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Maurice Bucaille
Maurice Bucaille
Born	Maurice Henri Jules Bucaille; 19 July 1920; Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, France
Died	17 February 1998 (aged 77); Paris, France
Occupations	Physician; scientist; author;
Notable work	Mummies of the Pharaohs - Modern Medical Investigations and The Bible, The Qur'an and Science
Spouses	Jaqueline Florisse Henriette Legrand (m. 1943; div. 1948); Ginette Bucaille (m. 1949; div. 1955); Jeannine Mathilde Monnot (m. 1958);
Awards	History Prize from the Académie Française; French National Academy of Medicine Award;

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Maurice Bucaille (French pronunciation: [moris bykaj]; 19 July 1920 – 17 February 1998^[2]) was a French doctor and a specialist in the field of gastroenterology.^[3] In 1973, he was appointed as the family physician of Faisal of Saudi Arabia.^[4] His patients included the members of the family of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.^[5]

Bucaille is primarily known for his book The Bible, The Qur'an and Science that he wrote following his study of the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.^[6]^[7] The book contained multiple references to the Quran, relating science and Quran in which Bucaille concluded that the Quran is a divine revelation and that it was not written by any man. The book gave rise to a movement called Bucailleism, which tries to relate modern science with religion, especially Islam.^[8] Since the publishing of The Bible, the Quran and Science, Bucaillists have promoted the idea that the Quran is of divine origin, arguing that it contains scientifically and historically correct facts.^[9]^[10]

Criticism

According to The Wall Street Journal, Bucailleism is "in some ways the Muslim counterpart to Christian creationism" and although "while creationism rejects much of modern science, Bucailleism embraces it."^[11] According to Loring Danforth, his work is "dismissed by virtually all serious scientists", but no further elaboration is provided.^[12]

Publications

La Bible, le Coran et la Science : Les Écritures Saintes examinées à la lumière des connaissances modernes, Seghers 1976, (ISBN 978-2221501535), Pocket 2003, (ISBN 978-2266131032)
Les Momies des pharaons et la médecine, Séguier, 1987 (ISBN 2906284475). Mummies of the Pharaohs: Modern Medical Investigations by Maurice Bucaille. Translated by Alastair D. Pannell and the author. Illustrated. 236 pp. New York: St. Martin's Press.
Réflexions sur le Coran, with Mohamed Talbi, Seghers, (Reflections on the Koran), 1989 (ISBN 2232101487).
L'homme d'où vient-il? Les réponses de la science et des Écritures Saintes (Where does man come from? The responses of science and Scripture), Seghers, 1980 7ème éd.(ISBN 2221007816).
- Bucaille, Maurice (1982). What is the origin of man? : the answers of science and the Holy Scriptures. Paris: Seghers. ISBN 9782221011010.
Moïse et Pharaon ; Les Hébreux en Egypte ; (Moses and Pharaoh, The Hebrews in Egypt) Quelles concordances de Livres saints avec l'Histoire, Seghers, 1995 (ISBN 2-232-10466-4).

References

^ "Maurice Bucaille". www.whonamedit.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Katalog derDeutschen Nationalbibliothek.
^ "Maurice Bucaille". www.bucaillelegacy.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021. (obituary)
^ "The story of Maurice Bucaille's inspiring conversion to Islam". Arab News. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ Browne, Malcolm W. (3 February 1991). "All wrapped up in his work". The New York Times. (review of Mummies of the Pharaohs: Modern Medical Investigations)
^ Harding, Sandra, ed. (2011). The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader. Duke University Press. p. 375. ISBN 9780822349570.
^ Stenberg, Leif; Wood, Philip, eds. (2023). What Is Islamic Studies?: European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN 9781399500012.
^ Helaine Selin, ed. (2008). "Islamic Science, the contemporary debate". Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. p. 456. Bibcode:2008ehst.book.....S. OCLC 900685916.
^ Explorations in Islamic science Ziauddin Sardar, (1989), retrieved 28 March 2011
^ Taner Edis (2007). An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam. Prometheus Books. pp. 94–100. ISBN 9781591024491.
^ Daniel Golden (23 January 2002). "Strange Bedfellows: Western Scholars Play Key Role in Touting 'Science' of the Quran". Wall Street Journal.
^ Loring M. Danforth (2016). Crossing the Kingdom: Portraits of Saudi Arabia. University of California Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9780520290273.

External links

[1] "Maurice Bucaille". www.whonamedit.com. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[2] "DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Katalog derDeutschen Nationalbibliothek.

[3] "Maurice Bucaille". www.bucaillelegacy.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021. (obituary)

[:0-4] "The story of Maurice Bucaille's inspiring conversion to Islam". Arab News. 1 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

[5] Browne, Malcolm W. (3 February 1991). "All wrapped up in his work". The New York Times. (review of Mummies of the Pharaohs: Modern Medical Investigations)

[6] Harding, Sandra, ed. (2011). The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader. Duke University Press. p. 375. ISBN 9780822349570.

[7] Stenberg, Leif; Wood, Philip, eds. (2023). What Is Islamic Studies?: European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN 9781399500012.

[8] Helaine Selin, ed. (2008). "Islamic Science, the contemporary debate". Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures. p. 456. Bibcode:2008ehst.book.....S. OCLC 900685916.

[auto-9] Explorations in Islamic science Ziauddin Sardar, (1989), retrieved 28 March 2011

[10] Taner Edis (2007). An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam. Prometheus Books. pp. 94–100. ISBN 9781591024491.

[StrBedfel-11] Daniel Golden (23 January 2002). "Strange Bedfellows: Western Scholars Play Key Role in Touting 'Science' of the Quran". Wall Street Journal.

