The story of Moses (pbuh) and the Pharaoh of the Exodus are very much identical in the Qur%u2019an and the Bible. Both scriptures agree that the Pharaoh drowned when he tried to pursue Moses (pbuh) and led the Israelites across a stretch of water that they crossed. The Qur%u2019an gives an additional piece of information in Surah Yunus chapter 10 verse 92:
"This day shall We save thee in thy body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! But verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!" [Al-Qur%u2019an 10:92]
Dr. Maurice Bucaille, after a thorough research proved that although Rameses II was known to have persecuted the Israelites as per the Bible, he actually died while Moses (pbuh) was taking refuge in Median. Rameses II%u2019s son Merneptah who succeeded him as Pharaoh drowned during the exodus. In 1898, the mummified body of Merneptah was found in the valley of Kings in Egypt. In 1975, Dr. Maurice Bucaille with other doctors received permission to examine the Mummy of Merneptah, the findings of which proved that Merneptah probably died from drowning or a violent shock which immediately preceeded the moment of drowning. Thus the Qur%u2019anic verse that we shall save his body as a sign, has been fulfilled by the Pharaohs%u2019 body being kept at the Royal Mummies room in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
This verse of the Qur%u2019an compelled Dr. Maurice Bucaille, who was a Christian then, to study the Qur%u2019an. He lat
