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'''Bucailleism''' is the belief that "the [[Qur'an]] prophesied the Big Bang theory, space travel and other contemporary scientific breakthroughs," and that "there are more than 1200 verses (Ayat) which can be interpreted in the light of modern science | '''Bucailleism''' is the belief that "the [[Qur'an]] prophesied the Big Bang theory, space travel and other contemporary scientific breakthroughs," and that "there are more than 1200 verses (Ayat) which can be interpreted in the light of modern science."<ref>[http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_1_50/all_things_in_pair.htm QUR'AN AND SCIENCE]</ref> It has been called "a fast-growing branch of Islamic fundamentalism." | ||
Named after the French surgeon Maurice Bucaille, its proponents believe that "one of the main convincing evidences" that lead many to convert to [[Islam]] "is the large number of [[Islam and Science|scientific facts in the Quran]]."<ref>Zaghloul El-Naggar, an Egyptian geologist, quoted in [http://www.cafearabica.com/wwwboard/social/messages/5948.html Strange Bedfellows]</ref> | |||
The doctrine is "widely taught" in Islamic secondary schools, promoted on at least one popular weekly television program in the Arab world<ref>Zaghloul El-Naggar, an Egyptian geologist </ref> and is advanced by "a well-funded campaign" led by the Commission on Scientific Signs in the Quran and Sunnah, based in Saudi Arabia and founded by Sheikh Abdul Majeed Zindani, a leading militant Islamist and "Specially Designated Global Terrorist".<ref name="Loyalist">[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20100314033922/http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/js1190.htm|2=2013-04-10}} United States Designates bin Laden Loyalist], United States Department of the Treasury, JS-1190, February 24, 2004</ref> Although Bucailleism is said to be "disdained by most mainstream scholars", it has been valuable in fostering "pride in Muslim heritage", and reconciling conflicts that Muslim "students may feel between their religious beliefs and secular careers in engineering or computers."<ref name="StrBedfel">[http://www.cafearabica.com/wwwboard/social/messages/5948.html Strange Bedfellows: Western Scholars Play Key Role in Touting `Science' of the Quran ] ''Wall Street Journal'', Jan 23, 2002. pg. A.1</ref> | The doctrine is "widely taught" in Islamic secondary schools, promoted on at least one popular weekly television program in the Arab world<ref>Zaghloul El-Naggar, an Egyptian geologist </ref> and is advanced by "a well-funded campaign" led by the Commission on Scientific Signs in the Quran and Sunnah, based in Saudi Arabia and founded by Sheikh Abdul Majeed Zindani, a leading militant Islamist and "Specially Designated Global Terrorist".<ref name="Loyalist">[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20100314033922/http://www.treasury.gov/press/releases/js1190.htm|2=2013-04-10}} United States Designates bin Laden Loyalist], United States Department of the Treasury, JS-1190, February 24, 2004</ref> Although Bucailleism is said to be "disdained by most mainstream scholars", it has been valuable in fostering "pride in Muslim heritage", and reconciling conflicts that Muslim "students may feel between their religious beliefs and secular careers in engineering or computers."<ref name="StrBedfel">[http://www.cafearabica.com/wwwboard/social/messages/5948.html Strange Bedfellows: Western Scholars Play Key Role in Touting `Science' of the Quran ] ''Wall Street Journal'', Jan 23, 2002. pg. A.1</ref> | ||