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30 the unbelievers and records their assertion that the signs are no more than sorcery. See the verse: 41 Part 27, S u rah Al-Qamar At places the Quran presents the testimonies of the unbe- lievers, that they had indeed witnessed the signs, as it says: 42 They have testified to the truth of the Prophet sa , and visible signs have come to them. At places specific miracles have been described, for instance, the miracle of the splitting of the moon, which is a most extraordinary miracle indeed, and is a perfect manifestation of the power of God. I have discussed this in detail in my book Surma Chashm A rya. Anyone interested may refer to it. It should also be remembered that the majority of those who demanded from the Holy Prophet sa signs of their own imagining, ultimately became witnesses to the signs of the Holy Prophet sa by accepting Islam and spreading it far and wide. As witnesses to the signs and miracles of the Holy Prophet sa , they also had their testimonies recorded in books of Hadith. The attitude of critics in our time is strange: They keep repeating how these elders of faith denied these miracles in their time of ignorance—even though they ul- 41 And if they see a Sign, they turn and say, 'A passing feat of magic'. — Al-Qamar, 54:3 [Publishers] 42 A l-e-‘Imr a n, 3:87 [Publishers]