THE AGE OF SCIENCE AND RELIGION—PART II

the latter half of the 19th century figured a way to determine the period to which ancient objects belonged. Further progress encouraged a great spirit of inquiry among the people. In every field people became active in discovering things that had remained hidden for centuries. This spirit led scholars of Western Europe to head for Egypt. They began their research on the pyramids situated near Cairo. After concentrated efforts, they discovered that the pyramids contained the earthly remains of ancient Egyptian kings preserved in the form of mummies. With special care these mummies were taken out so that research could be done on them. During these investigations, astonishingly, the body of the Pharaoh was found inside one of the pyramids. It was identified as the body of the Pharaoh who had been Moses’ contemporary. It was predicted in the Quran 1400 years ago that this will come to the knowledge of man at some future date. This is clear proof that the Quran is a book of that God Who has knowledge of all things. In His wisdom, He revealed this verse in the Quran. This discovery is a scientific testimony of the Quran as a divine revelation. Dr.Maurice Bucaille of France (d. 1998) travelled to Egypt with his companions in 1975 and directly observed this preserved body in the museum of Cairo. After a full verification he wrote a book on this subject in which he stated: Those who seek among modern data for proof of the veracity of the Holy Scriptures, will find a magnificent illustration of verses of the Quran dealing with the Pharaoh’s body by visiting the Royal Mummies Room of the Egyptian Museum, Cairo! Prophets—Messengers of God One of the basic religious beliefs is ‘prophet hood’—that God sent prophets for man’s guidance in every age, the last in the chain of prophets being Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abdul Muttalib. These prophets were sent because man cannot discover guiding principles for his life from his own mind. That is why man needed to believe in God’s prophets and receive guidance from them. The Big Bang theory has shown that the hypothesis of an eternal universe is no longer credible.