Tafseer of The Poets · Ash-Shu'araa · 26:38
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
The Exalted, in His remembrance, says: thus the gatherers whom Pharaoh had sent out brought the magicians together لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ (for the appointed time of a known day) — He said: for the appointed time which Pharaoh had set with Moses to assemble, on a known day; and that was the day of the festival: وَأَنْ يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى (and that the people be gathered together in the forenoon).
