Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and they
spent the day ascending through it, they would only say:
“Our eyesight is befuddled! Or rather we have been put un-
der a spell!” (Qur'an, 15: 14-15)
Words cannot express just how astonishing it is that this spell
should hold such a wide community in thrall, keep people from the
truth, and not be broken for 150 years. It is understandable that one
or a few people might believe in impossible scenarios and claims
full of stupidity and illogicality. However, “magic” is the only pos-
sible explanation for people from all over the world believing that
unconscious and lifeless atoms suddenly decided to come together
and form a universe that functions with a flawless system of orga-
nization, discipline, reason, and consciousness; a planet named
Earth with all of its features so perfectly suited to life; and living
things full of countless complex systems.
In fact, the Qur'an relates the incident of Prophet Moses and
Pharaoh to show that some people who support atheistic philoso-
phies actually influence others by magic. When Pharaoh was told
about the true religion, he told Prophet Moses to meet with his own
magicians. When Moses did so, he told them to demonstrate their
abilities first. The verses continue:
He said: “You throw.” And when they threw, they cast a spell
on the people's eyes and caused them to feel great fear of
them. They produced an extremely powerful magic.
(Qur'an, 7: 116)
As we have seen, Pharaoh's magicians were able to deceive
everyone, apart from Moses and those who believed in him.
However, his evidence broke the spell, or “swallowed up what they
had forged,” as the verse puts it.
We revealed to Moses, “Throw down your staff.” And it im-
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