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Quran-20:20 Surah Ta-ha English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٞ تَسۡعَىٰ

Transliteration:( Fa-alqaahaa fa -izaa hiya haiyatun tas'aa )

20. Then Musa cast it down and that very moment it became a serpent running [21]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(20) So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Ta-Ha Ayat 20 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

21. This means the stick, in size, became like a huge python, but in speed it became like a thin snake. Allah Almighty says: "It at once became a serpent manifest" (S7:V107). It is further said: "As if it were a snake" (S27:V10). Thus, there is no inconsistency in the verses.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 17 which provides the complete commentary from verse 17 through 21.

(20:20) So he threw it down, and lo! it was a rapidly moving snake.

Ala-Maududi

(20:20) So he threw it down, and lo! it was a rapidly moving snake.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(20) So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.

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