Allah Almighty gave Musa (Moses) numerous miracles. Amongst them, was the ability to bring forth a shining, illuminated hand as a miracle to present to the Pharaoh.
Allah Almighty says:
وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ
And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out shining white, unblemished, as another sign,
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا الْكُبْرَى
So that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.
[Qur’an 20:22-23]
The hand shone like the shining of the sun and the moon, even brighter. This hand was a light for Musa, as a literal light and a light of guidance, due to it being a miracle. The hand served the purpose of expelling darkness and ignorance from the hearts and minds of the disbelievers around him, especially of the Pharaoh, a being covered and engulfed in darkness.
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