The Holy Quran 20:67 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

Translation

So Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام sensed a bit of fear in his heart (fearing that the people may become confused and think that the magicians are also capable of performing miracles like himself).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The apprehension of Musa ﵇: lest foolish people, seeing this show of the sorcerers, be deceived and unable to distinguish between sorcery and miracle. In that case the supremacy of the truth would not be evident. That this is the meaning of the fear is apparent from the reply that follows.

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