Lemma: نَزَعَ

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it was white for the beholders.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور اس نے اپنا ہاتھ نکالا تو وہ اچانک دیکھنے والوں کو سفید دکھائی دینے لگا۔

French

Et il sortit sa main de sa tunique, et voilà ! elle apparut blanche à ceux qui regardaient.

German

Dann zog er seine Hand hervor und siehe, sie ward den Beschauern weiß.

Chinese

继而[f]他出示了他的手, 在观众看来, 它完全是白色的。[512]

Italian

Ed egli tese la sua mano, ed ecco! Essa apparve bianca agli occhi degli astanti.

Spanish

Entonces sacó la mano y he ahí que aparecía blanca a quienes la contemplaban.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

پھر اس نے اپنا ہاتھ باہر نکالا تو وہ دیکھنے والوں کی نظر میں بالکل سفید تھا۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

And [a]He drew forth his hand, and lo! it appeared white to the beholders.[1024]

English - Five Volume Translation

And [a]He drew forth his hand, and lo! it was white for the beholders.[1002]

26:34; 27:13; 28:33.

Commentary:

The miracle of the white hand has also been mentioned in the Bible (Exod. 4:6), with the difference that whereas in the Bible the hand is represented as "leprous", the Quran represents it as being "without disease" (28:33). Another difference between the two accounts is that the Quran represents Moses as having shown both signs to Pharaoh, while according to the Bible, although Moses is bidden to show this sign to Pharaoh (Exod. 4:8), it does not mention that Moses did actually show the latter sign to him. The Quranic version clearly seems to be the more correct, not only because Moses could not omit to show the sign of the white hand to Pharaoh as he was commanded by God, as admitted by the Bible itself, but also because Pharaoh having failed to profit by the first sign, Moses must have shown him the second Sign also, after the rejection of the first.

The bodies of highly spiritual men are known to emit invisible rays of various colours according to the degree or nature of their spiritual development. The rays that emerge from the bodies of perfectly holy men, such as Prophets, are of pure white colour. So the rays that issued from the hand of Moses must have been of that colour, and when these rays were made visible, his hand naturally appeared white to the beholders. Men are known to have had such spiritual experience in the times of other Prophets of God as well. For instance, authentic instances of such spiritual experiences having been felt by certain individuals in the time of Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, are on record (Al-Fadl, vol. 32, No. 217).

Elsewhere the Quran says, God said to Moses Thrust thy hand into thy bosom; it will come forth white without disease (28:33). This constituted, in symbolic language, a clear hint to Moses that if he kept his followers close to him and under his fostering care, they would not only become men of light themselves, but would also impart light to others, otherwise they would become not only black but also diseased. The miracle was not, therefore, the performance of a magician but a sign full of deep spiritual significance.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اس نے اپنی جیب سے ہاتھ نکالا اور سب دیکھنے والوں کے سامنے وہ چمک رہا تھا

English - Sahih

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

او راپنا ہاتھ نکالا تو اسی وقت دیکھنے والوں کے لیے سفید نظر آنے لگا

English - Talal Itani

And he drew out his hand and suddenly it (was) white for the observers.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

f

26:34; 27:13; 28:33.

512

大家知道, 精神高超的人们的身上, 根据他们精神发展性质或程度的不同, 会发出各种颜色的光芒。各个先知的身上放的是纯白色的光。同样地, 穆撒那只手上发出的光一定是那种颜色的。这样, 他们都看到了那些光芒, 他的手在观看者面前自然呈现着白光。在安拉派遣的其它先知的时代, 大家知道那些人也具有这样的精神经历。安拉对穆撒说, “把你的手插入怀中, 抽出时它将洁白无疵。” (28:33) 这是用象征性的语言清楚地意示穆撒, 如果他保持和他的门徒紧密地在一起并在他的养护之下, 他们自己也不仅会成为发光的人, 而且还会把光传给别人, 否则, 他们不仅会变成黑色, 而且在道德上会生病。这一奇迹因此不是一个巫师的表现, 而是一种充满深刻精神意义的迹象。

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And he drew forth his hand, and lo, it was white to the beholders.

English - Maududi

Then he drew out his hand, and it appeared luminous to all beholders.

English - Ahmed Ali

And he drew forth his hand, and behold, it looked white to those who beheld it.

English - Yusuf Ali

And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders!

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

26:34; 27:13; 28:33.

1002

Commentary:

The miracle of the white hand has also been mentioned in the Bible (Exod. 4:6), with the difference that whereas in the Bible the hand is represented as "leprous", the Quran represents it as being "without disease" (28:33). Another difference between the two accounts is that the Quran represents Moses as having shown both signs to Pharaoh, while according to the Bible, although Moses is bidden to show this sign to Pharaoh (Exod. 4:8), it does not mention that Moses did actually show the latter sign to him. The Quranic version clearly seems to be the more correct, not only because Moses could not omit to show the sign of the white hand to Pharaoh as he was commanded by God, as admitted by the Bible itself, but also because Pharaoh having failed to profit by the first sign, Moses must have shown him the second Sign also, after the rejection of the first.

The bodies of highly spiritual men are known to emit invisible rays of various colours according to the degree or nature of their spiritual development. The rays that emerge from the bodies of perfectly holy men, such as Prophets, are of pure white colour. So the rays that issued from the hand of Moses must have been of that colour, and when these rays were made visible, his hand naturally appeared white to the beholders. Men are known to have had such spiritual experience in the times of other Prophets of God as well. For instance, authentic instances of such spiritual experiences having been felt by certain individuals in the time of Ahmad, the Promised Messiah, are on record (Al-Fadl, vol. 32, No. 217).

Elsewhere the Quran says, God said to Moses Thrust thy hand into thy bosom; it will come forth white without disease (28:33). This constituted, in symbolic language, a clear hint to Moses that if he kept his followers close to him and under his fostering care, they would not only become men of light themselves, but would also impart light to others, otherwise they would become not only black but also diseased. The miracle was not, therefore, the performance of a magician but a sign full of deep spiritual significance.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

26:34; 27:13; 28:33.

1024

The bodies of highly spiritual men are known to emit rays of various colours according to the degree or nature of their spiritual development. The rays that are emitted by the bodies of Prophets are of pure white colour. Similarly, rays that issued from the hand of Moses must have been of that colour and, when they were made visible, his hand naturally appeared white to the beholders. Men are known to have had such spiritual experiences in the times of other Prophets of God as well. God said to Moses: Thrust thy hand into thy bosom; it will come forth white without disease (28:33). This constituted, in symbolic language, a clear hint to Moses that if he kept his followers close to him and under his fostering care, they would not only become men of light themselves but would also impart light to others, otherwise they would become not only black but also morally diseased. The miracle was not, therefore, the performance of a sorcerer but a Sign full of deep spiritual significance.

English - Pickthall

And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for the beholders.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And he drew forth his hand, and lo! it was white to the beholders.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

And he drew forth his hand, and it appeared white to the onlookers.

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