وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ ١١٣
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
Quran verses about Pharaoh
فرعون
48 verses in 13 surahs · 12 subtopics
Moses and Aaron are commanded to go to Pharaoh and say that they are messengers of his Lord, and the verses follow that confrontation: Moses presents the proofs while Pharaoh denies and threatens. They tell of the magicians who prostrate in faith to Allah, the punishments sent upon Pharaoh and his people so that they might return, and the end, the drowning of Pharaoh and his soldiers.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 48
- Pharaoh and his people seized with punishment so they might return 5
- What Allah intended for Pharaoh’s wife 1
- They deny Moses 8
- Pharaoh’s rage at the magicians and their defiance 3
- “Go to him and say: we are messengers of your Lord” 9
- Killing the sons and sparing the daughters 1
- The ruin of Pharaoh, and of every pharaoh, is certain 5
- Moses presents the proofs; Pharaoh denies and threatens 6
- The chiefs’ sayings and the logic of the arrogant on earth 4
- The confrontation with Pharaoh’s magicians and their prostration in faith 4
- The end: the drowning of Pharaoh and his troops 8
- They plot and Allah plots: Moses in Pharaoh’s house 2
The confrontation with Pharaoh’s magicians and their prostration in faith · 4 verses
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ ٨٠
So when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw down whatever you will throw."
قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ ٦٥
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ ٤٣
Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.