contradiction in the Qur’an, as it mentions different statements about the fire that Moses, peace be upon him, saw

 Content of the doubt:

Some sophists imagine that there is a contradiction between His - the Most High - saying: “Indeed, I have perceived a fire; I will bring you from it information or bring you a burning flame that you may warm yourselves (7)” (An-Naml), and His - the Most High - saying: “When he saw a fire, he said to his family, ‘Stay here. Indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I may bring you from it a torch or find at the fire some guidance (10)” (Taha), and His - the Most High - saying: “Indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I may bring you from it information or a burning ember from the fire that you may warm yourselves (29)” (Al-Qasas).
They ask: How does the Qur’an mention different sayings on the tongue of Moses in one situation? They aim behind that to say that the Qur’an is not from God, and that it is not infallible.

The way to refute the doubt:
The sayings that were made by Moses - peace be upon him - regarding the fire that he saw were many; Because:
The situation contains many events and scenes, so it cannot be expressed in one sentence.
The repetition of the story was to strengthen the heart of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - who was exposed to many types of torture by his people.

Details:
Whoever looks at these verses - at first glance - may be confused, and think - as the delusional ones claimed - that there is a contradiction between these verses, but whoever uses his mind will see the error of this delusion for the following:
The purpose of the multiplicity of statements:
1. Because the situation contains many events and scenes, so it cannot be summarized in one word or sentence:
It was narrated that Moses - peace be upon him - asked permission from Shuaib - peace be upon him - to leave Madyan for Egypt; To visit his mother and brother, and his stay in Madyan was prolonged, and he hoped that his matter would be hidden, so he gave him permission, and he - peace be upon him - was a jealous man, so he went out with his family and did not take a companion so that his wife would not see, and he - peace be upon him - took the wrong road for fear of the kings of the Levant, and when he reached Wadi Tuwa, which is on the western side of the mountain, a son was born to him on a dark, wintry, snowy night, and it was Friday night, and he lost his way and his livestock was scattered, and he had no water. While he was in this extremely difficult situation, he saw a fire to the left of the road on the side of the mountain, and fire is a double-edged sword for him; by it he knows the condition of the road, and he brings to his family what they can warm themselves with, and for this reason he said: I found comfort[1], and it is from comfort; to indicate the extent of his comfort and happiness with this matter.
It is natural that the words and sayings are many in this situation; This is because it contains multiple situations. At the beginning, when he saw the fire for the first time, he said to his family, in reaction to what he saw, “Indeed, I perceive a fire. I will bring you from it information, or I will bring you a burning flame that you may warm yourselves (7)” (An-Naml). He said, “I will bring you” as a certainty. It appears from the verse that our master Moses, peace be upon him, is informing his family, and that they did not see this fire. This indicates that it is a non-material fire made by humans. If it were like that, then his family would have been equal to him in seeing it. It is as if this is a situation or a miracle specific to him. His saying this is the saying of the hopeful one whose hope is strong.
He said, “I will bring you from it information” about the state of the road, because they had lost him, or I will bring you a burning flame that you may warm yourself from the severe cold. It is natural in this terrifying situation that his family would not let him go easily, or as if they wanted to go with him. Therefore, he said to them, “Stay where you are,” so that they would not follow him in what he intended to do, which is to go to the fire.
But then he reconsidered himself, and expected that he might have gone to the fire and found it extinguished, so he said, hoping: “Perhaps I will bring you a torch from it” (Taha: 10), and he did not say, as he said at the beginning of the situation: “A burning flame” (An-Naml: 7), meaning: a burning fire that is on the top of a stick, and it is less blazing, and “guidance”: a guide who shows me the way.
Then after that we see that his hope had diminished; as he said: “Perhaps I will bring you news from it” (Al-Qasas: 29), about the state of the road, “or a burning ember” (Al-Qasas: 29), and a burning ember is a thick piece of wood, and here we notice that he thought that he would find the flame had died down, so he brings a burning ember or a burning coal from the fire [2] .

2. The benefit of repetition in the story of Moses - peace be upon him - with the fire:
In addition to the above, the repetition of the story of Moses - peace be upon him - in the Holy Quran in general has a great benefit, and is not just a repetition of historical events as these people claim. This benefit and lesson is evident in the words of God Almighty: “And We relate to you from the news of the messengers what will strengthen your heart” (Hud: 120). The repetition of the story was to strengthen the heart of the Prophet - may God bless him and grant him peace - on the truth; because he - may God bless him and grant him peace - was exposed to many difficulties and hardships during his journey of calling to Islam, so his Lord would bring him a specific clip from the story of Moses - peace be upon him - with his people and would not bring it in full. This is not an inability - God forbid - to present the entire story at once, as God Almighty mentioned the story of Joseph - peace be upon him - in full in one surah [3] .

Conclusion:
There is no contradiction between the verses that talk about Moses' - peace be upon him - position on the fire, as the words and sayings were multiple; Because the situation has many scenes inside it, which cannot be summarized in one word or sentence, when he saw the fire for the first time, he said to his family with certainty: "I will bring you news from it" (An-Naml: 7), about the condition of the road; because they were lost, and did not know where to go? This is the news they were asking about, and the weather was cold, which required searching for a flame or a burning ember to warm themselves with, so the goal of Moses and his family at that moment was something that would guide them on the way and show them where they were, and something that would warm them from the cold, so God brought them these two things together, by seeing this fire, then after that, Moses' hope - peace be upon him - diminished, so he expected that the fire might go to it and find it extinguished, so he said "Perhaps I will come to you" (Taha: 10), as a hope, then after that his hope diminished even more, so he said: "Or a burning ember" (Al-Qasas: 29), so here he expected that he would find the flame had died out, so he brought a burning ember or a burning coal from the fire.

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[1] I saw: I saw and perceived.

[2] Stories of the Prophets, Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy, Stories of the Prophets, Sheikh Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy, Dar Al-Quds, Cairo, 1st ed., 1426 AH/2006 AD, pp. 265-267, with some modifications.

[3] Al-Shaarawy’s Interpretation, Muhammad Metwally Al-Shaarawy, Akhbar Al-Youm Printing Press, Cairo, 1411 AH/1991 AD, Vol. 17, p. 738, with some modifications.