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Explanatory Note
Moses and Aaron are now facing Pharaoh, producing God’s clear signs, refuting the arguments of falsehood and explaining God’s guidance. The end is shown: drowning in this present life, and a curse in the life to come. All is expressed in a series of short, concise verses: When Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said: ‘This is nothing but forged sorcery. Never did we hear of the like of this among our forefathers of old.
Pharaoh’s words are exactly the same as those employed by the Quraysh idolaters in Makkah when the Prophet Muhammad called on them to believe in God: “This is nothing but forged sorcery. Never did we hear of the like of this among our forefathers of old.” It is nothing more than futile argument when faced with the overpowering truth. It is the same argument whenever falsehood confronts the truth: an accusation of sorcery, and a rejection based on nothing other than that the whole thing was new, unknown to their forefathers. Indeed, they have no argument, and no basis for their stand. Hence, their vague statement that proves nothing.