Archaeology

THE STORY OF FRANCE WITH PHARAOH RAMSES II

‫عندما تسلم الرئيس الفرنسي الراحل فرانسوا ميتران زمام الحكم في فرنسا‬

‫‪When Francisco Mitra became the president of France in 1981‬‬

‫عام ‪ 1981‬طلبت فرنسا من مصر في نهاية الثمانينات استضافة مومياء فرعون‬

‫‪France requested from the Egyptian government to host the mummy of Pharaoh‬‬

‫إلجراء اختبارات وفحوصات أثرية … فتم نقل جثمان أشهر طاغوت عرفته األرض‬

‫‪For the purpose of running laboratory and archeological examinations on the‬‬

‫‪mummy of the most notorious dictator ever lived on earth‬‬

‫وهناك عند سلم الطائرة اصطف الرئيس الفرنسي منحنيا ً هو ‪….‬‬

‫‪Upon arrival, a very royal attendants were there including the French president‬‬
‫‪himself and all ministers who bowed in honor for the mummy‬‬

‫ووزراؤه وكبار المسؤولين الفرنسيين ليستقبلوا فرعون‬

‫وعندما انتهت مراسم اإلستقبال الملكي لفرعون على أرض فرنسا ‪ُ ..‬حملت‬

‫‪When the ceremony ended, the mummy was carried to a specially-designed section‬‬
‫‪at the Archeology Centre of France‬‬

‫مومياء الطاغوت بموكب ال يقل حفاوة عن استقباله وتم نقله إلى جناح خاص في مركز اآلثار الفرنسي ليبدأ بعدها‬
‫أكبر علماء اآلثار في فرنسا وأطباء الجراحة والتشريح دراسة تلك المومياء واكتشاف أسرارها‬

‫‪Were it started to be tested by the greatest French archeological and anatomical‬‬

‫‪scientists in order to discover more about such a great mummy‬‬

‫وكان رئيس الجراحين والمسؤول األول عن دراسة هذه المومياء هو البروفيسور‬

‫‪The scientists were headed by Professor Maurice Bucaille‬‬

‫موريس بوكاي‬
‫كان المعالجون مهتمين بترميم المومياء ‪ ،‬بينما كان اهتمام موريس هو محاولة أن يكتشف كيف مات هذا الملك‬
‫‪ ،‬الفرعوني‬

‫‪Scientists were trying to restore the mummy while Professor Maurice was mainly‬‬
‫!‪concerned with how did this mummy die‬‬

‫وفي ساعة متأخرة من الليل ظهرت النتائج النهائية ‪ ..‬لقد كانت بقايا الملح العالق‪ ‰‬في جسده أكبر دليل على أنه مات‬
‫غريقا ‪ ،‬وأن جثته استخرجت من البحر بعد غرقه فورا ‪ ،‬ثم اسرعوا بتحنيط جثته لينجو بدنه‬
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

‫لكن أمراً غريبا ً مازال يحيره وهو كيف بقيت هذه الجثة أكثر سالمة من‬
‫! غيرها رغم أنها استُخرجت من البحر‬

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

ً‫كان موريس بوكاي يعد تقريرا‬

‫نهائيا عما كان يعتقده اكتشافا ً جديداً في انتشال جثة فرعون من البحر‬

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

‫ فإن المسلمين يتحدثون عن غرق‬.… ‫ ال تتعجل‬: ‫ حتى همس أحدهم في أذنه قائال‬، ‫وتحنيطها بعد غرقه مباشرة‬
‫هذه المومياء‬

And there, someone whispered to him that Muslims claim to know something about
the drowning of this mummy

‫ فمثل هذا اإلكتشاف ال يمكن معرفته إال بتطور العلم الحديث وعبر أجهزة‬، ‫ولكنه استنكر بشدة هذا الخبر واستغربه‬
‫حاسوبية حديثة بالغة الدقة‬

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

، ‫فقال له أحدهم إن قرآنهم الذي يؤمنون به يروي قصة عن غرقه وعن سالمة‬
‫ كيف هذا وهذه المومياء‬.. ‫ فازداد ذهوال وأخذ يتساءل‬، ‫جثته بعد الغرق‬
‫ بينما قرآنهم‬، ‫ أي قبل مائتي عام تقريبا‬، 1898 ‫لم تُكتشف إال في عام‬
‫ موجود قبل أكثر من ألف وأربعمائة عام؟ وكيف يستقيم في العقل هذا‬،
‫والبشرية جمعاء وليس العرب فقط لم يكونوا يعلمون شيئا عن قيام قدماء‬
‫المصريين بتحنيط جثث الفراعنة إال قبل عقود قليلة من الزمان فقط؟‬

