A Qur’anic Historical Miracle: Pharaoh’s Strange Claim 

Timestamps 00:35 King and Pharaoh distinction 02:21 Another historical miracle, the relevant Qur'anic verses 9:30 Muslim exegetes trying to explain the perplexing verses 9:55 Tabari's explanation 11:44 Razi's explanation 13:28 Ibn Kathir's explanation 15:51 Ibn Ashur's explanation 20:15 Some episodes in Egyptian History that might shade some light 21:25 15th dynasty , a dynasty of Semite rulers 27:57 How to make sense of Pharaoh's strange claim by using the information about Semite rulers of 15th Dynasty 36:22 Plausibility that Rameses II might be aware of the happenings of the 15th dynasty and Joseph 37:51 Conclusion: a historical miracle

What's amazed me is how in the western academic sphere, the secular rulebook that they follow doesnt allow them to admit to any of these historical miracles/accuracies in the Qur'an, but even then, even when that's the setting, we've had the western scholar Agenlika Neuwirth mentioning how the word that the Qur'an uses for Jesus(AS)'s disciples were definitely much more historically accurate than to be expected for someone living during the Prophet(SAW)'s time

This was truly incredible to watch and learn. I have always wondered why Pharoah made that assumption when Moses just wanted to exit Egypt safely with the Children of Israel. Barak Allah feek for your excellent explanation. I pray this video reaches more people.

This is actually mind blowing. I’m really intrigued to read your book . Great analysis, i hope it gets more recognition academically in the west.

Just wow Allah SWT indeed is Worthy Of Worship! May Allah SWT bless you endlessly Fatoohi

Thank you, Dr. Louai for your investigative efforts. May I suggest recounting all the scientific miracles of the Quran, like we created all living things from water, we brought down iron, we created everything from nothing and are expanding the universe, etc. When did these things become known? It would be very interesting. Thank you.

JazakAllah khayr Dr. Fatoohi. Keep them coming 😁

Allah bless you Sir Louay. Hearing you talk is like hearing my late Grandfather explain history and religion to me. May he rest in peace and may you be granted with health and reward for your amazing job. JazakAllah Sir.

Really phenomenal analysis, mashallah! Keep up the amazing work, this is so beneficial

Excellent video. Please keep them comming

Interesting analysis, Jazakumulloh for sharing may Allah reward your effort

Alhamdulillah Dr. I’m so happy to have found that you have a RU-vid channel Allah Bless you,

May Allah preserve you in your knowledge Dr Louey Fatoohi. I have seen your interviews with brother Paul Williams on blogging theology. Now I just found your channel and am following you as well. Masha'Allah beautiful presentation Dr Louey Fatoohi, baaraka Allahu feek

Alhamdulillah thanks prof. Thanks also for your excellent translations of Shaikh Abdul Qadir al-Jilani books.

Inshallah will listen to this. I have watched your videos on blogging theology. May Allah accept your beneficial Work and protect you and your Family and All the Muslims.Ameen

Excellent analysis May Allah bless you This is incredible wa Allah ou a3lam

The Glorious Qur'an explain and as a criterion for earlier scriptures writtened by men. During the period of Prophet Joseph(pbuh) the Egyptian ruler was a King; while in the period of Prophet Moshes(pbuh) the ruler was called Pharoah.

Fantastic. Thank you for your contributions brother.

Thanks Alot , Jazak Allah Khaid,

Absolutely superb. māshā’Allah.

Great work akhi.

Glad to see your own channel for your own contents mA

May Allah swt mercy be upon you Dr. Fatoohi. Mashaallahu on your scholastic achievement.

Brilliant analysis Dr. Your channel is very underrated.

Dr louay. god bless you, it is a remarkable research ❤

بارك الله فيك وفي علمك دكتور لؤي. بحث مفيد وعلمي واستنتاج مقنع.

Masha Allah Dr Fatoohi, I was impressed by.your explanation when watching blogging theology, and now you have your own channel! May Allah reward you and assist you. I read your blog too, but I found that the way you explain made the studies more compelling, like it helped us go through your thought process :) feels like cracking a code :) thanks for sharing your expertise

May Allah SWT guide people through your work and efforts. This is amazing masha llah!

Rare Gems, Loved it.

