What Were the Miracles (Signs) Granted to Moses (PBUH)?
ما هي المعجزات التي أعطيت لموسى عليه السلام في ذلك المشهد؟
Allah granted him two Divine Signs: His staff (or stick) which turned into a serpent. His hand, when he put it under his armpit, it turned white. He was also guided to relax and calm down. Allah the Almighty says: (And cross your arms tightly to calm your fears) Al-Qasas 28:32
(We surely gave Moses nine clear signs. ˹You, O Prophet, can˺ ask the Children of Israel. When Moses came to them, Pharaoh said to him, “I really think that you, O Moses, are bewitched.”) Al-Isra’ 17:101
(˹Allah added,˺ “And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?” He replied, “It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it.” Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!” So he did, then, behold, it became a serpent, slithering. Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.”) Ta-Ha 20:17-21
(“Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Do not be afraid! Messengers should have no fear in My presence.”) An-Naml 27:10
(“Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear. You are perfectly secure.”) Al-Qasas 28:31
Allah also instructed Moses to put his hand inside his cloak, and this is the second Divine sign of His Magnificence and Omnipotence. Moses needed those Divine Signs while accomplishing his mission, so that they would be proofs for those who were disobedient and rebellious.
(And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished, as another sign,) Ta-Ha 20:22
(“Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished. ˹These are two˺ of nine signs for Pharaoh and his people. They have truly been a rebellious people.”) An-Naml 27:12
(“Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished. And cross your arms tightly to calm your fears. These are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs. They have truly been a rebellious people.”) Al-Qasas 28:32
أعطي موسى عليه السلام آيتين: العصا، عندما يلقي العصا تصبح حية. يده، عندما يضعها تحت إبطه تخرج بيضاء. كما أرشد موسى إلى ما يؤمن خوفه. (وَاضْمُمْ إِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ الرَّهْبِ) القصص 28: 32
(وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ تِسْعَ آيَاتٍ بَيِّنَاتٍ فَاسْأَلْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّي لَأَظُنُّكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ مَسْحُورًا) الإسراء 17: 101
(وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَآرِبُ أُخْرَىٰ قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَا مُوسَىٰ فَأَلْقَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا الْأُولَىٰ) طه 20: 17-21
(وَأَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَا تَخَفْ إِنِّي لَا يَخَافُ لَدَيَّ الْمُرْسَلُونَ) النمل 27: 10
(وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَا مُوسَىٰ أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الْآمِنِينَ) القصص 28: 31
قال الله تعالى لموسى أن يضع يده في جيبه. هذه هي الآية الثانية. آيات يحتاجها موسى لمهمته، كدليل على صدق موسى للفجار والعصاة.
(وَاضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ آيَةً أُخْرَىٰ) طه 20: 22
(وَأَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ فِي تِسْعِ آيَاتٍ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ) النمل 27: 12
(اسْلُكْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ وَاضْمُمْ إِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ الرَّهْبِ فَذَانِكَ بُرْهَانَانِ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ) القصص 28: 32
1. A Simple Question Before an Extraordinary Sign | سؤالٌ بسيط قبل آيةٍ خارقة
Allah begins not with a command but a question, “What is that in your right hand, O Moses?” Musa answers plainly, describing his staff’s ordinary daily uses, leaning on it and beating down branches for his sheep, before anything miraculous happens at all. This exchange grounds the sign that follows in something completely familiar to him.
يبدأ الله لا بأمر بل بسؤال: “وما تلك بيمينك يا موسى؟”. فيجيب موسى ببساطة، واصفا استخدامات عصاه اليومية العادية، يتوكأ عليها ويهش بها على غنمه، قبل أن يحدث أي شيء خارق أصلا. ويؤسس هذا التبادل الآية التالية في شيء مألوف تماما له.
2. The Staff Becomes a Slithering Serpent | العصا تتحول إلى حية تسعى
When Musa throws down the ordinary staff he had just described, it becomes a moving serpent, and his instinctive reaction, fleeing without looking back, shows this was a genuine shock to him, not a display he had expected or prepared for. Three separate surahs record this same instinctive fear, underscoring how startling the transformation truly was.
