سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 31
وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔامِنِينَ ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And throw your stick!" But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake, he turned in flight, and looked not back. (It was said:) "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Draw near, and fear not. Verily, you are of those who are secure.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنْ
wa-an
And [that]
أَلْقِ
alqi
throw
عَصَاكَ ۖ
ʿaṣāka
your staff
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
رَءَاهَا
raāhā
he saw it
تَهْتَزُّ
tahtazzu
moving
كَأَنَّهَا
ka-annahā
as if it
جَآنٌّۭ
jānnun
(were) a snake
وَلَّىٰ
wallā
he turned
مُدْبِرًۭا
mud'biran
(in) flight
وَلَمْ
walam
and (did) not
يُعَقِّبْ ۚ
yuʿaqqib
return
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
yāmūsā
O Musa
أَقْبِلْ
aqbil
Draw near
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَخَفْ ۖ
takhaf
fear
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, you
مِنَ
mina
(are) of
ٱلْـَٔامِنِينَ
l-āminīna
the secure
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
31-1 This is the miracle of Musa (Moses) ؑ which he received on Mount Tur, after being honored with prophethood. Since it appears by the command and will of Allah, and not by the power of any human being—even if he is a great prophet and a close prophet—therefore, when Musa’s ؑ own staff, upon being thrown to the ground, turned into a moving, slithering, and hissing serpent, Musa ؑ also became afraid. When Allah Ta’ala informed and reassured him, Musa’s ؑ fear was removed, and it became clear that Allah Ta’ala had granted him this miracle as a proof of his truthfulness.
