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drew out his hand and there it was, pure white to those who looked.
(Surat ash-Shuara, 30-33)
He said, 'No, you throw!' And suddenly their ropes and staffs ap-
peared to him, by their magic, to be slithering about. Musa experi-
enced in himself a feeling of alarm. We said, 'Have no fear. You will
have the upper hand. (Surah Ta Ha, 66-68)
When they had thrown, Musa said, 'What you have brought is
magic. Allah will certainly prove it false. Allah does not uphold the ac-
tions of corrupters.' Allah confirms the Truth by His words, even
though the evildoers hate it. (Surah Yunus, 81-82)
Throw down what is in your right hand. It will swallow up their
handiwork. Their handiwork is just a magician's trick. Magicians do
not prosper wherever they go.' (Surah Ta Ha, 69)
We revealed to Musa, 'Throw down your staff.' And it immediately
swallowed up what they had forged. So the Truth took place and what
they did was shown to be false. They were defeated then and there,
transformed into humbled men. (Surat al-A'raf, 117-119)

THE RESCUE OF THE PROPHET YUNUS (AS)
FROM THE BELLY OF THE FISH

When he ran away to the fully laden ship and cast lots and lost. Then
the fish devoured him and he was to blame. (Surat as-Saffat, 140-142)
... He called out in the pitch darkness: 'There is no god but You!
Glory be to You! Truly I have been one of the wrongdoers.' We re-
sponded to him and rescued him from his grief. That is how We rescue
the believers. (Surat al-Anbiya, 87-88)
Had it not been that he was a man who glorified Allah, he would
have remained inside its belly until the Day they are raised again. So
We cast him up onto the beach and he was sick; and We caused a gourd
tree to grow over him. (Surat as-Saffat, 143-146)

MIRACLES OF THE PROPHET 'ISA (AS)
... as a Messenger to the tribe of Israel, saying: 'I have brought you a
Sign from your Lord. I will create the shape of a bird out of clay for you
and then breathe into it and it will be a bird by Allah's permission. I will
heal the blind and the leper, and bring the dead to life, by Allah's permis-