Muhammad, the Qur\'an & Islam

Appendix D

with the Arabic verb "fr`" and maintains that the word usually translated as
"rope" or "road" (v. 38), came from Ethiopic and actually means
"watchtower."

28:8 28:8 28:8 28:8 Moses was adopted by Pharaoh's wife. Moses was adopted by Pharaoh's wife. Moses was adopted by Pharaoh's wife. Moses was adopted by Pharaoh's wife.

An apparent error of Muhammad. Cf. Geiger, WMJA, p. 153, Horovitz,
Untersuchungen, p. 86; Ex. 2:10. The Qur'anic accounts also have the same
Pharaoh reign from the time of Moses' birth until his return to Egypt,
whereas one Pharaoh died while Moses was in Midian (Ex. 2:23) and
Moses was 80 years old when he came before the other Pharaoh (Ex. 7:7).

28:14f 28:14f 28:14f 28:14f Moses kills and asks for forgiveness. Moses kills and asks for forgiveness. Moses kills and asks for forgiveness. Moses kills and asks for forgiveness.

Geiger, WMJA, pp. 154 f, presents this notion as being alien to Judaism (cf.
Midrash Rabbah Exodus, parag. 5); Speyer, Erzählungen, pp. 246 f, agrees
with Geiger and shows that Jewish tradition rather tries to absolve Moses
from guilt in this matter. Speyer thinks that the source was Christian, but it
is also possible that this was simply a modification of Muhammad based on
the Qur'anic doctrine of repentance. Cf. Ex. 2:12f for the Biblical account.

28:27 28:27 28:27 28:27 Moses served 8-10 years for his wife. Moses served 8-10 years for his wife. Moses served 8-10 years for his wife. Moses served 8-10 years for his wife.

Muhammad obviously confused the narrative of Jacob (Gen. 29:18f) with
that of Moses (Ex. 2:21) and distorted the number of years.

28:76f 28:76f 28:76f 28:76f Korah was wealthy, envied by Moses' Korah was wealthy, envied by Moses' Korah was wealthy, envied by Moses' Korah was wealthy, envied by Moses'

people, swallowed by the earth, he was people, swallowed by the earth, he was people, swallowed by the earth, he was people, swallowed by the earth, he was

not a believer. not a believer. not a believer. not a believer.

Speyer, in Erzählungen, pp. 342 f, cites Jewish traditions which portray
Korah as wealthy: Pesahim 119a, Sanhedrin 110a, (Jerusalem) Nedarim, 9,
4, 26b. Speyer also references Sanhedrin 108a as showing that Korah had
no part in either this world or the one to come. Cf. Num. 16: 1f; SEI,
p. 415.