وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟مَاتَتْلُوا۟ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينُعَلَىٰمُلْكِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۖوَمَاكَفَرَسُلَيْمَـٰنُوَلَـٰكِنَّٱلشَّيَـٰطِينَكَفَرُوا۟يُعَلِّمُونَٱلنَّاسَٱلسِّحْرَوَمَآأُنزِلَعَلَىٱلْمَلَكَيْنِبِبَابِلَهَـٰرُوتَوَمَـٰرُوتَ ۚوَمَايُعَلِّمَانِمِنْأَحَدٍحَتَّىٰيَقُولَآإِنَّمَانَحْنُفِتْنَةٌۭفَلَاتَكْفُرْ ۖفَيَتَعَلَّمُونَمِنْهُمَامَايُفَرِّقُونَبِهِۦبَيْنَٱلْمَرْءِوَزَوْجِهِۦ ۚوَمَاهُمبِضَآرِّينَبِهِۦمِنْأَحَدٍإِلَّابِإِذْنِٱللَّهِ ۚوَيَتَعَلَّمُونَمَايَضُرُّهُمْوَلَايَنفَعُهُمْ ۚوَلَقَدْعَلِمُوا۟لَمَنِٱشْتَرَىٰهُمَالَهُۥفِىٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِمِنْخَلَـٰقٍۢ ۚوَلَبِئْسَمَاشَرَوْا۟بِهِۦٓأَنفُسَهُمْ ۚلَوْكَانُوا۟يَعْلَمُونَ١٠٢

And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Hārūt and Mārūt. But they [i.e., the two angels] do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]."¹ And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allāh. And they [i.e., people] learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But they [i.e., the Children of Israel] certainly knew that whoever purchased it [i.e., magic] would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.

And if they had believed and feared Allāh, then the reward from Allāh would have been [far] better, if they only knew.

O you who have believed, say not [to Allāh's Messenger], "Rāʿinā" but say, "Unẓurnā"¹ and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.

Neither those who disbelieve from the People of the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and Christians] nor the polytheists wish that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord. But Allāh selects for His mercy whom He wills, and Allāh is the possessor of great bounty.