Transliteration:( Fa-alqaahaa fa -izaa hiya haiyatun tas'aa )
"Then Musa cast it down and that very moment it became a serpent running. [21]"
This means the stick, in size, became like a huge python, but in speed, it moved like a thin snake.
Allah Almighty says: "It at once became a serpent manifest." (Surah 7, Verse 107)
It is further said: "As if it were a snake." (Surah 27, Verse 10)
Thus, there is no inconsistency in the verses.
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.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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