Motif
Miraculous sign contest against magicians
miraculous_sign_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.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 16807-16947 confidence: high
God sends Moses with signs to Pharaoh and his nobles; Moses says he is an apostle from the Lord of the Worlds and asks Pharaoh to send away the children of Israel.
Moses presents signs before Pharaoh, faces summoned enchanters, and his rod devours their deceptive wonders, establishing truth over their magic.
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