Loved your blogging theology presentations & now I'm glad you started your personal RU-vid channel, Subscribed! Amazing stuff, please do more of these videos about historical miracles , They're mind blowing. Btw i have your book in Arabic التاريخ يشهد بعصمة القرآن

Excuse me for asking do you publish some books or something? your explanation so structured and comprehensive

Dear Dr. Fatouhi, thank you. I learned and benefitted. There should also be a correlation of 7 years of plenty of water followed by 7 years of drought during the Hyksos rule in Egypt and the Near East in general. Further, similar behavior can be observed in today’s Pharaoh, the Supreme leader of The Islamic Republic of Iran where swaths of people are prevented from leaving the country where they are feared to then organize outside of the country and return to remove the Supreme Leader and his people. Lastly, you are paying close attention to the choice of words in the Quran in understanding historic events to provide further evidence of authenticity of the claim of Quran about itself that it is from God the Lord of all there is but you are not paying attention to the words where it has direct relevance to your behavior and direct salvation.

Ma sha Allah ❤

Assalamalikum dr fatohi, an earnest request to u ,pls make a detailed video on moses pbuh entire story in quran ,esp the exodus and which sea he crossed .

عليك سلام من الله ورحمة ، جزيت خيرا على هذا التقديم المعمق والدقيق ، حفظك الله دكتور لؤي وزادك علما وافاد من علمك المسلمين وغير المسلمين

Great work. Subhan Allah.

I have hear this distinction before... regarding old kingdom and the Pharaohs. They don't know about new discoveries in Egypt... They said that Quran mentioned one is Malak not Pharaoh in the time of Yousaf ale salam meaning different Kingdoms...

Salam alaykom, Thank you for this analysis. I have a question regarding the crossing of the sea. As I have seen the tomb of Ramses 2 is in Luxor (I deduce from this that he lived there) but the crossing is said to have been on the Suez Canal? Is this not too far for them to go from Luxor to suez? I’d love to hear your knowledge on this. Thank you

Salam, Dr. As an Arab revert myself, I love your content. How do you address the claim that some apologists make accusing the Quran of getting the pharaoh wrong? For instance, if it was Ramses II, some apologists say that the Quran is wrong because he died a natural death at an old age and didn’t drown, nor would he have been leading armies against Musa (AS) at such an old age. I’d love to hear your insights. Salam, and may Allah (swt) bless you. Thank you, habibi!

Yea. Also for the same reason Israelites did well and flourished during the Hyksos rule and Joseph PBUH was kept close to the ruling elite. They were considered relatives by the Hyksos.

Subhanullah

Salam brother. Do you have any books written on historical events from the Bible or the Qur'an? May Allah reward you.

Manetho also mentioned -- as quoted by Josephus -- that some Egyptians said the Hyksos were Arabians. Which, if true, gives even more credibility to your theory; because Jethro/Shuaib/Chovev -- Moses' teacher and father in law -- was a Midianite priest. And the Pharaoh might be aware of this. Recall that it was the Ishmaelites or Midianites caravan (the Bible was confused, but either way they're Arabians -- i.e. live in Arabian peninsula) who brought Joseph to Egypt. And might be why the Hyksos named their city after their father. And also recall that their mother Hagar/Keturah was an Egyptian princess! So the Hyksos weren't originally Levantines. Even though after being defeated and expelled by the Pharaoh -- still according to Manetho -- the Hyksos migrated to the Levant, in the area that was now (in Manetho's days) known as Judea, and build the city of Jerusalem!

Highly interesting.

Thank you very, very much. Very insightful, sir. I actually couldn't help feeling sorry for the Pharaoh. He was clearly anti-Semitic for very specific reasons.

Dr Louay, there is another possibility which may also be probable and miraculous. Palestine (al-Sham) was under Egyptian rule during among others Ramsess II. He knew Moses was migrating to these lands and it might be why Pharaoh chose this wording. Note that Pharaoh says Moses will threw them out of their land and does not specify it to Egypt. The medieval commentators did not know this fact but Allah has direct access to history. By the way I found some interesting remarks about Ramsess III accusing one of his conspirators to be the “lord of snakes” and his wife Tiye was executed for conspiring against him. Though they seem to have been successful in their killing of Ramsess III. (It’s all in Wikipedia) Ramesses III also had a habit of cutting of his enemies hands. May Allah guard you and give you success brother.

There is another dimension in the Pharaoh's claims which l think it better explain the strangeness of the claim. Prophet Moses is a messenger sent by Allah the Majestic, by the miracle he displayed Pharaoh realized the implication of accepting Moses as a messenger from Allah the most high, this is because should he do that he(the absolute ruler) will now have to obey and receive command from the Prophet Moses who was sent by God Almighty. Because he was ruling Egypt by his claim of sonship to RA the Sun God. So, if he recognized Moses(as) as God's messenger his rulership would no longer be valid, that was why he was able to misled his people into believing that Moses is trying to expelled them from their land.

