Maurice Bucaille

From Science to Truth

1988

1991

A Brilliant Career

Award for History from the French Academy of Sciences.

Grand Prize of the National Academy of Medicine of France.

was born into a Christian family in France and received his education at the Faculty of Medicine of the French University, graduating with honors. Thanks to his exceptional professional skills, he became one of the most renowned surgeons in France. His scientific contributions were highly praised:

of Pharaoh’s Mummy

Maurice was driven by a
different goal — uncovering the cause of the Pharaoh’s death.

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the French government requested Egypt to loan the mummy of a Pharaoh for scientific study. Maurice Bucaille was appointed as the head of the project. While his team focused on restoring the body,

The Investigati

Аn unexpected revelation

His colleague cited the Quran

This revelation shocked Maurice. He spent an entire night reflecting, comparing the Quran with the Torah and the Gospels. Both the Torah and the Gospels only mention the Pharaoh’s death during the pursuit of Moses (peace be upon him) but make no reference to the preservation of his body.

his final report, Maurice discussed his findings with a colleague, who astonished him by stating that Muslims had long known about the preservation of the Pharaoh’s body. Bucaille found this hard to believe — how could this have been known without modern technology?

revealed traces of sea salt, proving that the Pharaoh had drowned in the sea. Yet, Bucaille was puzzled by one question: why had this mummy been better preserved than others, despite having been submerged in seawater?

Acceptance

Later, during a conference in Saudi Arabia, Maurice shared his findings with Muslim colleagues. One of them quoted the Quran:

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We brought the Children of Israel across the sea. Then Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them unjustly and oppressively. But as Pharaoh was drowning, he cried out, “I believe that there is no god except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am ˹now˺ one of those who submit.