The Holy Quran 20:61 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ

Translation

Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام told them (the magicians), "Woe be to you! Do not invent lies against Allaah (by claiming that others are His partners), for then He will destroy you with a (severe) punishment. Whoever has invented lies (committed Shirk) has certainly (definitely) lost (in both worlds and will never achieve the good)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The admonition of Musa ﵇ on the day of the contest: it appears that in that gathering Musa ﵇ admonished each person according to his condition. Since the sorcerers were about to oppose the truth with sorcery, he warned them: take care, do not cast yourselves into ruin with your own hands; to call the signs of Allah and the miracles of the prophets sorcery,…

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