Ali Ataie – The Story of the Exodus in the Bible & Qur’an (Revealed Comparative Theology)

			The story of the Exodus,
		

			from Egypt, the Hijra of Musa alaihis salam
		

			with the Bani Israel. The Qur'anic versions of
		

			these narratives
		

			are basically historically impossible
		

			or at least highly implausible.
		

			Somehow the Quran avoided
		

			many of the problematic historical claims
		

			of the biblical authors. And this is from
		

			the dala'il and naguwa.
		

			This is one of the proofs of prophecy.
		

			This is a proof that the prophet Muhammad
		

			salallahu alaihi wa sallam was a true nabi,
		

			a true prophet. For example, I'll give you
		

			an example. The bible says
		

			from Egypt. If we count the women, the
		

			children, the elderly, not to mention animals,
		

			3,000,000 people plus livestock.
		

			Historically this is
		

			almost falsifiable.
		

			This would mean that basically a third of
		

			the entire population of Egypt made Hijra. This
		

			would have been noticed by other civilizations in
		

			that region yet no one recorded it. 3,000,000
		

			people for 40 years would have left a
		

			major footprint
		

			in the Sinai desert.
		

			There is none.
		

			If 3,000,000 people were marching, just to give
		

			you a visual or to conceptualize this a
		

			little bit, if 3,000,000 people were marching, 10
		

			men across
		

			when the first row reached Mount Sinai, the
		

			last row would have still been in Egypt.
		

			What does Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala say in
		

			the Quran?
		

			The exodus is confirmed in its general sense
		

			in the Quran but there are changes
		

			that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala makes in the
		

			narrative that are extremely important
		

			and often overlooked by even scholars, let alone
		

			average readers. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says,
		

			we reveal to Musa alayhi salam,
		

			journey under the cover of night with my
		

			servants. Indeed you will be pursued.
		

			So they all left in one night.
		

			And
		

			and pharaoh sent summoners to the cities.
		

			Saying these people are a small remnant,
		

			a small remnant according to the Quran, a
		

			small group of believers
		

			in Allah and his messenger Musa alaihis salam
		

			made Hijra, made the Exodus. Amini Sahaba made
		

			Hijra from Mecca to Medina during the time
		

			of the prophet salallahu alaihi wasalam. It was
		

			a small group.
		

			The biblical version of the exodus cannot be
		

			true historically.
		

			While the Quranic version is very plausible.