Motif
Conversion of rival specialists after witnessing a sign
conversion_of_rival_specialists_after_witnessing_a_sign
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, AL FORKAN; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27130-27229 confidence: high
Moses tells the magicians to cast down what they will cast; they cast ropes and rods by Pharaoh's might; Moses casts his rod and it swallows what they falsely made appear changed into serpents.
After Moses' rod swallows the magicians' false appearances, the magicians prostrate and profess belief in the Lord of Moses and Aaron.
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