According to the quran, Haman was prime minister for the pharaoh who ruled Egypt when Moses sought the deliverance of his people (Sura 28:8,38; 40:36). However, the Bible states that Haman was a top official in the court of Ahasuerus in the kingdom of Persia. Archeological research shows that the Persian kingdom flourished around four centuries before Christ. In contrast, the pharaoh whom Moses confronted lived about fifteen centuries before Christ.