The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
Eternal Truth
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surpassed the performance of the court magicians
with further miracles, but he also made a very
significant speech, a part of which is as follows:
“What you have brought is deception. Surely
God will render it vain. God does not bless
the work of the evil-doers. By His words He
vindicates the truth, much as the guilty may
dislike it’ (10:81-82).
What the Prophet Moses said at that time was in
fact a proclamation of God’s eternal verdict. In the
present world man has been granted freedom so
that he may be put to the test. In consequence,
untruth has had the opportunity to mar the human
condition. But this rise of falsehood is only a
temporary phase, for the system of the world is so
perfect that it does not accept untruth for long.
After a period of time, it rejects all falsity. It is truth
and truth alone which will endure.
This law of God was manifest in ancient times just
as it is manifest today. That is why, in the time of
the Prophet Moses, the sorcery of the magicians was
set at naught by the miracle granted to Moses. This
phenomenon of truth finally conquering untruth
