"..... at this the magicians fell down prostrating themselves, the said: 'We believe in the Lord of the worlds, the lord of Musa and Harun (peace be upon them ) . Firaoun said ; "You believe in him before I gave permission.......I shall cut off your hands and legs on opposite sides and crucify you all together". They said, "We do not care, surely we shall return to our Lord. We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, since we are the first to believe. (surah 26: verses 45-51)