Prophet Mūsā: Part 2 — The Calling and the Magicians Who Believed
Section 28 of 36 · Lives of the Prophets
Assemble in a Line
فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّا ۚ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ
“So, make your plot firm and come forth in one row. Successful today is the one who prevails.”” (20:64)
So devise your plot, and then assemble in a line; and whoever overcomes this day will indeed be successful. He told them: assemble in a line. So imagine with me: this is a festival. All of the people of Egypt are there, surrounding this battlefield. On one side of the battlefield, 70 magicians are lined up with all of their equipment. And on the other side, Mūsā is standing alone, with his brother behind him. Imagine the scene: 70 magicians — and that is the minimum number; imagine it is 15,000 — in ranks and lines, with all of their equipment and all of their tools. And Mūsā standing alone on the other side. And all of the people of Egypt surrounding them and watching.