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PT. 20 فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ مُّوسَى بِايَتِنَا بَيِّنَتٍ قَالُوا مَا هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّفْتَرَى وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَذَا فِي أَبَابِنَا الْأَوَّلِينَ CH. 28 AL-QASAS with Our Signs. You two and those who follow you will be the victors. '2901 37. "And when Moses came to them with Our clear Signs, they said, 'This is nothing but a forged sorcery, and we never heard the like of this among our forefathers. ' 38. Moses knows best who it is that has and whose will be the reward of وَقَالَ مُوسَى رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ جَاءَ said, “My Lord بِالْهُدَى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَمَنْ تَكُونُ لَهُ brought guidance from Him عَاقِبَةُ الدَّارِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّلِمُونَ the final abode. Verily, the wrongdoers never prosper. '2902 39. And Pharaoh said, chiefs, I know of no god for وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَايُّهَا الْمَلَا مَا عَلِمْتُ ٥ لَكُمْ مِنْ الهِ غَيْرِي فَأَوْقِدْلِي يُهَامُنُ you other than myself; so burn me bricks of clay, “O Hāmān, and build me a tower, that I may عَلَى الدِّينِ فَاجْعَلْ لِي صَرْحًا لَّعَلَّى أَطَلِعُ إِلَى إِلَهِ مُوسَى وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ have a look at the God of مِنَ الْكَذِبِينَ Moses, though I believe him to be one of the liars. '2903 2901. Important Words: "29:40. 26:30. º40:37. prosper," lay down an immutable law of God and an infallible criterion to test the truth of a claimant to Divine عضد thy arm) is derived from) عضدک (aḍada). They say i. e. he aided or assisted him. means, he عضد. walked by the side of the beast revelation. The law is that a false claimant to Divine revelation or a false Prophet never succeeds in his mission. Sooner or later he must means, the upper arm or upper half of the arm; the side of the arm-pit and the side of a road; an aider or come to naught. :ie they | 2903. Commentary هم اعضاد assistant. They says are my aiders (Lane & Aqrab). 2902. Commentary: The verse is susceptible of two interpretations: (1) The Israelites The words, "the wrongdoers never were already working as labourers at 2444