God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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Egyptian history. Only in later years did
archeological excavations make it possible for
Egyptologists to compile a record of the history of
that country’s ancient kings.
Yet despite this, we hear mention in the Quran of
the Egyptian monarch who was a contemporary of
Joseph. For him, the Quran uses the title ‘King of
Egypt’. As for the king who ruled in Moses’ day, the
Quran repeatedly calls him Pharaoh. We thus have
a Quranic account that corresponds exactly with
historical facts, unlike the biblical account, which is
historically inaccurate. This shows that the Quran is
written by One who had direct recourse to true
facts, without dependence on human sources of
knowledge.
NATURAL PHENOMENA
The Quran was revealed at a time when little was
known about nature. Rainfall, for example, was
believed to come from a river in heaven, which
gushed down on to the earth. The earth was
thought to be flat and the heavens a kind of vault
resting on the hilltops which provided a roof over
the earth. Stars were considered to be shining silver
