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

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.