe? According to your thinking, they should certainly have believed. And the second meaning is that if you consider these miracles correct and a proof of prophethood, then have you believed in the Torah? And since you have not believed in the Torah and Musa ؑ, it clearly means that in reality you also deny these miracles. And this claim of yours is mere lip service.
[65] This sentence has several meanings. One is that the people of Musa ؑ began to say that Musa and Harun are both magicians and are helpers of each other. And the second meaning is that when the disbelievers of Makkah see that there are many similarities in the beliefs of Muslims and Jews—for example, both groups detest idol worship and consider it shirk and disbelief, both believe in the Hereafter, both consider slaughtering in the name of anyone other than Allah as forbidden, and if Muslims affirm Musa ؑ, then many fair-minded Jews consider this Prophet to be true—then these disbelievers say that Musa ؑ and Muhammad ﷺ are both magicians and support and affirm each other. And the third meaning is that the disbelievers of Makkah say that both the Torah and the Quran are clear magic, because both books support and affirm each other.
[66] Therefore, we do not believe in the Torah, nor in the Gospel, nor in the Quran. All these books are birds of a feather. None of these books represent our interests. Therefore, none of these books are acceptable.
