Surah 28:37
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فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا بَيِّنَٰتٖ قَالُواْ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّفۡتَرٗى وَمَا سَمِعۡنَا بِهَٰذَا فِيٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
When Moses brought them Our clear signs, they said, ‘This is nothing but a magic trick. We have not heard of this among our fathers of old.’
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن جَآءَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ مِنۡ عِندِهِۦ وَمَن تَكُونُ لَهُۥ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلدَّارِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
But Moses said, ‘My Lord knows who brings the guidance from Him, and to whom the final Home (belongs). Surely the evildoers will not prosper.’
Allah tells us how Musa and his brother Harun came before Fir'awn and his chiefs, and showed them the clear miracles and overwhelming proof that Allah had given them to confirm the truth of what they were saying about Allah being One and that His commandments were to be followed. Fir'awn and his chiefs saw that with their own eyes and realized that it was certainly from Allah, but because of their disbelief and sin they resorted to stubbornness and false arguments. This was because they were too evil and arrogant to follow the truth. They said:
{This is nothing but invented magic} meaning, fabricated and made up. They wanted to oppose him by means of their own tricks and their position and power, but this did not work.
They were referring worshipping Allah Alone, with no partner or associate. They said: “We have never seen anyone among our forefathers following this religion; we have only ever seen people associating other gods in worship with Allah. Musa said in response to them:
meaning, 'of me and you, and He will decide between me and you.' So he said:
meaning, who will be supported and will prevail.
refers to the idolaters who associate others in worship with Allah.