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

‫جلس موريس بوكاي ليلته محدقا بجثمان فرعون يفكر بإمعان عما همس به‬
‫‪ ..‬صاحبه له من أن قرآن المسلمين يتحدث عن نجاة هذه الجثة بعد الغرق‬
‫بينما كتابهم المقدس يتحدث عن غرق فرعون أثناء مطاردته لسيدنا موسى‬
‫عليه السالم دون أن يتعرض لمصير جثمانه ‪ ..‬وأخذ يقول في نفسه ‪ :‬هل‬

‫‪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

‫يُعقل أن يكون هذا المحنط أمامي هو فرعون الذي كان يطارد موسى؟ وهل‬
‫يعقل أن يعرف محمدهم هذا قبل أكثر من ألف عام؟‬

‫’!!??‪‘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

‫لم يستطع موريس أن ينام ‪ ،‬وطلب أن يأتوا له بالتوراة ‪ ،‬فأخذ يقرأ في‬
‫التوراة قوله ‪ :‬فرجع الماء وغطى مركبات وفرسان جميع جيش فرعون الذي‬
‫دخل وراءهم في البحر لم يبق منهم وال واحد ‪ ..‬وبقي موريس بوكاي حائراً فحتى اإلنجيل لم يتحدث عن نجاة هذه‬
‫الجثة وبقائها سليمة‬

‫‪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

‫‪ ،‬بعد أن تمت معالجة جثمان فرعون وترميمه أعادت فرنسا لمصر المومياء‬
‫ولكن موريس لم يهنأ له قرار ولم يهدأ له بال منذ أن هزه الخبر الذي‬
‫يتناقله المسلمون عن سالمة هذه الجثة ‪ ،‬فحزم أمتعته وقرر السفر لبالد‬
‫المسلمين لمقابلة عدد من علماء التشريح المسلمين‬
‫وهناك كان أول حديث تحدثه معهم عما اكشتفه من نجاة جثة فرعون بعد‬

‫‪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.‬‬

‫الغرق … فقام أحدهم وفتح له المصحف وأخذ يقرأ له‬

‫قوله تعالى ‪( :‬فاليوم ننجيك ببدنك لتكون لمن خلفك آية ‪ ..‬وإن كثيرا من الناس عن آياتنا لغافلون)‪ .‬سورة يونس ‪:‬‬
‫‪.‬آية ‪92‬‬
‫ ورجت له نفسه رجة جعلته يقف أمام‬.. ‫لقد كان وقع اآلية عليه شديدا‬
‫ لقد دخلت اإلسالم وآمنت بهذا القرآن‬: ‫الحضور ويصرخ بأعلى صوته‬
‫ وهناك مكث عشر‬.. ‫رجع موريس بوكاي إلى فرنسا بغير الوجه الذى ذهب به‬

One of the Muslim scientists stood up and simply opened the Quran and pointed to
the Professor at one verse :

‘This day shall We save you in your body, that you may be a Sign to those who come
after you! But verily, many among mankind are neglectful of Our Signs’

(Quran 10 : 92)

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.

‫سنوات ليس لديه شغل يشغله سوى دراسة مدى تطابق الحقائق العلمية‬
‫ والبحث عن تناقض علمي واحد مما‬، ‫والمكتشفة حديثا مع القرآن الكريم‬
‫ ال يأتيه الباطل من‬: ‫يتحدث به القرآن ليخرج بعدها بنتيجة قوله تعالى‬
‫بين يديه وال من خلفه تنزيل من حكيم حميد‬

In France , he 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 :

‘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)

‫كان من ثمرة هذه السنوات التي قضاها الفرنسي موريس أن خرج بتأليف كتاب‬
‫ لقد كان‬، ‫عن القرآن الكريم هز الدول الغربية قاطبة ورج علماءها رجا‬
‫ دراسة الكتب‬.. ‫ القرآن والتوراة واإلنجيل والعلم‬: ‫عنوان الكتاب‬
‫المقدسة في ضوء المعارف الحديثة‬

As a result of all years of his research, Professor Maurice wrote a book that shook
all Europe , especially the scientists there

‘Quran, Torah, Bible and Science : A Study of the Holy Books in the Light of
Modern Science’

‫من أول طبعة له نفد‬

All copies were sold out at a very short time
 ‫سبق وأن زرت بنفسي المتحف الفرعوني في القاهرة ودهشت حقيقة من توافد األولوف من السياح من جميع‬
‫ ولكن مع األسف كثير منهم يجهلون حقيقة الدرس الذي من اجله حفظ هللا‬،‫أقطار المعمورة لمشاهدة المومياء‬
‫تعالى جسد فرعون وهو إنذار كل من يكذب هللا تعالى ورسله صلوات هللا عليهم‬

I personally visited the Cairo Museum where the mummy is preserved and there
you get astonished at the scenery of thousands of people from all over the world
visiting the place everyday , unfortunately, many of the tourists there would think :
‘Woow, look at that! Amazing!! So nice to see people of all times!! Without realizing
the intended lesson that Allah has kept this body a Sign to all mankind of anyone
who denies Allah and His messengers.

