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Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.

And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished,¹ as another sign,

so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.

Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.”

Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,

and make my task easy,

and remove the impediment from my tongue

so people may understand my speech,¹

and grant me a helper from my family,

Aaron, my brother.

Strengthen me through him,

and let him share my task,

so that we may glorify You much

and remember You much,

for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”

Allah responded, “All that you requested has been granted, O  Moses!

And surely We had shown you favour before,

when We inspired your mother with this:

‘Put him into a chest, then put it into the river. The river will wash it ashore, and he will be taken by ˹Pharaoh,˺ an enemy of Mine and his.’ And I endeared you with love from Me ˹O Moses˺¹ so that you would be brought up under My ˹watchful˺ Eye.

˹Remember˺ when your sister came along and proposed, ‘Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?’¹ So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not grieve. ˹Later˺ you killed a man ˹by mistake˺, but We saved you from sorrow, as well as other tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Midian. Then you came here as pre-destined, O  Moses!