The Holy Quran 7:107 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

So he (Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام) threw down his staff (the first miracle) and it suddenly became a (terrifying and huge) serpent in no uncertain terms (running with mouth open towards Firoun).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The staff of Musa ﵇ becoming a huge serpent: about its being a huge serpent there was no room for any kind of doubt. It is said that this serpent, opening its mouth, lunged at Pharaoh. In the end, Pharaoh, losing his composure, begged Musa ﵇ to take hold of it. No sooner had Musa ﵇ touched it with his hand than it became a staff again.

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