#270 Podcast Al Qur'an Juz 16 QS 20 Taha 55-76

[Quran Chapter 20] 55. From it We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you out another time. 56. We showed him Our signs, all of them, but he denied and refused. 57. He said, "Did you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses? 58. We will produce for you magic like it; so make an appointment between us and you, which we will not miss—neither us, nor you—in a central place." 59. He said, "Your appointment is the day of the festival, so let the people be gathered together at mid-morning." 60. Pharaoh turned away, put together his plan, and then came back. 61. Moses said to them, "Woe to you. Do not fabricate lies against Allah, or He will destroy you with a punishment. He who invents lies will fail." 62. They disagreed among themselves over their affair, and conferred secretly. 63. They said, "These two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and to abolish your exemplary way of life. 64. So settle your plan, and come as one front. Today, whoever gains the upper hand will succeed." 65. They said, "O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the first to throw." 66. He said, "You throw." And suddenly, their ropes and sticks appeared to him, because of their magic, to be crawling swiftly. 67. So Moses felt apprehensive within himself. 68. We said, "Do not be afraid, you are the uppermost. 69. Now throw down what is in your right hand—it will swallow what they have crafted. What they have crafted is only a magician's trickery. But the magician will not succeed, no matter what he does." 70. And the magicians fell down prostrate. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses." 71. He said, "Did you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who has taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of the palm-trees. Then you will know which of us is more severe in punishment, and more lasting." 72. They said, "We will not prefer you to the proofs that have come to us, and Him who created us. So issue whatever judgment you wish to issue. You can only rule in this lowly life. 73. We have believed in our Lord, so that He may forgive us our sins, and the magic you have compelled us to practice. Allah is Better, and more Lasting." 74. Whoever comes to his Lord guilty, for him is Hell, where he neither dies nor lives. 75. But whoever comes to Him a believer, having worked righteousness—these will have the highest ranks. 76. The Gardens of Perpetuity, beneath which rivers flow, dwelling therein forever. That is the reward for him who purifies himself.