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prediction is surprising, because at the time of revelation
in the seventh century C.E., a belief dating back
2000 years had prevailed throughout the Holy Land
that Firawn and his army had all been drowned on the
fateful day when they were pursuing Musa (AS) and
the Children of Israel across the Red Sea.
"And the waters returned, and covered the chariots,
and horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came
into the sea after them; there remained not so much
as one of them."
No one knew that Firawn's body (badan) really was
intact, and nearly 1400 years had to pass before this
fact finally came to light!
It was not until 1898 that Professor Loret found in
the ancient Egyptian City of Thebes the 3000-year-old
mummified remains of Firawn Merenptah, who was in
power when Musa (AS) returned from Madyan with the
Allah's message. He thus proved the accuracy of the
Quran.
On July 8, 1907, the archeologist Elliot Smith examined
the remains in a careful scientific way. In 1912 he
published a book called The Royal Mummies, offering
proof that the mummy discovered by Loret was indeed
that of Firawn, who "Knew Moses, resisted his
pleas, pursued him as he took flight, and lost his
life in the process."
This discovery is a powerful reminder that Allah is
a being both All-Knowing and All-Powerful.
NARRATED ABDULLAH IBN AMR IBN AL-'AS
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) mentioned Salaah
(Nimaz) one day and said: He who observes it constantly,
it will serve for him as a light, as (burhan), an
evidence, and (as a means of) salvation on the Day
of Resurrection. He who does not observe it constantly,
it will not serve for him as a light, as an evidence,
and (as a means of) salvation on the Day of Resurrection,
and he will be with Qarun, PHARAOH, Haman and Ubayy
ibn Khalaf. Transmitted By Ahmad, Darimi, and Bayhaqi
in Shu'ab Al-Iman
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