Dr. Maurice Bucaille:
(From the net.)
The new Mullahs and other Islamists feel very happy whenever they find occidental (western white person) talks in favor of their faith (Islam). This is especially true when these western people try to associate Qur’an and Hadith with anything resembling an inkling of scientific truth. For the last 25 years or so, the Islamists have found an infidel supporter (pseudo) of their faith.
He is none other than Dr. Maurice Bucaille who was in France in 1920.
At one time, he was the chief of the surgical clinic of the University of Paris.
In 1976, he published a book entitled "The Bible, The Qur’an and science.” Ever since its publication, the Islamists have found a great sanctuary in this book whenever the question of science and Qur’an is raised.
Bucaille’s writings have become not only a source of inspiration for them, but it also has become their principal source to confront the secularists who point out the various ambiguities, inconstancies and the unscientific nature that one could find scattered all over Qur’an.
In his book, Dr. Bucaille discusses the following main topics as revealed in the Qur’an:
• The Creation of the heavens and the Earth
• Astronomy and the Qur’an
• The Earth
• Human Reproduction
If one reads Dr. Bucaille's discourse on these topics, it does not take much intelligence to note the twisted logic and his clever selection of only those verses that serve his purposes. There is not enough space in this short essay to deal with each and every aspect of Dr. Bucaille's topics.
One striking point however is that he only elucidates a natural phenomenon as described in the Qur’an and interprets that natural phenomenon as the scientific explanation in the Qur’an. (For details to a rebuttal to Dr. Maurice Bucaille please visit www.freespeech.org/rationalthinking
or refer to
"The Qur’an and the Bible in the Light of History & Science" by Dr. William Campbell, publisher Middle East Resources 1992).
This is absolutely unacceptable to anyone who has the slightest idea what scientific knowledge is all about.
Take for example the case of "water cycle.” Dr. Bucaille tries to depict that the Qur’an had the advance knowledge of this natural phenomenon before anyone could discover it. This is totally untrue. Water cycle is really an observable natural fact that is understood even by an illiterate and uneducated (in modern science) person. This water cycle consists of the following phases. (1) Water evaporates from the land, lakes, rivers; seas etc. (2) Water is transformed in to cloud. (3) Cloud gives rain. (4) The rain replenishes the water in land. (5) Water runs to the rivers, lakes and then to the sea. The cycle then repeats. There is no doubt that this phenomenon was clearly understood even by the pre-historic people that enabled them to invent the system of agriculture, which is largely dependent on this cycle. Today, even the primary school children are aware of this cycle of nature. To say that the "water cycle" is something that is discovered by the Qur’an is simply laughable and reveals nothing but the real motive as to why Dr. Bucaille is so inclined in pleasing the Islamists. Let us look for some clues to this matter.
Dr. Bucaille was appointed the family physician of the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.
King Faisal introduced him to the Islamic religion and its source, that is, the Qur’an and Hadith.
At that time, Dr. Bucaille was a stereotyped westerner who had prejudicial ideas about Islam and the Qur’an. He was acutely aware of the perceived de-humanized face of Islam outside the Islamic world. This charlatan found a great opportunity to make good money out of this situation.
He thought that if only he could please the Islamists by writing a few good things about Islam he can have a good share of the petro-dollar that was pouring in Saudi Arabia. This will be better than remaining as a lowly physician to the king.
So he learned the Arabic language and started to study the Qur’an and wrote the book, "The Bible, The Qur’an and Science".
Money—he did make and plenty of it. This is due to the fact that almost all the Islamic countries have translated his book in their languages and it is a must read book for the new Mullahs.
Also, consider how much blessings he had received from all the oil rich Seikhdoms.
For all of these, he is deeply grateful to his paymaster, the Arabs.
In fact, in the lengthy introduction part of his book he writes "The debt of gratitude I owe to the late King Faisal, whose memory I salute with deepest respect, is indeed very great: the fact that I was given signal honour of hearing him speak on Islam and was able to raise with him certain problems concerning the interpretation of the Qur’an in relation to science is very cherished memory. It was an extremely great privilege for me to have gathered so much precious information from him personally and those around him".
