TITLES OF EGYPTIAN RULERS IN THE QUR'AN Musa was not the only prophet to have lived in ancient Egypt. The Prophet Yusuf had also lived in Egypt long before the time of Musa. In the stories of Musa and Yusuf in the Qur'an, we come across a detail which is worth mentioning. To refer to the Egyptian ruler at the time of Yusuf, the word "malik" (the King) is used in the Qur'an: The King (Malik) said, "Bring him (Yusuf) to me straight away! So I may draw him very close to me." When he had spoken with him, he declared, "Today you are trusted, established in our sight." (Qur'an, 12: 54) In the time of Musa, however, the Egyptian ruler is referred to as the "Pharaoh": We gave Musa nine Clear Signs. Ask the tribe of Israel about when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Musa, I think you are bewitched." (Qur'an, 17: 101) Historical records now available provide the reasons for the diffe...
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