Instead of meeting the arguments in the debate...

Instead of meeting the arguments in the debate, the Pharaoh wanted to see a sign whereupon Moses (a.s.) threw down his rod, which became a serpent. He showed his palm which shone like a brilliant light. The Pharaoh’s men said that Moses (a.s.) was practicing sorcery to veer them away from worshiping the Pharaoh. They advised him to summon all the skilled sorcerers in the kingdom to confront and challenged Moses and Aaron (a.s.).

When the sorcerers gathered together, Moses’ rod became a huge serpent and swallowed all their serpents. This miracle led some of the assembly to acknowledge the truth of the Message of Moses (a.s.) and to submit to the Lord of all Creation, the God of Moses and Aaron (a.s.).

However, the denial by the Pharaoh led to the final scourge and his destruction by drowning.[^23] His last moment repentance could not save him and as the excavations in Egypt have revealed, his body was preserved as a lesson to posterity.[^24] The Qur’an reveals that Moses (a.s.) was given nine clear signs which the Pharaoh denied and was made to drown.[^25] Moses (a.s.) was asked to strike his rod on…