Haman (Islam)

In the Qur'an, Haman (Arabic: : هامان‎, pronounced: hāmān) was the vizier of Pharaoh at the time of Moses. Haman's name appears six times throughout the whole Qur'an[1], four times with Pharaoh and twice by himself[2]. According to the Qur'an, both Pharaoh and Haman had armies responsible for killing the sons of the Israelites. God sent Moses to invite Pharaoh and Haman to monotheism, and to seek protection of the Israelites Haman and Pharaoh were tormenting. Referring to Moses as a sorcerer and a liar, Pharaoh and Haman rejected Moses' call to worship the true God and refused to set the children of Israel free. Like Pharaoh, Haman eventually drowned[3] in the Red Sea.

Notes

  1. ^ A-Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Wheeler, Haman
  2. ^ Qur'an 28:38 and Qur'an 40:36
  3. ^ Anthony Hearle Johns, "Haman", Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, Brill