On the one hand, they are not inclined to believe in a Book which abounds in narrations of a supernatural kind | English - Sahih International : And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers• Swahili - Al-Barwani : Na akatoa mkono wake mara ukawa mweupe kwa watazamao• As for those who, being convinced by Qur'anic arguments, respond in the affirmative to the second question regarding God and the universe, for them there is no difficulty in accepting miracles |
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On the contrary, if you are fully convinced that it is God's command alone which causes life to arise from lifeless matter, and that God has full power to confer whichever kind of life He wills, the transformation of the rod into a serpent and its subsequent reversion to its original state is no stranger than the transformation of any other lifeless matter into a living entity | 中国语文 - Ma Jian : 他抽出他的手来,那只手在观众的眼前忽然显出白光。 Such an approach can hardly be considered reasonable |
The fact that the latter happens virtually every day whereas the former took place only a few times in history is not enough to declare the first as incredibly, strange and the second as 'natural'.
15Italiano - Piccardo : Stese la mano ed ecco che apparve bianca agli astanti• For quite obviously the Qur'an is explicit, even quite emphatic in affirming the former concept of God | Such people are bound to reject the statement that Moses' rod changed into a serpent and later reverted to its original shape |
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Somali - Abduh : Wuxuuna Siibay Gacantiisii markaasay soo Baxday iyadoo u Cad Dadka Eegi• With regard to miracles, there are two basic questions that people should ask themselves | Now, there are those who believe that serpents can come into being only through one process - the known biological process |
Melayu - Basmeih : Dan Nabi Musa mengeluarkan tangannya tibatiba tangannya menjadi putih bersinarsinar bagi orangorang yang melihatnya• Did God, after creating the universe and establishing a system of natural causations therein, suspend Himself such that it is no longer possible for Him to interfere in the workings of the universe? Let us take the instance mentioned in verse 107, namely, that the rod of Moses turned into a serpent.
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