Then, when he reached it, he was called, "O Moses.
I—I am your Lord. Take off your shoes. You are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed.
I—I am Allah. There is no Allah but I. So serve Me, and practice the prayer for My remembrance.
The Hour is coming—but I keep it almost hidden—so that each soul will be paid for what it endeavors.
And do not let him who denies it and follows his desire turn you away from it, lest you fall.
And what is that in your right-hand, O Moses?"
He said, "This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it."
He said, "Throw it, O Moses."
So he threw it—thereupon it became a moving serpent.
