In
the Name of Allah, The Benevolent, The Merciful
We took the
Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts
followed them in insolence and spite. At length when
overwhelmed with the flood he said: "I believe that
there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel
believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in
Islam)."
(It
was said to him): "Ah now! but a little while before wast
thou in rebellion! and thou didst mischief (and violence)!
"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!"
It is a well known fact that the body of Pharos are
displayed in Museums around the world as an example for
mankind to see. Yet this was not the case until the bodies
were actually discovered! For many years the non-Muslims
used to make fun of the Muslims saying "where are these
bodies of Pharos the Quran speaks about?" Then later in the
1800's the Pyramids were excavated by many anthropologists,
the bodies dug up and displayed in museums around the globe!
Examples for mankind to see, just as the Quran states! On
display in the Royal Mummies Chamber of the Egyptian Museum
in Cairo is a mummified body believed to be that of the very
Pharos being referred to in the verse of the Quran. In all
likelihood, Pharaoh's body floated to shore after being
drowned, was found and mummified by the Egyptians, and then
carried to a previously prepared burial chamber.