Ṭā-Hā 20:70
The verse
فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ ٧٠
Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses. — Marmaduke Pickthall
The issue
The name Aaron comes before Moses, when he is a follower of Moses. The reason “Aaron” is mentioned first is to keep the rhyme. Moses should have been mentioned first because of his centrality to the verse and the narrative here.
Arabic text of this item
ورد اسم هارون مقدماً، وهو تابع لموسى. وتقديم اسم هارون جاء حفاظاً على الفاصلة، رغم وجوب ذكر اسم موسى أولاً، بسبب مركزيته في الآية وفي القصة الواردة هنا.
Sources cited
Sources added in review (the original item cited none)
- al-Suyūṭī, al-Itqān fī ʿulūm al-Qurʾān, al-nawʿ 59 (fawāṣil al-āy), vol. 3, pp. 335–336 (edition at ar.lib.efatwa.ir/41821) · link checked 2026-10-12