magicians 73 The magicians are converted 74-75 Pharaoh threatens the magicians with dire punishment 75-78 The magicians defy the wrath of Pharaoh, and express hope in God 79-80 God commands Moses to lead the Israelites through the Red Sea 81 Pharaoh pursues them, and is overwhelmed by the sea 82-83 God feeds the Israelites on manna and quails in the desert 83-84 God's treatment of the unbelieving and penitent 85-87 The Israelites worship a golden calf 88-89 Moses reproaches them with idolatry 90-91 They lay the blame on al Sámirí 92-93 The people disobey Aaron 94-95 Moses rebukes Aaron—his apology 96 Sámirí's explanation of his conduct 97-98 Sámirí's doom to social ostracism 102-107 The resurrection and the conduct of those judged on the judgment-day 108 No intercession on that day, except by permission 109-111 The fate of the wicked and reward of the righteous 112-113 The Quran made easy for Muhammad, but he is not to be hasty in repeating it The Story of Adam 114 Adam disobeys God 115 All the angels worship Adam except Iblís 116-117 Adam warned against Satan 118-119 Satan beguiles Adam and Eve 120-121 God pardons, but expels them from Paradise 122-124 An admonition promised, with penalty of rejection of it 125-127 Infidels will appear in the judgment blind, and reasons for blindness 128-129 The Makkans warned 130-132 Muhammad comforted and encouraged 133-134 The Jews demand a sign, and the Quraish disbelieve 135 God directs Muhammad to proclaim his readiness to wait the final issue of the controversy between them Structure The first two words of Chapter 20 are Ṭā Hā. Sura 20 focuses upon one theme, and is structured in such a way as to reinforce this theme repeatedly. Sura 20 begins with an introduction which proclaims the greatness of God. In the body of the sura, there are two distinct stories, one about Moses and one about Adam, each of which is broken into smaller sections. Both stories are prefaced by instructions from God to Muhammad, and followed by a discussion of judgment day and the punishment of the disbelievers. To conclude the sura, there is another section restating and reinforcing the main theme, followed by a brief instruction to Muhammad. This repetitive pattern is what Carl W. Ernst terms the ring structure in his book "How to Read the Qur'an". The first part of the sura, up until the story of Adam,