What does Quran 26:32 mean?

Quran 26:32 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 32) translates to: "So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:32 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), the 26th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Miracles, Prophet Musa, Prophet Moses, Pharaoh, Tawhid.

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

Fa alqaa 'asaahu fa izaaa hiya su'baanum mubeen

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.

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Lessons from past peoples

26:32Ayah 1227

56 ayahs in Ash-Shu'araa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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So he threw down his staff and lo! it was a manifest serpent a great snake.

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