The Pioneer and Illuminator

v The idea of examining the Quran in the light of modern knowledge was not thought of by Muslims. It was not until 1976 when a French medical doctor, Maurice Bucaille, published his book, “The Bible, the Qur'an and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge”, that the idea was adopted by modern scholars of Islam.

v The reason Dr. Bucaille became a Muslim is that after he studied the mummy of the Pharoah of Egypt and was surprised that the ending of the pharaoh and the preservation of his body that were mentioned in the Quran matches with modern science. See (1:56 min YouTube Video OR Download | 59 sec YouTube Video OR Download)

v Some of the traditional scholars of Islam either rejected the idea or refused to commit the text of the Quran to the intended scientific facts. They didn’t want to associate Quran with science because science could change. However, these scholars admire the interesting language of the Quran when speaking about these facts and say that the use of such language was unique in the seventh century Arabia.

v Almost all modern scholars of Islam decided to follow this approach and associate the well-established science with the Quran. The Commission on Scientific Signs in the Quran and Sunnah was established. Annual conferences have been organized for new discoveries.

Related Links:

· Video Clips from Dr. Maurice Bucaille’s documentary with Arabic subtitles (12:47 min YouTube Video OR 12:05 min Download)

· Documentary of Dr. Maurice Bucaille (55:11 min YouTube Video OR Download)

· Lecture about The Quran and modern sciences by Dr. Maurice Bucaille (1:02:33 min YouTube Video OR Download)

· Review of Dr. Maurice Bucaille’s book “The Bible, the Qur'an and Science”. The review is presented by Dr. Shabir Ally (9:49 min YouTube Video OR Download).

· Click here to download a pdf version of the book “The Bible, the Qur'an and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge”.

· Click here for relevant books authored by Maurice Bucaille on the same subject.