| Author(s) | Sulaiman Bin Qasim AI-ied |
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor,. Department of Islamic Culture, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Musa's Call to Pharaoh in the Holy Qur'an and the Distorted Torah: A Comparative Study |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Educational Sciences & Islamic Studies. Volume 14, No 1. (2002/1422) |
| Abstract | This research study aims to pinpoint one aspect ofthe distorted Torah through an in-depth study of the Prophet Musa's call to Pharaoh as stated in the Holy Qur'an, compared to its distorted version in the Torah. The study offers a comparison between what the Torah and what the Holy Qur'an say about this issue. The Prophet Musa's call to the tyrant Pharaoh has been specified in both the Holy Qur'an and the Torah. Therefore, presumably, the versions of this story in the Torah and the Holy Qur'an should conform fully as they both come from one source. Thus, any distortions of or deviations from what is being stated in the Qur'an must be taken as categorical evidence of distortions in the Torah. Having conducted a comparative analysis of the texts concerning this issue, starting with the revelations to Musa and how he received them, and proceeding through to the Qur'anic verses supporting his call to Pharaoh, to the story of his rescue and that of his people contrasting with Pharaoh's and his people's destruction, I have concluded that the Torah includes the following distortions: that the deity and divinity of God is the sole privilege of the Hebraic nation and its forefathers; that Musa (Moses) did not accept all divine commands ftom Allah; that Pharaoh's magicians were able to confront Musa with signs of their own powers; and that Musa was acknowledged by Pharaoh as God, and Hamn (Aaron) as Musa's prophet. Finally and above all, the Torah makes reference to the superiority of the Israelites as they are the chosen people of Allah. These stories constitute hard-core evidenc,e of the distortions that have occurred in the Torah. |
