God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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first person to find the mummified remains of the
Pharaoh who lived in Moses’ day. For 3000 years
the corpse had remained wrapped in a sheet in the
Tomb of the Necropolis at Thebes where Loret had
found it, until July 8, 1907, when Elliot Smith
uncovered it and subjected it to proper scientific
examination. In 1912, he published a book, entitled
The Royal Mummies
. His research had proved that
the mummy discovered by Loret was indeed that of
the Pharaoh who ‘knew Moses, resisted his pleas,
pursued him as he took flight, lost his life in the
process. His earthly remains were saved by the will
of God from destruction to become a sign to man, as
is written in the Quran.
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In 1975, Dr. Bucaille, made a detailed examination
of the Pharaoh’s mummy which by then had been
taken to Cairo. His findings led him to write in
astonishment and acclaim:
Those who seek among modern data for proof
of the Holy Scriptures will find a magnificent
illustration of the verses of the Quran dealing
with the Pharaoh’s body by visiting the Royal
