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HOW DO THE UNWISE INTERPRET THE QUR'AN?

The ancient Egyptian dialect was decoded with the help of the
Greek version. A Frenchman named Jean-Françoise Champollion
completed the deciphering of the whole tablet. In this way, a
forgotten language and the history that it contained came back to
life. This discovery made it possible to research ancient Egyptian
civilization, their beliefs and social life.
It also made it possible to acquire the vital piece of information
we are now discussing. The name "Haman" was in fact mentioned
in old Egyptian tablets. It was mentioned on a monument which

now stands in the Hof Museum in Vienna, and in which the
closeness of Haman to the Pharaoh was emphasized. (Walter
Wreszinski, Ägyptische Inschriften aus dem K.K. Hof Museum in
Wien, 1906, J. C. Hinrichs' sche Buchhandlung)
The dictionary "The People in the New Kingdom" refers to
Haman as "the head of the quarry workers". (Hermanne Ranke, Die
Ägyptischen Personennamen, Verzeichnis der Namen, Verlag Von J
J Augustin in Glückstadt, Band I, 1935. Band II, 1952)
This discovery brought to light a truly astonishing fact. Haman
was, contrary to what those who opposed the Qur'an claimed,
really a man who had lived in Egypt during the Prophet Moses' time
and furthermore, just as stated in the Qur'an, he was close to the
Pharaoh and dealt with construction of sorts.
As a matter of fact, the Qur'anic verse that conveys how the
Pharaoh requested Haman to build a tower is in perfect unison with
this archaeological finding:

Pharaoh said, 'Council, I do not know of any other god
for you apart from me. Haman, kindle a fire for me
over the clay and build me a lofty tower so that
perhaps I may be able to climb up to Moses' god! I
consider him a blatant liar.' (Surat al-Qasas: 38)

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