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Sura 20
Aya 96
96
قالَ بَصُرتُ بِما لَم يَبصُروا بِهِ فَقَبَضتُ قَبضَةً مِن أَثَرِ الرَّسولِ فَنَبَذتُها وَكَذٰلِكَ سَوَّلَت لي نَفسي

(Saheeh International)

He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger1 and threw it,2 and thus did my soul entice me."
  • i.e., a hoof-print in the sand left by the angel Gabriel's horse.
  • Into the fire upon the melted ornaments in order to form the calf.