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The Prophets, Their Lives and Their Stories: Moses: The Exit of The Israelites From Egypt to Palestine

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This is a religious-historical text from an Islamic sacred texts collection, narrating the Exodus story — specifically the Israelites' escape from Egypt and the drowning of Pharaoh in the Red Sea. Drawing primarily on the Quran (with Quranic verses cited throughout) while also referencing the Torah, it recounts Moses parting the sea, the Israelites crossing to safety, and Pharaoh's subsequent drowning with his army. A central theological argument concerns Pharaoh's deathbed declaration of faith: the text, citing Islamic scholars including Al-Ridhā and Al-Najjār, firmly rejects the view that this last-moment belief could save him, arguing that faith professed only when destruction is certain is not accepted by God. The text takes a notably polemical stance against atheist interpreters who deny the miracle's significance, and asserts the Quran's authority over the Torah wherever the two accounts diverge. It also includes traditional Islamic detail not found in the Bible, such as the sea splitting into twelve roads (one per Israelite tribe), Pharaoh's iron armor making his preserved body a visible warning to later generations, and narrations about Pharaoh's name, lifespan, and the specific tortures he inflicted.

The Prophets, Their Lives and Their Stories: Moses: The Exit of The Israelites From Egypt to Palestine

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