There are plenty of problems and contradictions associated with
the various Pharaoh stories in the Qur'an (cf.  , ,  , , , , , ,
, , , , ). In this article we want to discuss something that may
not be so readily obvious when reading the Qur'an, but carefully
comparing a number of passages will lead to the conclusion that
according to the Qur'an the Pharaoh reigning at the birth of
Moses is still in power at the time of the Exodus, when Moses is
an old man. The Torah specifies this to be some eighty years
later. The Torah also states explicitly that these are different
Pharaohs. As such, the Qur'an is not only in clear contradiction
to the Torah, but Muslims will have a hard time finding any
Pharaoh who reigned for such a long time anywhere in Egyptian
history, let alone in the period that could contain the Exodus.
This seems to be one of many historical compressions found in
the Qur'an. Before examining the Qur'an in detail, we will
present the Biblical time frame. Chapter 1 of the book of Exodus
reports the