I think of you to have been fascinated!

I think of you to have been fascinated!'' Pharaoh and his chief accused Moses to have been well versed in sorcery and magic. They also called him to be mad! But Moses tried to convince them that he was brought up in Pharaoh's court in all the learning of the Egyptians. How then could he be mad, and when did he learn Egyptian magic inspite of being under the strict observance of Pharaoh's courtiers.

On the other hand, what he showed as his nine miracles was far beyond the realm of magic and magician. What has magic to do with divine miracles!? He therefore warned Pharaoh not to resist faith in God, or he would be doomed to perdition. WHAT WERE THE 9 MIRACLES OF MOSES?

The said nine miracles that Moses showed to Pharaoh and his people were as follows, according to QURA"N and the BIBLE:ِ 1ِ THE SNAKE It is written in the QURA"NِS 20:10ِ21, that when Moses went towards the sacred flame in the bush, he heard the word of God. Allah said to him:ِ ``What is that in your right hand, O, Moses!?'' ``It is my stick'' answered Moses.

``On it I lean, with it I beat down fodder for my flocks, and in it I find other uses.'' Allah said to Moses:ِ ``Cast it down'', and when he cast it down; LO! It became a huge snake, active and in motion! Allah said:, ``Seize it and fear not, for We shall return it to its former condition.'' [ 609 ] So do we read in the BIBLE, in EXODUSِ3ِ4:ِ ``The Lord said to Moses:ِ ``What are you holding in your hand?'' ``This is my stick my Lord.'' answered Moses.

The Lord said:ِ ``Throw it on the ground.'' When Moses threw the stick on the ground, it turned into a snake, and Moses ran away from it! Then the Lord said:ِ ``Don't be afraid. Bend down and pick it up from the tail.'' So did Moses; and the snake became a stick again! 2ِ THE WHITE SHINING HAND The second of the greater miracles shown to Moses was the WHITE SHINING HAND, which in the QURA"N S 20:22 is:ِ ``The Lord said to Moses, ``Now put your hand in your arm-pit.

It shall come out shining and white without any harm or disease!'' So do we read in the BIBLEِEXODUS 3ِ4 ``Once again YAHOVAH spoke to Moses and said; put your hand inside your robe. Moses did so, and when he took his hand out, it was covered with white spots like snow!