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وَاضمُم يَدَكَ إِلىٰ جَناحِكَ تَخرُج بَيضاءَ مِن غَيرِ سوءٍ آيَةً أُخرىٰ

Yusuf Ali

“Now draw thy hand1 close to thy side: It shall come forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,-
  • The second of the greater Miracles shown to Moses was the “White (shining) Hand”. Ordinarily, when the skin becomes white, it is a sign of disease, leprosy or something loathsome. Here there was no question of disease: on the contrary, the hand was glorified, and it shone as with a divine light. Such a miracle was beyond Egyptian or human magic (Cf. 27:12 and 28:32). (R).