Pharaoh Was Worshiped As A Deity
There are several verses in the Quran that show the King of Egypt (Pharaoh) during the time of Moses, actually thought he was a god. He and his people literally believed he was divine and should be worshiped.
He (Pharaoh) said, “If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned.”
Chapter 26 Verse 29
And Pharaoh said, “O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me.
Chapter 28 Verse 38
And he (Pharaoh) said: “I am your Lord the Highest.”
Chapter 79 Verse 24
This may not seem like a big deal to us these day because it’s common knowledge that the ancient Egyptians worshiped their Pharaohs. Modern archaeologists have explored the pyramids and other Egyptian ruins, translated the hieroglyphics, and have a very good understanding of their religion.
But how did Prophet Muhammad know this? How did he (pbuh) know this specific information?
And he did not get it from the Bible because it’s not in the Bible. Nowhere in Exodus does it state the Pharaoh was worshiped as a deity by the ancient Egyptians. In fact, the biblical story of Moses does not emphasize any attempt by Moses to teach Pharaoh to worship Allah.
In the Bible, it’s all about letting the the Children of Israel out of slavery.
It is miraculous that the Quran tells us this specific bit of information about the Egyptian faith that could not have been known at that time. After all, the events of Moses’ (AS) time happened almost 3000 years before Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born. The language and culture of ancient Egypt were lost and unknown by the time Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) came on the scene.
We only have this information because of extensive exploration of Egyptian ruins and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone (1799 CE)
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