In another chapter in the Quran :

‘When Moses came to them with Our clear Signs, they said : This is nothing but
sorcery faked up : never did we hear the like among our fathers of old!

Moses said : ‘My Lord knows best who it is that comes with guidance from Him and
whose end will be best in the Hereafter : certain it is that the wrong-doers will not
prosper.

‘Pharaoh said : ‘O Chiefs! No god do I know for you but myself : therefore, O
Haman! Light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace,
that I may mount up to the god of Moses : but as far as I am concerned, I think
(Moses) is a lair!’

And he was arrogant and insolent in the land, beyond reason, – he and his hosts :
they thought they would not have to return to Us!

So We seized his and his hosts, and We flung them into the sea : now behold what
was the end of those who did wrong!

And We made them (but) leaders inviting to the Fire; and on the Day of Judgment
no help shall they find.

In this world We made a curse to follow them : and on the Day of Judgment they
will be among the loathed (and despised).’

(Quran 28 : 36-42)

So now,

‘Has not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should
engage in the remembrance of Allah and the Truth which has been revealed to
them, and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation
aforetime, but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many
among them are rebellious transgressors.
Know you (all) that Allah gives life to the earth after its death! Already have We
shown the Signs plainly to you, that you may learn wisdom.

For those who give in charity, men and women, and loan to Allah a Beatiful Loan, it
shall be increased manifold (to their credits), and they shall have (besides) a liberal
reward.

And those who believe in Allah and His messengers- they are the Sincere (lovers of
Truth), and the Witnesses (who testify), in the eyes of their Lord : they shall have
their Reward and their Light.

But those who reject Allah and deny Our Signs,- they are the companions of Hell-
Fire ‘
Quran 57 : 16-19

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Early Petroglyphs in America 1

Source: Saga America by Barry Fell © 1980 (ironically,

this book is not sold anymore in any major bookstores)

Inscription Date: circa 700 CE

Location: Nevada

Description: “Ismi Allâh,” (”In the

name of God”) has been
inscribed on this bedrock in ancient
Kûfic script. On the top
are hieroglyphs depicting mountains
(center, above), lakes
(above, right) and cactus (above, left).

Early Petroglyphs in America 2

Source: Saga America by Barry Fell ©

1980

Inscription Date: circa 700 CE

Location: Nevada
 Description: “Nabî ‘llâh
Muhammad,” (”Prophet of God,
Muhammad”)
was probably cut into the rock
as part of the permanent school
lessons
of the Arabic-speaking Libyan
settlers of the desert Southwest.
It was
mistaken for Amerindian
markings of about 1000 CE.

Early Petroglyphs in
America 3

Source: Saga America by Barry

Fell © 1980, p.

Inscription Date: circa 700 CE

Location: White Mountains, Nevada & California

Description: “Shaytân maha

mayan,” (”Satan is a fount of
lies”) reads
this Classical Kûfic Arabic, some
two feet across, on a boulder on
the
west slope of Boundary Peak, in
the White Mountains near
Benton,
on the border of Nevada and
California. The style of the script
indicates
a date after seventh century CE,
and the unknown scribe was a
Muslim.

Early Petroglyphs in America 4

Source: Saga America by Barry Fell © 1980

Inscription Date: circa 800 CE

Location: Inyo County, California

Description: “Yasus ben Maria,” (”Jesus, son of Mary”)
is inscribed on this rock in Kûfic Arabic script. This text
was deciphered by Fell himself and was confirmed by
competent Arab scholars. It has been dismissed by an
archeological journal as “an obvious attempt (by Fell) to
appeal to the religious.” But in fact neither the antiquity
of the inscription, nor its translation is disputed by
leading archeologists.

Early Petroglyphs in America 5

Source: Saga America by Barry Fell © 1980

Inscription Date: after 650 CE

Location: Valley of Fire, Nevada

Description: A Muslim person name, “Hamîd” (”Praiseworthy”) is
inscribed on this boulder in ancient Kûfic Arabic. It was formerly
regarded as a meaningless Indian petroglyph, and classified as
“A curvilinear meander, type 14.”