Did any of the Exegetes talk about the Distinction made between King and Pharoe in the Quran and Bible for the time of Moses and Joseph? Do we know for sure they had no idea? Thank you so much for responding, I am dying to know the answer.

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Responding the beginning of the video where Pharaoh says: "Moses & Haroon want to drive you out of your land" Palestine was part of Egypt. but Palestine was not considered part of holy Egypt (the land of the gods) So Palestine was considered a buffer zone. Egypt had position and control over it but they did not consider it to be part of holy Egypt. Moses' claim is that he want permission for him to take the Israelites (who were considered slaves in Egypt) to this buffer zone (Palestine). back to where they came from originally. Since Moses claimed to be a messenger from God, Pharaoh took this as a challenging force to his rule/kingdom/divinity & his holy land. Meaning He propagated the idea that Moses was inviting or introducing another land of a God which is also in the buffer zone that is actually still ruled over by pharaoh (but not considered holy or godly. So Pharaoh's claim is that Moses wants to create another holy land which might be an attraction to his own people wether now or later, & that Moses is Avoiding a direct challenge. coz the divinity of pharaoh is passed on from 1 to the other. So Pharaoh is speaking on behalf of all pharaohs or speaking as the supreme god of his people.

"It's well documented that the Quraan contain information,that was not know at the time of the revelation of the Quraan ,." Is this statement grammatically correct ?

The word pharaoh was first used around 1400 BC. Prior to that other names were used.

Very important findings and discussion….please, make it short and precise.

Maybe in one of the "prophecies" by the Pharaoh's magic advisor (decades before) was that he would be overthrown & expelled by an israelite slave, & that stuck in his head

Was ramses ii the one that drowned? If not then who? Thank you

Dear Dr Fatoohi So are you implying that when the Hyksos ruled in Egypt, they made the native Egyptians into slaves? Is this what Pharaoh in the Qur’ann fears will happen to his people, that the semites will return to rule over them again? Also do we know anything about the origins of the pharaoh dynasties ? We’re they native Egyptians ?

It was not known by Muhammad that the shape of the earth is elliptical. So the Qur'an must be from Allah

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله نظريتك مثيرة للاهتمام كثيرا ولكن أود التوكيد على أمر لغوي مهم, في الآية (لجميع حاذرون) "لجميع" اللام هنا عليها فتحة وهي للتوكيد وبالتالي لابد أن تترجم "Indeed we are a group" لو كانت للتعبير عن الحذر أو الخوف من جماعة أخرى لكانت اللام بالكسرة (أي لام تعليل وترقب وليس توكيد), والله أعلم

in your channel about page you say "abrahamic religions" this isn't true there is no Abrahamic religion he was but a muslim who submitted to Allah, free is he from the jews and christians for Allah says 3:67 مَا كَانَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّۭا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّۭا وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًۭا مُّسْلِمًۭا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ٦٧ Ibrâhîm (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanîfa (Islâmic Monotheism - to worship none but Allâh Alone) and he was not of Al-Mushrikûn (See V.2:105). 2:135 وَقَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفًۭا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ١٣٥ And they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided." Say (to them O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), "Nay, (we follow) only the religion of Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Hanîfa [Islâmic Monotheism, i.e. to worship none but Allâh (Alone)], and he was not of Al-Mushrikûn (those who worshipped others along with Allâh - see V.2:105)."[1] - Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhammad Muhsin Khan [1](V.2) Narration about Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufail. Narrated ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم met Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufail in the bottom of (the valley of) Baldah before the descent of any Divine revelation to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. A meal was presented to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم but he refused to eat from it. (Then it was presented to Zaid) who said, "I do not eat anything which you slaughter on your Nusub * in the name of your idols, etc. I eat only those (animals meat) on which Allâh’s Name has been mentioned at the time of (their) slaughtering." Zaid bin ‘Amr used to criticise the way Quraish used to slaughter their animals and used to say, "Allâh has created the sheep and He has sent the water for it from the sky, and He has grown the grass for it from the earth; yet you slaughter it in others than the Name of Allâh." He used to say so, for he rejected that practice and considered it as something abominable. Narrated Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما: Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufail went to Shâm (the region comprising Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordan), enquiring about a true religion to follow. He met a Jewish religious scholar and asked him about their religion. He said, "I intend to embrace your religion, so tell me something about it". The Jew said, "You will not embrace our religion unless you receive your share of Allâh’s Anger. Zaid said, I do not run except from Allâh’s Anger, and I will never bear a bit of it if I have the power to avoid it. Can you tell me of some other religion? He said, "I do not know any other religion except Hanîf (Islâmic Monotheism)." Zaid enquired, "What is Hanîf?" He said, "Hanîf is the religion of (the Prophet) Ibrâhîm (Abraham) عليه السلام, he was neither a Jew nor a Christian, and he used to worship none but Allâh (Alone) - Islâmic Monotheism." Then Zaid went out and met a Christian religious scholar and told him the same (as before). The Christian said, "You will not embrace our religion unless you get a share of Allâh’s Curse." Zaid replied, "I do not run except from Allâh’s Curse, and I will never bear any of Allâh’s Curse and His Anger if I have the power to avoid them. Will you tell me of some other religion?" He replied, "I do not know any other religion except Hanîf (Islâmic Monotheism)." Zaid enquired, "What is Hanîf ?" He replied "Hanîf is the religion of (the Prophet) Ibrâhîm (Abraham) عليه السلام, he was neither a Jew nor a Christian, and he used to worship none but Allâh (Alone) - Islâmic Monotheism." When Zaid heard their statement about (the religion of) Ibrâhîm (Abraham), he left that place, and when he came out, he raised both his hands and said, "O Allâh! I make You my Witness that I am on the religion of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)". Narrated Asmâ bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنها: I saw Zaid bin ‘Amr bin Nufail standing with his back against the Ka‘bah and saying, "O people of Quraish! By Allâh, none amongst you is on the religion of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) except me." She added: He (Zaid) used to preserve the lives of little girls: if somebody wanted to kill his daughter he would say to him, "Do not kill her for I will feed her on your behalf". So he would take her, and when she grew up nicely, he would say to her father, ‘Now if you will (wish), I will give her to you, and if you will (wish), I will feed her on your behalf." (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.5, Hadîth No.169). * Nusub: See the glossary.