حين يلقي موسى العصا العادية التي وصفها للتو، تتحول إلى حية متحركة، ورد فعله الغريزي، الفرار دون النظر خلفه، يُظهر أن هذا كان صدمة حقيقية له، لا عرضا توقعه أو استعد له. وتسجل ثلاث سور منفصلة هذا الخوف الغريزي نفسه، مؤكدة مدى إثارة التحول للذعر فعلا.
3. A Reassurance Specific to Messengers | طمأنةٌ خاصة بالرسل
Allah’s response to Musa’s fear is not a generic comfort but a statement tied specifically to his new status, “Messengers should have no fear in My presence,” and in Al-Qasas, “you are perfectly secure.” This frames the reassurance as part of what it means to carry a divine mission, not simply calming an individual’s nerves.
لا يأتي رد الله على خوف موسى تطمينا عاما، بل عبارة مرتبطة تحديدا بمكانته الجديدة: “إني لا يخاف لدي المرسلون”، وفي القصص: “إنك من الآمنين”. ويؤطر هذا الطمأنة جزءا مما يعنيه حمل رسالة إلهية، لا مجرد تهدئة أعصاب فرد.
4. A Second Sign: A Hand That Shines Without Blemish | آيةٌ ثانية: يدٌ تُضيء دون عيب
The second sign, Musa’s hand turning white when placed under his arm or through his collar, is deliberately described as “without blemish,” language repeated in Ta-Ha, An-Naml and Al-Qasas. This detail rules out any confusion with disease, this was a miraculous, radiant whiteness, not a mark of illness.
الآية الثانية، ابيضاض يد موسى حين توضع تحت إبطه أو في جيبه، تُوصف عمدا بأنها “من غير سوء”، وهي لغة تتكرر في طه والنمل والقصص. وهذا التفصيل ينفي أي التباس بمرض، فهذا بياض خارق مضيء، لا علامة سقم.
5. A Practical Technique Paired With Spiritual Reassurance | تقنية عملية مقرونة بالطمأنة الروحية
Alongside the words of comfort, Musa is given a concrete physical instruction, to cross his arms tightly to calm his fear. Pairing a practical action with the verbal reassurance treats his fear as something real to be managed, not simply dismissed with words alone.
إلى جانب كلمات التطمين، يُعطى موسى تعليمات جسدية ملموسة، ضم جناحه إليه ليؤمَّن من خوفه. واقتران فعل عملي بالطمأنة اللفظية يعامل خوفه بوصفه أمرا حقيقيا يجب التعامل معه، لا مجرد تجاهله بالكلام وحده.
6. Two Signs Among Nine, for a Rebellious People | آيتان من تسع لقومٍ فاسقين
An-Naml and Al-Qasas explicitly call these two signs proofs meant for Pharaoh and his chiefs, describing them as “a rebellious people,” and Surah Al-Isra 17:101 confirms Musa was given nine clear signs in total across his mission. These two, given at the very start, are only the first evidence in what would become a much larger confrontation.
تربط سورتا النمل والقصص هاتين الآيتين صراحة بفرعون وملئه، واصفتين إياهم بأنهم “قوما فاسقين”، وتؤكد سورة الإسراء 17: 101 أن موسى أُعطي تسع آيات بينات في مجمل رسالته. وهاتان الآيتان، المُعطاتان في البداية تماما، ليستا سوى الدليل الأول فيما سيصبح مواجهة أكبر بكثير.
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
What two miracles were given to Moses in the sacred valley of Tuwa?
His staff turning into a slithering serpent, and his hand turning radiantly white without blemish.
How did Moses react when his staff became a serpent?
He fled in fear without looking back, until Allah reassured him.
What did Allah tell Moses to calm his fear?
That messengers have no fear in His presence, and to physically cross his arms tightly.
Was the white hand a sign of illness?
No, the Ayah specifically describes it as “without blemish,” a miraculous radiance, not a disease.
How many total signs was Moses given for his mission?
Nine, according to Surah Al-Isra 17:101, with the staff and the hand being the first two.