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