I'm sorry to say that you are wrong to suggest that Rameses II was the Pharaoh of Exodus, for many reasons but I can give three. 1. He died at a very old age that he would not have been able to do a fast chase after the Israelites in a chariot through the desert. 2. Israel was already established during his reign and that means that the 40 years in the wilderness had already passed. 3. The dynasty of the oppression and exodus was the 18th, Rameses II was 19th Dynasty Pharaoh.

Semite is an 18th century term invented by a frenchman. Quran has Surahs, not chapters. Hyksos are not even regarded as "Semites", they're/were regarded as "indo-european"., even if they weren't that doesn't add anything. Neferteri is the one considered a "Semite", in addition to Ramses, who was a foreigner by blood. In addition Ancient Egyptian is quite similar to classical Arabic. The Alphabet is the same. The grammar, root based system is the same. The so called Akkadian lingua-franca is just Arabic pidgin, similarly so is Aramaic and all the other artificial classifications those who dont speak Arabic make (by their criteria every Arabic country has a different language as back then languages were written dialectically, classical Arabic is the oldest form of these languages; the "proto-semetic"). In addition the exegetes'' explanation is perfectly logical; Moses wanted to take all those who believed the arbitrary classification of the believer as a "semite" is nonsensical. We know for a fact that he was an Egyptian who converted, as he was described as such, likewise with the magicians. The explanation of Al-Tabari only doesn't make sense with western fallacious arbitrary classifications shoehorned and accepted passively as truth foretold. The Quran does not divide the people into Semites and non-Semites, but rather into believers and disbelievers.

Be honest, muhammad thought that Pharaoh is a name not a title, he even wrongly mentioned that Haman is an Egyptian, in fact Haman is a Median/Persian.

Be honest with me. . Surah 81:23 strait up lies because of Surah 53:3-5. In Surah 81:23, Mohammed is saying he saw Gabriel in his Angelic form, but Surah 53:3-5 mentions Mohammed never speaks of his own desires, and that he only recites what he was told to recite. How can Mohammed have actually seen Angel Gabriel in Surah 81, since the Quran itself (including Surah 81) was only told to him and nothing more?

why are you talking just about banu ksraeel? The magicians converted

Pharoh is his name not a title...

Its in fact the shallowest book of 'religion' out there.

Sorry but the prophet mohamed knew some stories told in the bible since he was in contact with the Jews and Christians of the time who came to trade in Arabia. Besides, how not to see the influence of Jews and Christians in Islam. Stop looking for justifications Muslims. If you read historical books, you will see that Islam is a rebuilt religion in concordance of knowledges science of previous time. Mohammed never make miracles. Jesus never spoke about science, he spoke about charity against Jews pharisiens of his time who were hypocrites. And Greek science from -500 before JC came to muslims through Alexandria ´s librairie of Egypt.

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