In fact, in a chapter of his book “ Perished Nations”, Harun Yahya basically builds his whole argument on the “fact” that Ramses II is the Pharaoh of Exodus. He definitely claims in his own text that it could not be before 1400 BC, since before that time the king of Egypt was not called Pharaoh. This was the basis for Harun Yahya’s article, and one could assume that he agreed with this.
In fact, in the original version of their article, to which Harun Yahya referred at the time of writing his article, they positively identified the Pharaoh of the Exodus as Merneptah (see this article), i.e.
Moses born around the beginning of the 13th century BCE.Īnd in their understanding, the Exodus happened in the second half of the century either under Ramses II or Merneptah, some time between 12. "Pharaoh" first applied to the king around middle of the 14th century BCE, c. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, “An Aspect of the Qur’aan’s Miraculous Nature,” At the first link, we find the following two statements in a chronology table: Biblical Error: The Kings & Pharaohs of Egypt,” Dr. In a footnote, Harun Yahya reveals his sources for these claims:Įlias Karîm, “Qur’anic Accuracy vs. For that reason, the fact that the Qur'an distinguishes between the different Egyptian titles in different Egyptian eras is yet another proof that the Qur'an is Allah's Word. Further information on this subject comes from the Academic American Encyclopaedia, which states that the title of Pharaoh began to be used in the New Kingdom.Īs we have seen, the use of the word "Pharaoh" dates from a specific period in history. 945-730), after which this term of address became the title of the king. The Encyclopaedia Britannica says that the word "Pharaoh" was a title of respect used from the New Kingdom (beginning with the 18th dynasty B.C. The Prophet Yusuf (as) lived at least 200 years before that time. This particular title began to be employed in the 14th century B.C., during the reign of Amenhotep IV. The use of the word "Pharaoh" in Egyptian history belongs only to the late period. On the other hand, the Qur'an is far more concise and accurate in the terminology it employs. In the Bible, the word "Pharaoh" is used, in every reference to an Egyptian monarch. The ruler of Egypt in the time of the Prophet Musa (as) is referred to as "Pharaoh." This distinction in the Qur'an is not made in the Old and New Testaments nor by Jewish historians. The King said, 'Bring him to me straight away!'… (Qur'an, 12:50) While addressing the Egyptian ruler at the time of Prophet Yusuf (as), the word " Al-Malik" in Arabic is used in the Qur'an: It refers to a ruler, king or sultan: In the Old Testament, the Egyptian ruler during the period of Prophet Ibrahim (as) and Prophet Yusuf (as) are named "Pharaoh." However, this title was actually employed after the eras in which these two Prophets lived. The first date for the story of Pharaoh and Moses is implicit in this article: Some of these hoaxes will be examined in other articles, but in this short note I want to point out that Harun Yahya managed to propose three rather different dates for the Pharaoh who was confronted by Moses.Īll of these articles seek to establish the superior historical accuracy of the Qur’an when compared with the Bible. Five of the ten listed articles (miracles) deal with different aspects of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in the Qur’an.įrankly, most of these articles make a number of false statements, and these “miracles” are mostly fabrications based on manipulations of the facts. In my research on the issue of Haman in the Qur’an (see this article), I came across Harun Yahya’s website “Miracles of the Qur’an” and specifically his section on alleged “Historical Miracles of the Qur’an”.
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