Maurice Bucaille


Maurice Bucaille was a French Professor of the French Academy of medicine, medical doctor and author. In 1973, Bucaille was appointed family physician to King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. His patients included the members of the family of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.

Bucailleism

Bucailleism is a 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.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Bucailleism is "in some ways the Muslim counterpart to Christian creationism" and although "while creationism rejects much of modern science, Bucailleism embraces it."

Reception

Literary critic Sameer Rahim wrote in The Daily Telegraph, some of Bucaille's "assertions have been ridiculed by scientists and sophisticated theologians."

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