THE PRESERVATION OF PHARAOH'S BODY

As we shall see later on, Pharaoh regarded himself as a deity and responded with slanders and threats to Prophet Musa's (as) calls for him to believe in Allah. This arrogant attitude lasted until he was faced with the threat of death through drowning. The Qur'an relates that Pharaoh immediately turned to belief when faced with Allah's punishment:

We brought the tribe of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of tyranny and enmity. Then, when he was on the point of drowning, he [Pharaoh] said: "I believe that there is no god but Him in Whom the tribe of Israel believes. I am one of the Muslims." (Qur'an, 10:90)

However, this last-minute conversion was not accepted, for it was not sincere. According to the Qur'an, Allah exclaimed:

"What, now! When previously you rebelled and were one of the corrupters? Today we will preserve your body so you can be a Sign for people who come after you. Surely many people are heedless of Our Signs." (Qur'an, 10:91-92)

The information that Pharaoh's corpse would serve as a sign for later generations may be regarded as an indication that his body would not decay. On display in the Royal Mummies Chamber of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo is a mummified body believed to be that of this tyrant.

Biography of a Scientist.

Maurice Bucaille was chief of the surgical clinic at the University of Paris. Although he is associated with two medical eponyms, he is now more known for his interest in religion, particularly Islam and the Koran. 

 In 1976, after ten years of study, Bucaille addressed the French Academy of Medicine on science and the Koran, concerning the existence in the Koran of certain statements on physiology and reproduction. According to Bucaille, the Koran describes scientific phenomena long before modern scientists rediscovered them. His views on these issues are highly controversial and often referred to as "Bucaillism".

 Also in 1976, he published La Bible, le Coran et la science, in which he analyses the scriptures in the light of modern scientific knowledge. The book became enormously popular and has been translated into languages spoken throughout the Muslim world.

Bibliography: 

La Bible, le Coran et la science. 1976.

English translation by Alastair D. Pannell and the author:

The Bible, The Qur�an and Science. Islamic Call Society, Tripoli, 1976.  

What is the Origin of Man. Seghers, 1988. 

R�flexions sur le Coran by Mohamed Talbi & Maurice Bucaille .Seghers, 1989.

 Mummies of the Pharaohs - Modern Medical Investigations. St. Martins Press, 1990.

This book won a History Prize from the Acad�mie Fran�aise and another prize from the French National Academy of Medicine.

Moses and Pharaoh, the Hebrews in Egypt. NTT Mediascope Inc, 1994.

Khairullah

our creator is absolutely right as he said

Verily in that are Signs for those who are wise.�[Al-Qur�an 30:24]