سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 115
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ ﴿115﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Either you throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
yāmūsā
O Musa
إِمَّآ
immā
Whether
أَن
an
[that]
تُلْقِىَ
tul'qiya
you throw
وَإِمَّآ
wa-immā
or Whether
أَن
an
[that]
نَّكُونَ
nakūna
we will be
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
[we]
ٱلْمُلْقِينَ
l-mul'qīna
the ones to throw
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.
115. 1. The magicians gave this option because of their complete confidence in themselves. They were fully convinced that, compared to our magic, the miracle of Musa ؑ— which they considered merely a trick— had no significance, and even if Musa ؑ was given the opportunity to display his trick first, it would make no difference; in any case, we will provide a counter to his trick.
