Motif
miracle contest against magicians
miracle_contest_against_magicians
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Saintly Miracle and Holy Power. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER VI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER VII / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 16406-16502 confidence: high
The summoned magicians ask Pharaoh if they will receive a reward if they overcome; Pharaoh says yes and promises that they will be near his throne.
Pharaoh summons expert magicians; they enchant the spectators, but Moses's revealed action defeats their false display and confirms the truth.
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