as with the word “Hand.” Indeed, if someone were to argue that “Eye” is apparently to be understood in the singular or dual rather than the plural, his argument would have merit. For in both occurrences of “under Our Eyes,” the noun is attached to a plural possessive pronoun, which indisputably refers to Allah alone. Such usage is common in the Quran: the Lord refers to Himself using plural pronouns to express His majesty, as in His words:

“Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory” (1) [al-Fath 1]

and:

“It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world” [al-Zukhruf 32].

Since the possessive pronoun has a plural form, the noun attached to it likewise takes the plural form: “under Our Eyes.” In the account of Moses, however, when the possessive pronoun is singular, the noun attached to it is also singular:

“and so that you might be brought up under My Eye” [Tā Hā 39].

It is well known that this is the basic and literal usage, for Allah—glory be to Him—is One. Whoever cites Allah Most High’s use of plural forms to refer to Himself as evidence of numerical plurality is among those who cling to the ambiguous passages and abandon the clear ones, as did