Monday 06 May 2024 | 12:44 pm
Dr. Waseem El-Sisi
Dr. Wassim El-Sisi, a researcher in the history of ancient Egypt, commented on the wave of criticism to which archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass was subjected, explaining that he did not deny what was stated in the holy books, but he affirmed that history as a science investigates existing objects, whether a papyrus, a mural, or a statue, and that science It searches for existence, while religion searches for absence. Both have a field of research.
Wassim El-Sisi stands in solidarity with Zahi Hawass
During an interview with the “Cairo and the People” channel, Sisi stressed the necessity of solidarity with scientific, not religious, statements, stressing that Hawass did not deny what was stated in the holy books.
He pointed out that “the Jews were not inside Egypt until they left it, and the story of Moses parting the Red Sea is not true.”
Waseem pointed out that Hawass, whose statements sparked controversy, “does not deny what is stated in the Holy Books, but says that the murals and excavations we have in our hands do not contain anything that supports what is stated in the Holy Books.”
He stressed that he awaits what will come in the future with science, explaining that those who cannot be proven by science have no right to deny it.
There is no evidence that the Israelites lived in Egypt
Hawass had sparked a great deal of controversy that had spread across social networking sites recently, due to his exciting statements that he made about the lack of evidence that the Children of Israel lived in Egypt.
Hawass said that there is no evidence regarding the departure of Moses from Egypt, and that what is said in this regard is nothing but speculation.
Hawass had previously clarified his position, saying: “I am a Muslim and I believe in what is in the Holy Qur’an and the heavenly books regarding the entry of our master Moses, Abraham and Joseph into Egypt and the exodus took place in Egypt, but I say that in the Egyptian antiquities there is no mention of the prophets of God.”
He continued: “So far, we have uncovered 30% of our antiquities, and 70% are still underground. There is a high probability that there is an inscription talking about the Pharaoh of the Exodus.”
