Ash-Shu'ara (The Poets)
Verse 40of 227
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ﴿٤٠﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
Word-by-word meaning
لَعَلَّنَاlaʿallanāThat we may
نَتَّبِعُnattabiʿufollow
ٱلسَّحَرَةَl-saḥaratathe magicians
إِنinif
كَانُوا۟kānūthey are
هُمُhumuthey are
ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَl-ghālibīnathe victorious
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Between Musa, peace be upon him, and the Sorcerers Allah describes the actual encounter between Musa, peace be upon him,and the Egyptians in Surat Al-A` raf, Surah Ta Ha, and in this SurahThe Egyptians wanted to extinguish the Light of Allah with their words, but Allah insisted that His Light should prevail even though the disbelievers disliked that.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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