Dr. Bucaille's book leaves one with the impression that he (Dr. Bucaille) is convinced that Islam is the truest religion of all on earth and the Qur’an is indeed the words of Allah. Now when a person is so much convinced in a faith we naturally expect him to be a Muslim, isn't it?
But Dr. Bucaille is not so stupid to follow this path.
Having digested the Qur’an and the Hadith thoroughly he knew what fate awaits him (and his family) if ever he changes his mind on Islam (death for apostasy in Islam).
He also realized that he could make more money if he does not convert to Islam. Therefore, until today (any knowlrdge of what happened to hom?), he is a Catholic.
What bugs him to become a Muslim and follow the Qur’an, which he claims to be so divine and scientific?
Being a man of science why does not he lend his ultimate allegiance to the scientific Qur’an?
What answer the Islamists have for this enigma of Dr. Bucaille?
Qur’an has 114 Suras and thousands of verses. Why Dr. Bucaille deliberately chooses those verses that deal with a handful of natural phenomena? He very cleverly chooses to quote the following benign verses:
"There is no compulsion in religion" (2:256)
"(God) has not laid upon you in religion any hardship" (22:78/)
This is deliberately done by him to give an impression that Islam is very merciful and tolerant religion.
This is aimed at people who have very little knowledge about the real Islam (especially the western people). Does not this tactic sound like the tactics used by our new Mullahs?
Dr. Bucaille cleverly avoids the political, social and the violent parts of the Qur’an. Are not political and social matters scientific too? After all, there are such subjects as political science, social science, etc.
Dr. Bucaille writes that he could not find any verse in Qur’an that is against science.
If we have to believe this blatant lie emanating from his pen, then:
- Hilla marriage must be scientific.
- Mut’a marriage must be scientific.
- Hijab must be scientific.
- Having four wives at any time and plenty of concubines (possessions of the right hand) must be scientific.
- Cacophony of azan (loud prayer call, a chief source of noise pollution in Islamic world) must be scientific
- Tayammum (ablution with dirt and stones) must be scientific
- Slavery must be scientific
- Death for apostasy must be scientific.
- Islamic genocide (Islamic history is full of it, past and present) must be scientific.
- Cutting off hands and feet for petty theft must be scientific.
- Using stones to relieve oneself must be scientific.
- Drinking the Camel’s urine must be scientific.
- Beating the wives to make them obedient must be scientific
- Killing infidels must be scientific.
- All the actions of the Talibans, Ben Laden, Zarkawi must be scientific.
And so on.
If the Qur’an is scientific then why not Kama Sutra (Sanskrit treatise to love making) scientific too?
Why not the Bhagabat Geeta, Monu’s Sanghita, the Vedas and the Mahabharata scientific?
If the Hindus could generate billions of petro-dollar they can surely employ many western professors to do just that.
When I was in high school, I had a devout Hindu teacher. He always used to say that Hinduism is the basis of all science. How? He used to give examples of the mention of Vimana (air craft), Garuda (probably flying saucer or space ship), Trishul Chakra (probably rotary space station), Agni Baan (ballistic missiles), etc., to prove that the Hindus knew how to make those things, which are very common in to-days world. 'Do not these examples prove that Hinduism is more scientific than any other religion?' he used to say. We just used to nod our head in agreement. That was just to please him and to ensure a good mark in his subject.
Leonardo Da Vinci left evidence that he was centuries before his time. He draw aeroplanes, tanks and rockets. It is said that if he had the means, these drawings would have been translated to modern inventions. He mleft a solid prove.
Should we consider Leonardo Da Vinci a prophet?
Dr. Bucille is there to please the Arabs, the Islamists and to make money; tons of it. He also employs another tactic. He declares that his own faith (Catholic Christianity) is not as scientific as Islam is. What a great news for our new Mullahs! There can be no news sweeter than this, no news happier than this, no news more pleasant than this. Nonetheless, he actually fools the Islamists by throwing dust in their eyes. Never does he covert to Islam. But Mullahs are too docile and cretinous not to see his stratagem. How sad!