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qāla hiya ʿaṣāya ʾatawakkaʾu ʿalayhā wa-ʾahushshu bihā ʿalā ghanamī wa-liya fīhā maʾāribu ʾukhrā
He said, ‘It is my staff. I lean on it, and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and I have other uses for it.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
20Ṭā-HāطهVerse 18 of 135
Ta-Ha20. Ṭā-Hāطه
Ṭāhā
Ta Ha
MeccanVerse 18 of 135
Surah Ta Ha – Verses 17 - 18
17. “And (Allah said) what is that in your right hand O Moses?”
18. “He (Moses)said: ‘It is my rod: I lean on it, and I beat down leaves with it for my sheep, and there are (also) other uses therein for me’.”
To show His power, Allah makes use of even the nearest and simplest means of ordinary life.
Moses’ Rod and White Hand!
No doubt the divine prophets need miracles to prove their communication with Allah (s.w.t.), else everybody may claim prophethood. Moses (as), after getting the command of prophethood, should receive its divine proof, too. Therefore, in the same adventurous night, he received two great miracles from the side of Allah (s.w.t.). The Qur’an explains this event as follows:
In answer to this question, Moses (as) said:
And, since Moses wished to continue his speech with his beloved Lord, Who for the first time had opened that door to him, and also since maybe he thought saying merely ‘It is my rod’ was not enough and the purpose was to explain its usage, he added:
Moses (as) had gone in a deep astonishment that what a question it was and what sort of reply he was answering!