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THE INSIDE STORY ON

THE KABBALAH

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xodus" is the title of the second book of the Torah. This
book describes how the Israelites, under the leader-
ship of the Prophet Moses (pbuh), left Egypt and es-
caped the tyranny of Pharaoh. Pharaoh made the
Israelites work as slaves and would not consent to set them free. But,
when confronted by the miracles Allah performed through the Prophet
Moses (pbuh), and the disasters He inflicted on his people, Pharaoh re-

lented. And so, one night the Israelites gathered en masse, and began their
emigration from Egypt. Later, Pharaoh attacked the Israelites, but Allah
saved them through a further miracle He performed through the Prophet
Moses (pbuh).
But, it is in the Qur'an that we find the most accurate account of the exo-
dus from Egypt, because the Torah underwent much textual corruption
after it was originally revealed to the Prophet Moses (pbuh). An important
proof of this is that in the five books of the Torah—Genesis, Exodus,

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