[12] Loring M. Danforth (2016). Crossing the Kingdom: Portraits of Saudi Arabia. University of California Press. pp. 124–125. ISBN 9780520290273.

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 '''Maurice Bucaille''' ({{IPA-fr|moris bykaj}}; 19 July 1920 – 17 February 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d-nb.info/gnd/114029164|title=DNB, Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek|work=Katalog derDeutschen Nationalbibliothek}}</ref>) was a French doctor and a specialist in the field of [[gastroenterology]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maurice Bucaille |url=http://www.bucaillelegacy.com/Maurice%20Bucaille.html |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=www.bucaillelegacy.com}} ([[obituary]])</ref> In 1973, he was appointed as the family physician of [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2013-03-01 |title=The story of Maurice Bucaille's inspiring conversion to Islam |url=https://www.arabnews.com/news/443500 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719065104/https://www.arabnews.com/news/443500|archive-date=2021-07-19|access-date=2021-03-24 |website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref> His patients included the members of the family of Egyptian President [[Anwar Sadat]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DA173BF930A35751C0A967958260 |title=All wrapped up in his work |first=Malcolm W. |last=Browne | work=The New York Times |date=February 3, 1991}} (review of ''Mummies of the Pharaohs: Modern Medical Investigations'')</ref>
-Bucaille is primarily known for his book ''The Bible, The Qur'an and Science'' that he wrote following his study of the [[mummy]] of the Egyptian [[pharaoh]] [[Ramesses II]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Harding |editor1-first=Sandra |title=The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=9780822349570 |page=375}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Stenberg |editor1-first=Leif |editor2-last=Wood |editor2-first=Philip |title=What Is Islamic Studies?: European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field |date=2023 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=9781399500012 |pages=137-138}}</ref> The book contained multiple references to the [[Quran]], relating science and Quran in which Bucaille concluded that the Quran is a divine revelation and that it was not written by any man. The book gave rise to a movement called Bucailleism, which tries to relate modern science with religion, especially [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures|year=2008|editor=Helaine Selin|editor-link=Helaine Selin|page=456|chapter=Islamic Science, the contemporary debate|bibcode=2008ehst.book.....S|oclc=900685916}}</ref> Since the publishing of ''The Bible, the Quran and Science'', Bucaillists have promoted the idea that the Quran is of divine origin, arguing that it contains scientifically and historically correct facts.<ref name="auto">[https://books.google.com/books?id=uLjaAAAAMAAJ&q=bucaillism Explorations in Islamic science] Ziauddin Sardar, (1989), retrieved 28 March 2011</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Taner Edis |author-link=Taner Edis |title=An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam |date=2007 |publisher=Prometheus Books |isbn=9781591024491 |pages=94-100}}</ref> According to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', Bucailleism is "in some ways the Muslim counterpart to Christian creationism" and although "while creationism rejects much of modern science, Bucailleism embraces it."<ref name="StrBedfel">{{cite news|author=Daniel Golden|date=January 23, 2002|title=Strange Bedfellows: Western Scholars Play Key Role in Touting 'Science' of the Quran|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1011738146332966760}}</ref> His work is dismissed by virtually all serious scientists.<ref>{{cite book |author=Loring M. Danforth |author-link=Loring Danforth |title=Crossing the Kingdom: Portraits of Saudi Arabia |date=2016 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520290273 |pages=124-125}}</ref>
+Bucaille is primarily known for his book ''The Bible, The Qur'an and Science'' that he wrote following his study of the [[mummy]] of the Egyptian [[pharaoh]] [[Ramesses II]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Harding |editor1-first=Sandra |title=The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader |date=2011 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=9780822349570 |page=375}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Stenberg |editor1-first=Leif |editor2-last=Wood |editor2-first=Philip |title=What Is Islamic Studies?: European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field |date=2023 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=9781399500012 |pages=137-138}}</ref> The book contained multiple references to the [[Quran]], relating science and Quran in which Bucaille concluded that the Quran is a divine revelation and that it was not written by any man. The book gave rise to a movement called Bucailleism, which tries to relate modern science with religion, especially [[Islam]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures|year=2008|editor=Helaine Selin|editor-link=Helaine Selin|page=456|chapter=Islamic Science, the contemporary debate|bibcode=2008ehst.book.....S|oclc=900685916}}</ref> Since the publishing of ''The Bible, the Quran and Science'', Bucaillists have promoted the idea that the Quran is of divine origin, arguing that it contains scientifically and historically correct facts.<ref name="auto">[https://books.google.com/books?id=uLjaAAAAMAAJ&q=bucaillism Explorations in Islamic science] Ziauddin Sardar, (1989), retrieved 28 March 2011</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Taner Edis |author-link=Taner Edis |title=An Illusion of Harmony: Science and Religion in Islam |date=2007 |publisher=Prometheus Books |isbn=9781591024491 |pages=94-100}}</ref>
+=== Criticism ===
+According to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', Bucailleism is "in some ways the Muslim counterpart to Christian creationism" and although "while creationism rejects much of modern science, Bucailleism embraces it."<ref name="StrBedfel">{{cite news |author=Daniel Golden |date=January 23, 2002 |title=Strange Bedfellows: Western Scholars Play Key Role in Touting 'Science' of the Quran |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1011738146332966760 |newspaper=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> According to [[Loring Danforth]], his work is "dismissed by virtually all serious scientists", but no further elaboration is provided.<ref>{{cite book |author=Loring M. Danforth |author-link=Loring Danforth |title=Crossing the Kingdom: Portraits of Saudi Arabia |date=2016 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520290273 |pages=124-125}}</ref>
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