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7:122

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ

Rabbi moosa waharoona

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

Word by word
  1. رَبِّLord
  2. مُوسَىٰ(of) Musa
  3. وَهَٰرُونَand Harun
Al-A'raf · 7:122Makkah

The Lord of Musa and Harun, they made it unmistakable.

Being specific so no one could twist their words

Their words
Lord of the worldsthe general truth
that is
Lord of Musa and Harunthe One these two called to
Why name them
a vague beliefeasy for Fir'awn to claim
a clear standwith the messengers, openly

Fir'awn called himself lord of his people. So the magicians did not leave room for doubt: they believed in the Lord of Musa and Harun. Ibn Ishaq reports they said that had Musa been a magician, he could not have beaten them.

At a family dinner someone mocks people who pray. You could mumble something about everyone believing in something. Or you could say, gently, I pray, and it matters to me. Clarity is a kind of courage.

It is safer to keep my faith vague in public.

Real belief is willing to say whose side it is on.

Try this

Once this week, when your faith comes up, say plainly and kindly what you believe.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 7:117)

And We revealed to Musa (saying): "Throw your stick," and behold! It swallowed up straight away all the falsehood which they showed (117)Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect (118)So they were defeated there and returned disgraced (119)And the sorcerers fell down prostrate (120)They said: "We believe in the Lord of all that exists (121)"The Lord of Musa and Harun. (122)

Musa defeats the Magicians, Who believe in Him

Allah states that at that tremendous moment, in which Allah differentiated between Truth and Falsehood, He sent a revelation to His servant and Messenger Musa, peace be upon him, ordering him to throw the stick that he held in his right hand,

فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ

(It swallowed straight away) and devoured,

مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

(all the falsehood which they showed.) the magic that they caused the illusion with, of magic with which they caused making it appear real, whereas it was not real at all. Ibn 'Abbas said that Musa's stick swallowed all the ropes and sticks that the magicians threw. The magicians realized that this was from heaven and was by no means magic. They fell in prostration and proclaimed,

آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ - رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ

("We believe in the Lord of all that exists. The Lord of Musa and Harun ).

Muhammad bin Ishaq commented, "It followed the ropes and sticks one after another, until nothing that the sorcerers threw remained. Musa then held it in his hand, and it became a stick again just as it was before. The magicians fell in prostration and proclaimed, 'We believe in the Lord of all that exists, the Lord of Musa and Harun. Had Musa been a magician, he would not have prevailed over us.'" Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazzah commented, "Allah revealed to Musa to throw his stick. When he threw his stick, it became a huge, manifest snake that opened its mouth and swallowed the magicians' ropes and sticks. On that, the magicians fell in prostration. They did not raise their heads before seeing the Paradise, the Fire, and the recompense of their inhabitants."