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Aya 117
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۞ وَأَوحَينا إِلىٰ موسىٰ أَن أَلقِ عَصاكَ ۖ فَإِذا هِيَ تَلقَفُ ما يَأفِكونَ

Muhammad Asad

And [then] We inspired Moses, "Throw down thy staff!" - and lo! it swallowed up all their deceptions:1
  • Implying that the act of Moses was a genuine miracle, whereas that of the sorcerers was a feat of make-believe (cf. 20:66).