Al-Warraq: The Apparition of the Virgin Mary between Truth and Nonsense

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The Event



Hundreds of Copts gathered at two o'clock in the morning on Friday in front of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Al-Warraq due to the appearance of the Virgin Mary above one of the church's domes, as large numbers of Copts and Muslims flocked after they saw rays of light appearing and disappearing above the church.
A number of eyewitnesses said that a large number of Copts spread the idea of ​​the appearance of the Virgin Mary above the church at night, which made hundreds flock to see the Virgin Mary, and this caused traffic to be disrupted, which prompted security to impose a cordon around the area to disperse the crowd.
Source:
Al-Youm Al-Saye' Newspaper

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Opinion of Science

Professor Dr. Muhammad Jamal Al-Din Al-Fandi, a professor at the Faculty of Science in Cairo, wrotea scientific explanation for this phenomenon, indicating that it is known in science books as "St. Elmo's Fire"; and it was mentioned in the Encyclopedia Britannica, in the twenty-fourth volume, on the first page, under the name: St. St. Elmo's Fires

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"St. Elmo's Fire is the glow, which accompanies a slow electric discharge, from the atmosphere to the ground. This discharge, which is identical with the "brush" discharge, known in the experiments of the laboratory of nature, usually appears as a head of light on the ends of pointed objects, such as church steeples, ship masts, and even protrusions in flat lands; and is usually accompanied by a noise, crackling, and hissing. St. Elmo's Fire is most often seen at low levels, during the winter season, during and after snow storms; the prominent part of the ground, such as the masts of ships, if exposed to strong fields of atmospheric electric charges, produces a distinct glowing discharge."



This statement is exactly what was reported by newspapers and eyewitnesses in their description of the apparition of the Virgin Mary , "in the form of a complete body of light, appearing above the domes of the Church of the Virgin Mary in Warraq, or above the upper cross of the great dome, or above the trees surrounding the church."



Returning to the weather conditions that preceded and accompanied the sighting of this phenomenon, it becomes clear that the country was swept by a wave of very cold air.
This provides the appropriate conditions for the generation of electrical waves, due to instability. This phenomenon often appears on the tops of trees and mountains, glowing and appearing to be burning. It has often deceived some pilots, who reported imaginary fires, almost touching the tops of trees, in the forests. They even announced that they had seen strange auras surrounding their planes while flying in the air, causing interference in communication devices. It may also become a direct target for a sudden discharge of an anti-charge, which leads to the plane burning up. Scientists began numerous experiments on this phenomenon; they placed a small model of a plane charged with static electricity; These halos appeared around her, under suitable conditions. Then it turned out that what the pilots thought was a fire or a conflagration was, in fact, a purely natural phenomenon.
St. Elmo's Fire:
Encyclopedia Britannica
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...int-Elmos-fire
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo%27s_fire

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The Bible's View of Christianity

The Bible says

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. The Holy Bible confirms that Satan may appear in luminous forms to mislead some people. This is what the Evangelical Church confirms, as it rejects these appearances, unlike the Orthodox. They confirm that these things are merely satanic lights to mislead people to worship the Virgin Mary and the saints . This is what the Holy Bible confirms, the Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light! But does the devil appear inside or above a church? Yes, and the Bible states that, as the Gospel of Mark 1:23 says, “ And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘Behold, he is come to thee, and let him go. ’” Eyewitnesses’ opinion Some confirmed that they had indeed seen the apparition of the Virgin in Warraq , and that it was a light in which the image of the Virgin Mary appeared , in addition to the presence of white doves flying around her on the dome of the church. Hundreds of people from different governorates and villages attended the Angel Church to see for themselves the apparition of the Virgin in Warraq , in the Imbaba area of ​​Giza . One person said that the apparition of the Virgin in Warraq was similar to her previous apparition in Zeitoun in 1968. At the same time, some denied the apparition of the Virgin in Warraq , and said that it was a laser show directed at the dome of the church, and that one of the people released doves near the church. They believed that the Copts’ gathering and celebration of the apparition of the Virgin in Warraq was exaggerated. Source ********************** History's opinion Sheikh Muhammad al-Ghazali said: "A rumor spread about the appearance of the Virgin Mary to people, in a church in Zeitoun (a neighborhood in Cairo). This rumor was previously broadcast in 1968 and overnight, it became a Mecca for thousands, as it spread and filled the places, that the Virgin Mary































A luminous apparition appeared on top of the church tower, and the priest and others saw it in the dead of night. As if the Egyptian newspapers had an appointment with this rumor, they all appeared, suddenly, mentioning the mysterious news, publishing a picture of the lucky tower, and insisting to the point of vulgarity in confirming the story; and they were so bold that they mentioned the recurrence of the holy apparition every night. I went with Sheikh Muhammad Abu Zahra and others, and we stayed up a long night, watching the horizon, searching the air, and looking for something, but we found nothing. We returned and wrote what we saw, and were surprised that the censorship prevented publication. Some experts told us: The government needs to make this area a tourist area, because it needs money, and it cares that the news remains, even if it is false.
Source

