Al-Qasas (The Stories)
Verse 31of 88
وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّۭ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًۭا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْءَامِنِينَ﴿٣١﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allah said], "O Moses, approach and fear not. Indeed, you are of the secure.
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
Musa's Return to Egypt and how he was honored with the Mission and Miracles on the WayIn the explanation of the previous Ayah, we have already seen that Musa completed the longer and better of the two terms, which may also be understood from the Ayah where Allah says:فَلَمَّا قَضَى مُوسَى الاٌّجَلَ(Then, when Musa had fulfilled the term,) meaning, the longer of the two; and Allah knows best.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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