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THE MIRACLE IN THE MOSQUITO

Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and
they spent the day ascending through it, they would only
say: "Our eyesight is befuddled! Or rather we have been
put under a spell!" (Qur'an, 15:14-15)
Words cannot express just how astonishing it is that this spell
should hold such a wide community in thrall, keep people from
the truth, and not be broken for 150 years. It is understandable that
one or a few people might believe in impossible scenarios and
claims full of stupidity and illogicality. However, "magic" is the
only possible explanation for people from all over the world be-
lieving that unconscious and lifeless atoms suddenly decided to
come together and form a universe that functions with a flawless
system of organization, discipline, reason, and consciousness; a
planet named Earth with all of its features so perfectly suited to life;
and living things full of countless complex systems.
In fact, the Qur'an relates the incident of Prophet Moses (pbuh)
and Pharaoh to show that some people who support atheistic
philosophies actually influence others by magic. When Pharaoh
was told about the true religion, he told Prophet Moses (pbuh) to
meet with his own magicians. When Moses (pbuh) did so, he told
them to demonstrate their abilities first. The verses continue:
He said: "You throw." And when they threw, they cast a
spell on the people's eyes and caused them to feel great
fear of them. They produced an extremely powerful mag-
ic. (Qur'an, 7:116)
As we have seen, Pharaoh's magicians were able to deceive
everyone, apart from Moses (pbuh) and those who believed in
him. However, his evidence broke the spell, or "swallowed up
what they had forged," as the verse puts it.

We revealed to Moses, "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.
(Qur'an, 7:117-118)

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