Selected Quranic verses

﴿ قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ ﴾

29. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "If you choose an il...

﴿ قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ ﴾

30. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Even if I bring you some...

﴿ قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴾

31. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Bring it forth then...

﴿ فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ ﴾

32. So [Mûsâ (Moses)] threw his stick, and behold,...

﴿ وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ﴾

33. And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was w...

﴿ قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ ﴾

34. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said to the chiefs around...

﴿ يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ ﴾

35. "He wants to drive you out of your land by his...

﴿ قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ﴾

36. They said: "Put him off and his brother (for a...

﴿ يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ ﴾

37. "To bring up to you every well-versed sorcerer...

﴿ فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ﴾

38. So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed tim...

﴿ وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ ﴾

39. And it was said to the people: "Are you (too)...

﴿ لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ﴾

40. "That we may follow the sorcerers [who were on...