Said (Moses): "Let your meeting be on the day of the Feast, and let people assemble in broad daylight."
Said Moosa, “Your meeting is the day of the festival, and that the people be assembled at late morning.”
'Your tryst shall be upon the Feast Day.' said Moses. 'Let the people be mustered at the high noon.'
Answered [Moses]: "Your tryst shall be the day of the Festival; and let the people assemble when the sun is risen high."
Musa said: your appointment is the gala day, and that the people be gathered in the forenoon.
[Musa (Moses)] said: "Your appointed meeting is the day of the festival, and let the people assemble when the sun has risen (forenoon)."
He said, “Your appointment is the day of the festival, so let the people be gathered together at mid-morning.”
Moses said: "The appointment to meet you is on the Day of the Feast and let all people come together before noon."
(Musa) said: "Your appointed meeting is the day of the festival, and let the people assemble when the sun has risen (forenoon)."
(Moses) said: Your tryst shall be the day of the feast, and let the people assemble when the sun hath risen high.
He said, ‘Your tryst shall be the Day of Adornment, and let the people be assembled in early forenoon.’
He (Moses) replied: 'Your meeting shall be on the day of the feast, and let the people be assembled by midmorning'
[Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."
Moses said, "Let the contest take place on the Day of Feast so that all the people can come together during the brightness of the day."
(Musa) said: Your appointment is the day of the Festival and let the people be gathered together in the early forenoon.
Q<u>a</u>la mawAAidukum yawmu a<b>l</b>zzeenati waan yu<u>h</u>shara a<b>l</b>nn<u>a</u>su <u>d</u>u<u>ha</u><b>n</b>
Moses said, "The day of the encounter will be the day of the festival, and let the people assemble when the sun has risen high."
Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up."
قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحًى
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: The appointment between you and us will be on the day of the festival when people will gather to celebrate the festival in the morning.
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: The appointment between you and us will be on the day of the festival when people will gather to celebrate the festival in the morning.
<p>مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ‌ النَّاسُ ضُحًى (Your appointment is the festival day and that the people are assembled at forenoon - 20:59). يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ has been explained differently by different authorities. Some say it was a special festival when the Egyptians, attired in beautiful dresses, gathered outside the towns, while others say that it was a Saturday (' یوم السَّبت), and according to some others it was the tenth day of Muharram (عاشُورا).</p><p>The great advantage in fixing for the contest</p><p>It was a wise move on the part of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) to fix festival day as the day of contest when all Egyptians, high and low, were expected to assemble at an appointed place. There was also a point in fixing early forenoon as the time for the contest because this is the time when people, having finished their daily chores, are free to engage in other things. Also daylight and visibility are at their best in the early forenoon and people, while dispersing after witnessing a momentous event, spread the news far and wide. Thus when, with Allah's help, Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) inflicted a crushing defeat on the Egyptian magicians, the story became known the same day to people living in far flung places.</p><p>Magic - its truth, forms and the rules governing it</p><p>For a detailed discussion on this subject reference may be made to the story of Harut and Marut in Surah Al-Baqarah at page 265 to 278 of Ma'ariful Qur'an vol. I.</p>
مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ‌ النَّاسُ ضُحًى (Your appointment is the festival day and that the people are assembled at forenoon - 20:59). يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ has been explained differently by different authorities. Some say it was a special festival when the Egyptians, attired in beautiful dresses, gathered outside the towns, while others say that it was a Saturday (' یوم السَّبت), and according to some others it was the tenth day of Muharram (عاشُورا).The great advantage in fixing for the contestIt was a wise move on the part of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) to fix festival day as the day of contest when all Egyptians, high and low, were expected to assemble at an appointed place. There was also a point in fixing early forenoon as the time for the contest because this is the time when people, having finished their daily chores, are free to engage in other things. Also daylight and visibility are at their best in the early forenoon and people, while dispersing after witnessing a momentous event, spread the news far and wide. Thus when, with Allah's help, Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) inflicted a crushing defeat on the Egyptian magicians, the story became known the same day to people living in far flung places.Magic - its truth, forms and the rules governing itFor a detailed discussion on this subject reference may be made to the story of Harut and Marut in Surah Al-Baqarah at page 265 to 278 of Ma'ariful Qur'an vol. I.