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== Magic, Miracles, and the Supernatural in the Quran == | == Magic, Miracles, and the Supernatural in the Quran == | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|35|9}}|It is Allah Who sends forth the Winds, so that they raise up the Clouds, and We drive them to a land that is dead, and revive the earth therewith after its death: even so (will be) the Resurrection!}}{{Quote|{{Quran|43|11}}|That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);}}{{Quote|{{Quran|41|39}}|And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|35|9}}|It is Allah Who sends forth the Winds, so that they raise up the Clouds, and We drive them to a land that is dead, and revive the earth therewith after its death: even so (will be) the Resurrection!}}{{Quote|{{Quran|43|11}}|That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);}}{{Quote|{{Quran|41|39}}|And among His Signs in this: thou seest the earth barren and desolate; but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He Who gives life to the (dead) earth can surely give life to (men) who are dead. For He has power over all things.}} | ||
==== The Holy Spirit (Rūḥ al-qudus) ==== | |||
{{Main|Jibreel (Gabriel) and al-Ruh al-Qudus (the Holy Spirit) in the Qur'an}} | |||
The holy spirit is presented sometimes as | |||
Seen as (i) The spirit as a quasi-angelic intermediary or agent of God. | |||
''rūḥ | spirit rūḥ al-qudus | the holy spirit'' Sinai, Nicolai. Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary (p. 355). Princeton University Press. Kindle Edition. | |||
(ii) The spirit as a vivifying or fortifying principle emanating from God. | |||
''rūḥ | spirit rūḥ al-qudus | the holy spirit'' Sinai, Nicolai. Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary (p. 357). Princeton University Press. Kindle Edition. | |||
(iii) The rūḥ-min-amrihi bundle. | |||
''rūḥ | spirit rūḥ al-qudus'' Sinai, Nicolai. Key Terms of the Qur'an: A Critical Dictionary (p. 360). Princeton University Press. Kindle Edition. | |||
==== Punishment narrative miracles/destructions ==== | ==== Punishment narrative miracles/destructions ==== | ||