Al-A'raf, verse 108

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1. And he drew out wanazaʿa
2. his hand yadahu
3. and suddenly fa-idhā
4. it hiya
5. (was) white bayḍāu
6. for the observers lilnnāẓirīna

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 7:107.

ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ (a Thu`ban serpent, manifest), refers to "The male snake." As-Suddi and Ad-Dahhak said similarly. A report from Ibn `Abbas said, فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ "(Then (Musa) threw his staff), and it turned into a huge snake that opened its mouth and rushed towards Fir`awn. When Fir`awn saw the snake rushing towards him, he jumped from his throne and cried to Musa for help, so that Musa would remove the snake from his way. Musa did that." As-Suddi commented, فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ (and behold! It was a Thu`ban serpent, manifest!) "This Thu`ban refers to male snakes. The snake…

• Verse 106 قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِـَٔايَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ He said, ‘Produce this sign you have brought, if you are telling the truth.’
• Verse 107 فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ So Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it was a snake, clear to all,
• Verse 108
• Verse 109 قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer!
• Verse 110 يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ He means to drive you out of your land!’ Pharaoh said, ‘What do you suggest?’

• نزع nūn zāy ʿayn
• يدي yā dāl yā
• بيض bā yā ḍād
• نظر nūn ẓā rā

• Hand اليد
• Moses موسى
• Pharaoh فرعون
• story with Pharaoh
• White الأبيض

• Ash-Shu'ara 26:33 · Identical وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

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