Ramesses II is one of the more popular candidates for the Pharaoh of
the Exodus mentioned in Quran & Bible both. His body was discovered
in 1881 among a group of royal mummies that had been removed from their
original tombs for fear of theft. Priests of the 21st Dynasty had
reburied them in a cache at Deir al-Bahari on Luxor’s west bank.
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Ramesses II was originally buried in the tomb KV7 in the Valley of the
Kings but, because of looting, priests later transferred the body to a
holding area, re-wrapped it, and placed it inside the tomb of queen
Inhapy. Seventy-two hours later it was again moved, to the tomb of the
high priest Pinudjem II. All of this is recorded in hieroglyphics on the
linen covering the body. His mummy is today in Cairo's Egyptian Museum.
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False and fictitious propaganda against Islam and its Prophet, by the
Christian clergy and by biased Orientalists who misguided class of
people could not believe that Quran was the only Scripture which had
remained sacrosanct and free from all additions, alterations and
interpolations and consequently, it still retained the purity to guide
mankind in all ages, places and in every conceivable crisis.
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When Francisco Mitra became the president of France in 1981, France
requested the Egyptian government to host the mummy of Pharaoh for the
purpose of running laboratory and archaeological examinations. Upon
arrival royal attendants were there including the French president
himself and all ministers who bowed in honor for the mummy.
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The scientists were headed by Professor Maurice Bucaille. Scientists
were trying to restore the mummy while Professor Maurice was mainly
concerned with how did this mummy die! The final report of the
scientists was released late at night which states that the remaining
salt in the mummy is an overt evidence that it was drawn in the sea, and
the body was rescued very shortly where it was immediately embalmed to
be saved An amazing thing was still confusing Professor Maurice is that
how could this body possibly be safer than any other mummy despite being
taken out of the sea up until this time. Professor Maurice was writing
his final report on what he thought would be a new discovery about
saving Pharaoh's body immediately after his death and embalming it And
there, someone whispered to him that Muslims claim to know something
about the drowning of this mummy. Yet the Professor firmly denied such
thing saying that it's impossible to discover this without the
development of science and without using his high-tech and complicated
laboratories and computers.
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To his surprise, he was told that
Muslims believe in a book called "Quran" and this Quran narrates the
story of Pharaoh's drowning and ensures the safety of his body after his
death as to be a Sign to mankind. The Professor couldn't believe his
own ears and started to wonder: How can a book existed 1400 years ago
speak about the mummy that was only found 200 years ago, in 1898?? How
can that be possible while the ancient Egyptian heritage was discovered
only a few decades ago and no one knew about it before?? The Professor
sat down pondering on what he was told about the book of Muslims while
his Holy Book narrates only the drowning of Pharaoh without saying
anything about his body
"Is it possible that this mummy in front of
me is the one who was chasing Moses??!!" "Is it possible that Muhammad
knew this 1400 years ago??!!"
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The Professor couldn't sleep
that night till they brought him the Old Testament where he read: "the
sea drowned Pharaoh and his army, no one else was left alive" He was
surprised that the Holy Book didn't mention about the destiny of the
body and that it will be saved When the scientists were done with the
mummy, France retuned it to Egypt, but Professor Maurice couldn't rest
for a moment since he was told that Muslims know about the safety of the
body. So, he decided to travel and meet anatomy Muslim scientists and
there he spoke about his discovery of the safety of the mummy after its
death in the sea and so on.
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One of the Muslim scientists stood up and simply opened the Quran and pointed to the Professor at one verse:
فَالْيَوْمَ نُنَجِّيكَ بِبَدَنِكَ لِتَكُونَ لِمَنْ خَلْفَكَ آيَةً ۚ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا لَغَافِلُونَ
We shall preserve your body today that you may be a lesson for those who come after you; as most people neglect Our signs.
(Quran 10:92).
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The Professor was struck when he read that and immediately stood in
front of the crowd and said loudly: "I believe in Islam, I believe in
Quran" Then he went back to France with a different face he traveled
with and dedicated 10 years investigating the scientific discoveries and
comparing them with the Quran and trying to come up with one scientific
contradiction with the Quran. Finally he quoted one verse from the
Quran to be his conclusion:
لَّا يَأْتِيهِ الْبَاطِلُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ ۖ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ
"No falsehood can approach it (this book) from before or behind it: it
is sent down by One Full of Wisdom, Worthy of all praise"
(Quran 41:42)
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In 1976, Bucaille published his book, The Bible, The Qur'an and Science
which argued that the Quran contains no statements contradicting
established scientific facts. Bucaille argued that the Quran is in
agreement with scientific facts, while the Bible is not. He states that
in Islam, science and religion have always been "twin sisters".
According to Bucaille, there are monumental errors of science in the
Bible and not a single error in the Quran. Bucaille's belief is that the
Quran's descriptions of natural phenomena make it compatible with
modern science. Bucaille concludes that the Quran is the Word of God.
Bucaille argues that some of the most celebrated scientific discoveries
in the 20th century, were described in detail and accuracy. Bucaille
gives examples of astronomy, embryology, and multiple other subjects
that had major advances in the 20th century.
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"Bucailleism" is a
term used for the movement to relate modern science with religion, and
especially that of Islam. 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 correct facts.
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According to The Wall Street Journal, Bucailleism is "in some ways the
Muslim counterpart to Christian creationism" although "while creationism
rejects much of modern science, Bucailleism embraces it". It described
Bucailleism as being "disdained by most mainstream scholars" but said it
has fostered pride in Muslim heritage and played an important role in
attracting converts.
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The Quran and the Bible [Exodus 14:21-30
and Exodus 15:19-21] state that the Pharaoh was drowned in the sea.
However, the Qur’an differs from the Bible and it makes a very unique
statement that the body of the drowned Pharaoh was saved as a sign for
future generations. The Quranic statement about rescuing Pharaoh’s body
would be in total agreement with the fact that the body of Rameses II
has survived in a mummified form.