The Holy Quran 27:10 — Surah An-Naml

Arabic text

وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۚ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّى لَا يَخَافُ لَدَىَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

Translation

"Throw down your staff." When (he threw it down, it turned into a snake and when) Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام saw the staff moving rapidly like a snake, he (was naturally afraid and to save himself, he) stepped back on his heels without looking back. (Allaah then said to him) "O Moosa! Do not fear. Indeed, the Ambiyaa have no fear in My presence..."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to throw the staff on the ground: perhaps at first [the serpent] was slender, or the comparison [to a small snake] is in speed of movement, not in smallness of body. This was a natural fear, which does not contradict prophethood.

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