and the saying of the Exalted: {Indeed, these two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic.} 1 ; and the saying of the Exalted reporting about them: {They said: A magician or a madman.} 2 ; and the saying of the Exalted:{ But when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said: This is nothing but invented magic.} 3 ; and the saying of the Exalted: {They said: Two works of magic supporting each other, and said: Indeed, we are disbelievers in all [of them].} 4 . This, O Mufaddal, is due to the persistence of their denial (juhud) and disbelief in every manifestation and station that appeared to them in human form; for they have persisted in denying and disbelieving them, and they do not turn back from their belief in that denial.
The Statement of Imam Ja'far (Peace be upon him) regarding the Book currently in our hands
[32] He [the Imam]—Glorified be His Might—said: "The verses of the Quran are numerous; their explanation is lengthy and their description is grand. Even if it is made accessible to you in the Book in your hands, know that the Book in your hands is [only] one part out of sixty parts.




