Meccan·Surah 7

الأعراف

Surah Al-A'raf — Ayah 112

The Heights

206 Ayahs·Verse 7:112
7:112

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَـٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

Who will bring you every learned magician."

Context in Surah Al-A'raf

Nearby ayahs help place verse 7:112 in sequence and meaning.

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."