20:20
فَأَلْقَىٰهَافَإِذَاهِىَحَيَّةٌتَسْعَىٰ٢٠
fa-alqāhā fa-idhā hiya ḥayyatun tasʿā
So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.(20)
Surah Taha, Ayah 20 (20:20)
طه
فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ
Quran 20:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 313 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 16
- Hizb 32
- Page 313
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- فَأَلْقَىٰهَاfa-alqāhāSo he threw it down
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāand behold
- هِىَhiyaIt
- حَيَّةٌḥayyatun(was) a snake
- تَسْعَىٰtasʿāmoving swiftly
Tafsir (commentary) of 20:20
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This commentary explains ayahs 20:17–21 together.