Meccan·Surah 26

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Surah Ash-Shu'ara — Ayah 46

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227 Ayahs·Verse 26:46
26:46

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].

Context in Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Nearby ayahs help place verse 26:46 in sequence and meaning.

فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."