The Holy Quran 7:115 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ

They (the magicians) said, "O Moosa! Either you throw (your staff first), or we will be the ones to throw (our ropes and staffs first)."

They probably said this because earlier Musa ﵇, casting down his staff before Pharaoh, had by Allah's leave already turned it into a huge serpent.

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