سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 45

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 369

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ﴿45﴾
Then Mûsâ (Moses) threw his stick, and behold, it swallowed up all that they falsely showed!
فَأَلْقَىٰ fa-alqā Then threw
مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa
عَصَاهُ ʿaṣāhu his staff
فَإِذَا fa-idhā and behold
هِىَ hiya It
تَلْقَفُ talqafu swallowed
مَا what
يَأْفِكُونَ yafikūna they falsified

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Then Moses threw his staff, and it immediately began to swallow up what they had conjured [35].

[35]
The Staff of Musa Swallows the Magicians’ Snakes:

Allah Almighty immediately revealed to Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) not to be afraid and to simply throw down his staff. So, he threw down his staff, and not only was it moving, but it was also devouring all the snakes created by the magicians. It swallowed up all those artificial snakes to such an extent that the field was cleared of snakes. In front of the entire crowd, Pharaoh was defeated in this contest. Then Musa (peace be upon him) took the staff in his hand, and it became a staff again.