رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ 122
Translations
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
Transliteration
Rabbi Musa wa-Harun
Tafsir (Explanation)
This phrase, spoken by Pharaoh's magicians after witnessing Moses's miracles, means 'the Lord of Moses and Aaron.' The magicians recognized the supreme power of Allah and submitted to His oneness, acknowledging Moses and Aaron as true messengers. According to Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari, this moment represents the magicians' conversion to faith after witnessing undeniable miraculous signs, demonstrating that truth ultimately prevails over falsehood regardless of worldly power or status.
Revelation Context
This ayah occurs within the narrative of Moses confronting Pharaoh's magicians in Surah Al-A'raf. The context describes how Pharaoh summoned his magicians to counter Moses's miracles, but when the magicians witnessed the miraculous staff of Moses and the signs he performed, they immediately recognized the truth and prostrated, declaring belief in the Lord of Moses and Aaron.
Related Hadiths
Related to themes of witnessing truth and submission: The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, 'The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it' (Sahih Bukhari 5027), connecting to the importance of recognizing divine signs and guidance as the magicians did.
Themes
Key Lesson
Even those with worldly status, knowledge, and influence—like Pharaoh's magicians—must ultimately bow to divine truth when confronted with undeniable evidence. This teaches believers that sincere acceptance of Allah's guidance supersedes all earthly considerations and social pressures.
Related Ayahs
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ
Near it is the Garden of Refuge [i.e., Paradise] -
۞ لَّقَدْ كَانَ فِى يُوسُفَ وَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ ءَايَـٰتٌ لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ
Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask, [such as]
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَا ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
Then We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust toward them. So see how was the end of the corrupters.
يَسْـَٔلُكَ أَهْلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ كِتَـٰبًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ فَقَدْ سَأَلُوا۟ مُوسَىٰٓ أَكْبَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَرِنَا ٱللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ بِظُلْمِهِمْ ۚ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَن ذَٰلِكَ ۚ وَءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ سُلْطَـٰنًا مُّبِينًا
The People of the Scripture ask you to bring down to them a book from the heaven. But they had asked of Moses [even] greater than that and said, "Show us Allāh outright," so the thunderbolt struck them for their wrongdoing. Then they took the calf [for worship] after clear evidences had come to them, and We pardoned that. And We gave Moses a clear authority.