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Opinion of Christian clergymen

The opinions of Christian clergymen vary on this matter,




as Dr. Reverend Ekram Lamei, head of the Media and Publication Committee of the Evangelical Church , confirmed that Protestants consider the Virgin Mary one of the greatest figures, but they do not believe in what is said about her miracles or her appearance on earth or even her intercession, pointing out that the spirit of the Virgin Mary is in heaven like the rest of the dead, and there is no reason for her to appear on earth.

Lamei explained that the appearance of saints after their death is an ancient Egyptian heritage, taken from the Pharaonic era, which colored all of Egypt’s religions with the customs of the intercession of saints, saints, and visiting shrines, in addition to the fact that the issue of the Virgin Mary’s appearance in particular was a kind of anesthesia for the Egyptian people after the defeat of 1967. Reverend Raafat Fikry, pastor of the Evangelical Church in Ard Sharif, agreed with Lamei’s opinion, stressing that the Evangelicals do not They believe in any apparitions because they contradict the Gospel, which spoke about the Virgin Mary as the mother of Christ, so she is to be revered, but she has no holiness beyond that.
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Bishop Abram, Bishop of Fayoum and member of the Secretariat of the Holy Synod , refused to question the truth of the Virgin Mary’s apparition , stressing that the apparitions are an unquestionable truth, and it is a divine matter. He pointed out that there are many apparitions abroad, and Catholics also have apparitions, but the problem is that Evangelicals do not believe in this matter, and he said: “Everyone is free in their faith.”

Source: Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper
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While this is also denied by Anba Bishoy, Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop of Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh, who says in one of his sermons:
These people exploit the simplicity of the people, and these are simple people who want to see anything supernatural, and that’s it. If someone brought a magician and sat in the women’s veranda and darkened the church and put a picture of the Virgin on the walls, what did the Virgin appear to be???


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After the committee formed by the Pope reviewed the tape, they concluded that there were no apparitions of the Virgin Mary, and that spiritual apparitions in the form of lights may have occurred in the past, but the committee members did not see anything when they visited the church.
The statement of the papal committee is considered bold, as it came as a disappointment to some who profit financially from these events, as well as contradicting some of the views of a few clerics who promote these apparitions on the grounds that they work to attract Copts to the church.




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Similar Miracles in Some Religions

A. Ancient Egyptian myths:

We have heard and read about many myths, stories and legends in the history of the pagans, including the appearance of Osiris to his wife Isis, which was found in the pyramid texts and confirmed by Father Mina Gad Gerges, who said
that Isis appeared to people in a wonderful image of purity, gentleness and beauty that people were familiar with before, and the two, despite their human appearance, resembled gods.
Source

B. A Hindu statue drinking milk.



Millions of Hindus gather in front of their alleged goddess, who they claim drinks milk
, and thousands of people offer their vessels filled with milk to feed to their statues and idols.
Source

And many, many other myths about such miracles.

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The view of Islam

Faith in Islam is a faith of the unseen, as God Almighty says
[Al-Baqarah: 3] - [Those who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend from what We have provided for them]
The world is a place of testing, God Almighty says:
[Al-Insan: 2] - [Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing]
Such games are not recognized by Islam, as magic is strictly forbidden in Islam
to the point of declaring the practitioner of it an infidel.
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and many Islamic scholars themselves have stood against it, denying the matter and describing it as trivial,
describing Islam as not needing such things to confirm and document it, as it is much greater than this.
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Logical questions

Some questions for those who support that these lights are images of the Virgin Mary
: 1- Why did these lights not appear in mosques or Jewish temples? Isn't it a stronger type of invitation?

2- Why do these lights not appear from the sky, but rather their source is from inside the church, not the sky, as is clear in the pictures taken ? Is



n't it more appropriate, if they are heavenly lights, for their source to be from the sky, not the church?

Which led some to think that they are just laser lights emanating from inside the church


? 3- Why is this phenomenon unknown in developed countries? 4- Why did these lights not appear in the Evangelical Church, who deny such apparitions? 5- Why does the Virgin Mary appear in particular ? Why did Christ, who is God in the Christian faith, not appear? ********************** Finally, this phenomenon remains between the supporter and the opponent, the one with knowledge and the one with desires, and let whoever wants to believe in whatever he wants [Al-Kahf: 29] - [And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve. Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will encompass them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which will scald their faces. What an evil drink, and what an evil resting place it is.]

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