What does Quran 20:57 mean?

Quran 20:57 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 57) translates to: "He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:57 from?

This ayah is from Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), the 20th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Musa, Divine Signs, Divine Power, Social Conflict.

قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

Qaala aji'tanaa litukhri janaa min ardinaa bisihrika yaa Moosa

He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

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Lessons from past peoples

20:57Ayah 1135

43 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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He said ‘Have you come to us so that you may expel us from our land Egypt and so that kingship over it may be yours by your sorcery O Moses?

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