قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ
Qaaloo yaa Moosaaa immaaa an tulqiya wa immaaa an nakoona nahnul mulqeen
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
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Lessons from past peoples
7:115Ayah 1206
88 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.
← Previous on Lessons from past peoples7:114He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."Next on Lessons from past peoples →7:116He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.
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They said ‘O Moses either you cast your staff or we shall be the casters!’ of what we have.
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