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spoke to him, he said: "My Lord, show me Yourself so
that I may look at You." He [Allah] said: "You will not see
Me, but look at the mountain. If it remains firm in its
place, then you will see Me." But when His Lord mani-
fested Himself to the mountain, He crushed it flat and
Musa fell unconscious to the ground. When he regained
consciousness, he said: "Glory be to You! I repent to You
and I am the first of the believers!" (Surat al-A`raf, 143)
Allah revealed the following to Maryam, the mother of
Prophet `Isa (as), by means of a voice from under a stream:
A voice called out to her from under her: "Do not grieve.
Your Lord has placed a small stream at your feet. Shake
the trunk of the palm toward you, and fresh, ripe dates
will drop down on you. Eat and drink, and delight your
eyes. If you should see anyone at all, just say: "I have
made a vow of abstinence to the All-Merciful, and today
I will not speak to any human being." (Surah Maryam,
24-26)
On the other hand, Prophet Musa’s (as) mother was told
something in her heart:

We revealed to Musa’s mother: "Suckle him, and then
when you fear for him, cast him into the sea. Do not fear
or grieve, [for] We will return him to you and make him
one of the Messengers." (Surat al-Qasas, 7)

5. Are our prayers for other people of any
use?

In the verse "Your Lord says: ‘Call on Me and I will an-
swer you. Those who are too proud to worship Me will

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