# 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 108 - **Surah:** 7. Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights) — سورة الأعراف - **Verse:** 108 / 206 · **Juz:** 9 · **Mushaf page:** 163 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-108 ## Arabic وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَاِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَٓاءُ لِلنَّاظِر۪ينَ۟ ## Transcription WanazaAAa yadahu fa-itha hiya baydaolinnathireen ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley And he drew out his hand and there it was, pure white to those who looked. ### Progressive Muslims And he drew out his hand, and it became pure white for the onlookers. ### Shabbir Ahmed The strength of his conviction shone bright to those present (20:17-21). ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And he drew forth his hand — and then was it white for the beholders! ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And he drew out his hand, and it became pure white for the onlookers. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament He took out his hand, and it was white to the beholders. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira And he drew forth his hand, and behold, it looked white to those who beheld it. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers. ### Muhammad Asad and he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared [shining] white to the beholders. ### Marmaduke Pickthall And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for the beholders. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Then he drew out his hand, and it appeared luminous to all beholders.[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] Moses was granted these two miraculous signs in order to provide testimony to his being a Messenger of God, the creator and sovereign of the universe. As we have mentioned earlier, whenever the Prophets introduced themselves as God's Message-bearers, people asked them to produce some miraculous sign, to perform something supernatural. In response to those demands the Prophets produced what the Qur'an terms as 'signs', and which are called 'miracles' by theologians.Those who tend to play down the supernatural character of such signs or miracles, and who try to explain them in terms of natural laws of causation, in fact attempt to build a mid-way house between believing and disbelieving in the statements of the Qur'an. Such an approach can hardly be considered reasonable. What it does demonstrate, however, is how such people can be pulled in two opposite directions. On the one hand, they are not inclined to believe in a Book which abounds in narrations of a supernatural kind. On the other hand, being born followers of their ancestral religion, they are not inclined to reject the Book which carries supernatural narrations. With regard to miracles, there are two basic questions that people should ask themselves. Did God, after creating the universe and establishing a system of natural causations therein, suspend Himself such that it is no longer possible for Him to interfere in the workings of the universe? Or does He still hold the reins to His realm in His owns Hands so that His command is enforced every moment, and He does retain the power to alter the shape of things and the normal course of events - either partially or fully, - as and when He wills? It is impossible for those who respond in the affirmative to the first question to accept the idea of miracles. For clearly miracles do not fit in with their concept of God and the universe. Honesty demands that instead of indulging in far-fetched explanations of Qur'anic statements on miracles, such people should clearly declare that they do not believe in the Qur'an. For quite obviously the Qur'an is explicit, even quite emphatic in affirming the former concept of God. As for those who, being convinced by Qur'anic arguments, respond in the affirmative to the second question regarding God and the universe, for them there is no difficulty in accepting miracles. Let us take the instance mentioned in verse 107, namely, that the rod of Moses turned into a serpent. Now, there are those who believe that serpents can come into being only through one process - the known biological process. Such people are bound to reject the statement that Moses' rod changed into a serpent and later reverted to its original shape. On the contrary, if you are fully convinced that it is God's command alone which causes life to arise from lifeless matter, and that God has full power to confer whichever kind of life He wills, the transformation of the rod into a serpent and its subsequent reversion to its original state is no stranger than the transformation of any other lifeless matter into a living entity. The fact that the latter happens virtually every day whereas the former took place only a few times in history is not enough to declare the first as incredibly, strange and the second as 'natural'. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab And he drew his hand from the folds of his garment and there it was instantaneously transfigured in a radiance of white divine light. ### Bijan Moeinian Then Moses took his hand out of his pocket and it started to radiate a white light. ### Al-Hilali & Khan And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white (with radiance) for the beholders. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders! ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran Then he drew his hand ˹out of his collar˺ and it was ˹shining˺ white for all to see. ### Taqi Usmani and he drew out his hand, and it was luminous for the onlookers. ### Abdul Haleem and then he pulled out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for all to see. ### Arthur John Arberry And he drew forth his hand, and lo, it was white to the beholders. ### E. Henry Palmer and he drew out his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders. ### Hamid S. Aziz And he drew out his hand, and lo! It was white to the beholders. ### Mahmoud Ghali And he drew out his hand, and only then was it white to the on-lookers. ### George Sale And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the beholders. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And, he drew out his hand, and look! It was white (lit up) to all those seeing! ### Amatul Rahman Omar And he drew forth his hand then lo! it was shining white (-blemishless) for the beholders. ### Ali Quli Qarai Then he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to the onlookers. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Ve (Musa) elini çekip çıkardı, birden o (el) parlayan beyaz ışık halinde göründü! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı (Bir de) Elini sıyırdı, o da anında bakanlara bembeyaz (görünüverdi). ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Elini çıkardı. Birdenbire o da seyredenlere bembeyaz görünüverdi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Elini (koynundan) çıkardı. Bir de ne görsünler o, bakanlar için, bembeyaz olmuş. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali ve elini sıyırdı çıkardı, ne baksın o bakanlara bembeyaz parlıyor ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Elini sıyırıp çıkardı, ne baksın; o seyredenlere ışık saçan bembeyaz bir el! ### Gültekin Onan (Bir de) Elini sıyırdı, o da anında bakanlara bembeyaz (görünüverdi). ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Elini çıkardı. Ne görsünler: O da temaşa edenlere (ışıklar saçan) bembeyaz (bir el). ### İbni Kesir Elini çıkardı, ne görsün; o da bakanlara bembeyaz. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ve (sonra) elini yukarı kaldırdı: Oo! Bir de baktılar, bembeyaz, ışıl ışıl! ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Elini koynuna soktu. O şimdi bakanların (gözünü kamaştıran) bembeyaz bir el idi ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ve elini (böğründen) çıkardı, birden o, bakanlar için, bembeyaz parlayan bir şey oldu. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Elini çekip çıkardı; birden o el, bakanların önünde bembeyaz kesildi. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ve elini çıkardı: Bir de baktılar ki, göz kamaştırıcı bir parlaklık! ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ve elini çıkardığı zaman, eli bakanlar için bembeyaz parlayıverdi. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ve elini çekip çıkardığında, o ışıltıyı seyrettiler. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Elini çıkardı, ona bakanlar için bembeyaz oluverdi. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Elini de (koynundan) çıkarmıştı. Bir de ne görsünler, o (eli) bakanlara bembeyaz (görünmüştü).[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] "Elin beyaz olması" ifadesi, "maddi anlamda bir beyazlık"tan ziyade, "manevi olarak arınmış olma"yı ifade etse gerektir. Tâhâ 20:22 ve Neml 27:12'de de aynı gerçeğe işaret edilmektedir. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ve elini çıkardığı zaman, eli bakanlar için bembeyaz parlayıverdi. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Ve elini çıkardığı zaman, eli bakanlar için bembeyaz parlayıverdi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Bir de elini (koynundan) çıkardı ki! O da bakanlar için bembeyaz... ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَنَزَعَ — wanazaʿa | And he drew out | نزع — Nun-Za-Ayn | | 2 | يَدَهُۥ — yadahu | his hand | يدي — Ye-Dal-Ye | | 3 | فَإِذَا — fa-idhā | and suddenly | — | | 4 | هِىَ — hiya | it | — | | 5 | بَيْضَآءُ — bayḍāu | (was) white | بيض — Be-Ye-Dad | | 6 | لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ — lilnnāẓirīna | for the observers | نظر — Nun-Zay-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-107.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-109.md Retrieved: 2026-08-14 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.