The Quran garbles out the encounter between God and Moses at the burning bush.
For instance, in one place the Muslim scripture claims that Moses’ staff appeared to him as a living entity:
Has there come to you the history of Moses When he saw a fire (in the desert), he said to his family, “Wait! Behold, I see a fire far away. Perhaps I can bring to you a burning torch from there or find some guidance at the fire (to get directions).” (This is the story of the days when Moses had reached the converging point of the stream of the conceptual knowledge of intellect, and the stream of the extrinsic knowledge of the Divine Revelation (18:65)). When Moses reached the fire, a voice called out, “O Moses Verily, I am your Lord! Take off your sandals, verily, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.” (Your quest for the Truth is over. So lighten the burdens of your search. Now you are in the Sacred Valley of Revelation). I have chosen you to be My Prophet. Listen, then, to what is being revealed. Verily, I, I alone am Allah, there is no god but Me. Therefore, serve Me alone, and from this very moment strive to establish the Divine Order in the land to practically remember Me Behold, the revolution is surely coming. But I Will to keep it hidden for the time-being. (You will be the pioneer of a great revolution, the signs of which are not yet visible). The purpose of this revolution will be for every person to get the fair compensation of his hard work (and bring an end to the hegemony of Pharaoh and his people). Let not those people join your mission who consider it an impossible dream. They accept only what resonates with their desires. Such people will do more harm than good to your Mission.” “What is your strength O Moses?” (Moses was then given complete Guidance and strong Logic, and was encouraged to ask any questions) He said, “Your Guidance is my strength. It will help me in all walks of life. I will prove to be a competent shepherd for the Israelites, and will use it as the challenges come forth.” Allah said, “You are now ready to embark upon your mission.” He felt that the Message given to him was vibrant with life (hayyatun). He said, “Grasp it and fear not. We will keep it evergreen.” Moses was told to hold fast to what he was taught to the extent that it became his first nature; even in frightening situations. And that he would come out unscathed from trying circumstances. The Light in your heart will shine forth in the power of your presentation of the Truth. Another clear evidence We will show you some of Our great Signs (witness how the strength of the Truth can bring about great Revolutions (17:1), (79:20)). Go to Pharaoh who is transgressing the limits.” S. 20:9-24 (Shabbir Ahmed https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/20/st25.htm)
The word hayyatun life/literally means living, as Ahmed correctly rendered it, which other translators interpret it as snake/serpent. However, the word for snake/serpent is not used here. The Arabic term for snake does appear in the encounter between Moses and the Pharoah’s magicians:
(Pharaoh) said: If thou comest with a token, then produce it, if thou art of those who speak the truth. Then he flung down his staff and lo! it was a serpent (thubanun) manifest; And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for the beholders. The chiefs of Pharaoh’s people said: Lo! this is some knowing wizard, S. 7:106-109 Pickthall
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent (thubanun) manifest, And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders. (Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard, Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye? S. 26:31-35 Pickthall
However, the foregoing is contradicted elsewhere in the Quran when in other places it states that Moses’ staff appeared as a jinn, which is supposed to be a demonic entity:
“And throw/throw away your stick/cane, so when he saw it, it shakes/moves as if it is a Jinn (jannun) he turned away giving his back, and he did not follow/succeed/track: “You Moses, do not fear, that I, the messengers do not fear at/by/near Me.”” S. 27:10 (Muhammad Ahmed & Samira https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/27/st19.htm)
“… So, as soon as he saw it shaking as if it were a jinni, he turned away withdrawing and did not retrace his steps…” (Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/27/st21.htm)
“… So when he saw it vibrate as if it were a Jinn, he ran away and would not turn back…” (The Monotheist Group (2013 Edition) https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/27/st58.htm)
“… But when he saw it writhing as it were a demon, he turned to flee headlong…” Pickthall
“… When he saw it moving like a demon, he turned around and fled…” Khalifa
“And that (E) throw/throw away your stick/cane. So when he saw it it shakes/moves as though it (is) a Jinn (jannun), he turned away giving his back, and he did not follow/track. “You Moses approach/come, and do not fear, that you are from the safe/secure.”” S. 28:31 (Ahmed & Samira https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/28/st19.htm)
“… So, as soon as he saw it shaking as if it had been a jinni, he turned withdrawing and did not retrace his steps…” (Ghali https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/28/st21.htm)
“… So when he saw it vibrate as if it were a Jinn, he turned around to flee and would not return…” (The Monotheist Group https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/28/st58.htm)
“…. And when he saw it writhing as it had been a demon, he turned to flee headlong…” Pickthall
“…. When he saw it moving like a demon, he turned around and fled…” Khalifa
What this means is that the author(s) and/or the editor(s) of the Quran was/were ignorant of what exactly transpired at the burning bush encounter. S/he/they could not figure out whether Moses’ staff appeared as a jinn/demon or some other living thing. S/he/they was/were definitely ignorant of the biblical narrative that the staff manifested as a snake:
“Then Moses answered and said, ‘What if they will not believe me and will not listen to my voice? For they may say, “Yahweh has not appeared to you.”’ And Yahweh said to him, ‘What is this in your hand?’ And he said, ‘A staff.’ Then He said, ‘Throw it on the ground.’ So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent (nachash); and Moses fled from it. And Yahweh said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail’—so he stretched out his hand and took hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand—‘that they may believe that Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.’ And Yahweh furthermore said to him, “Now put your hand into your bosom.’ So he put his hand into his bosom; then he took it out, and behold, his hand was leprous like snow. Then He said, “Return your hand into your bosom.’ So he returned his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it returned to being like the rest of his flesh. ‘And so it will be, if they will not believe you or listen to the witness of the first sign, they may believe the witness of this last sign. But if it will be that they will not believe even these two signs and that they will not listen to your voice, then you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry land; and the water which you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry land.’” Exodus 4:1-9 Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)
The other problem with the Quranic perversion of Moses’ encounter with the divine Angel is that the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament writings do not acknowledge the existence of mythical creatures known as jinn/jann, which in English are commonly known a genies. Rather, this is nothing more than a part of Arabian folklore/fables/myths which Muhammad bought into and proceeded to read these fanciful creatures back into the biblical account.
So much for the Quran being a consistent scripture that fully explains all of its verses.
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