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The statement of "seven heavens" is re-
peated seven times. "The creation of
the heavens (khalq as-samawat)" is also
repeated seven times.
"Day (yawm)" is repeated 365 times in
singular form, while its plural and dual
forms "days (ayyam and yawmayn)" to-
gether are repeated 30 times. The num-
ber of repetitions of the word "month"
(shahar) is 12.
The number of repetitions of the words
"plant" and "tree" is the same: 26
The word "payment or reward" is re-
peated 117 times, while the expression
"forgiveness" (mughfirah), which is one
of the basic morals of the Qur'an, is re-
peated exactly twice that amount, 234
times.
When we count the word "Say," we find
it appears 332 times. We arrive at the
same figure when we count the phrase
"they said."
The number of times the words, "world"
(dunya) and "hereafter" (akhira) are re-
peated is also the same: 115
The word "satan" (shaitan) is used in
the Qur'an 88 times, as is the word "an-
gels" (malaika).
The word faith (iman) (without geni-
tive) is repeated 25 times throughout
the Qur'an as is also the word infidelity
(kufr).
The words "paradise" and "hell" are
each repeated 77 times.
The word "zakah" is repeated in the
Qur'an 32 times and the number of
repetitions of the word "blessing"
(barakah) is also 32.
The expression "the righteous" (al-
abraar) is used 6 times but "the
wicked" (al-fujjaar) is used half as
much, i.e., 3 times.
The number of times the words "Sum-
mer-hot" and "winter-cold" are re-
peated is the same: 5.
The words "wine" (khamr) and "intoxi-
cation" (saqara) are repeated in the
Qur'an the same number of times: 6
The number of appearances of the
words "mind" and "light" is the same:
49.
The words "tongue" and "sermon" are
both repeated 25 times.
The words "benefit" and "corrupt" both
appear 50 times.
"Reward" (ajr) and "action" (fail) are
both repeated 107 times.
"Love" (al-mahabbah) and "obedience"
(al-ta'ah) also appear the same number
of times: 83
The words "refuge" (maseer) and "for
ever" (abadan) appear the same num-
ber of times in the Qur'an: 28.
The words "disaster" (al-musibah) and
"thanks" (al-shukr) appear the same
number of times in the Qur'an: 75.
"Sun" (shams) and "light" (nur) both
appear 33 times in the Qur'an. In
counting the word "light" only the sim-
ple forms of the word were included.
The number of appearances of "right
guidance" (al-huda) and "mercy" (al-
rahma) is the same: 79
The words "trouble" and "peace" are
both repeated 13 times in the Qur'an.
The words "man" and "woman" are also
employed equally: 23 times.
The number of times the words "man"
and "woman" are repeated in the
Qur'an, 23, is also the number of chro-
mosomes from the egg and sperm in
the formation of the human embryo.
The total number of human chromo-
somes is 46; 23 each from the mother
and father.
"Treachery" (khiyanah) is repeated 16
times, while the number of repetitions
of the word "foul" (khabith) is 16.
"Human being" is used 65 times: the
sum of the number of references to the
stages of man's creation is the same:
Human being 65
Soil (turab) 17
Drop of Sperm (nutfah) 12
Embryo ('alaq) 6
A half formed lump of flesh
(mudghah) 3
Bone ('idham) 15
Flesh (lahm) 12
Total: 65
The word "salawat" appears five times
in the Qur'an, and Allah has com-
manded man to perform the prayer
(salat) five times a day.
The word "land" appears 13 times in the
Qur'an and the word "sea" 32 times,
giving a total of 45 references. If we di-
vide that number by the number of ref-
erences to the land we arrive at the
figure 28.888888888889%. The num-
ber of total references to land and sea,
45, divided by the number of references
to the sea in the Qur'an, 32, is
71.111111111111%. Extraordinarily, these
figures represent the exact proportions
of land and sea on the Earth today.
The
Qur'an:
Mathematical miracle or coincidence?
Islamic scholars believe that the Qur'an is a miraculous and re-
vealed text, and that similar texts cannot be written by humans. Its
miraculous nature is claimed to be evidenced primarily by its liter-
ary style. The Qur’an itself challenges any who disagree with its
claimed divine origin to produce a text of the same nature.
Muslims believe the Qur’an to be the book of
divine guidance and direction for humanity
and consider the text in its original Arabic to
be the literal word of God, revealed to
Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a
period of twenty-three years and view the
Qur’an as God's final revelation to humanity.
The number of times the words "man" and "woman" are repeated in the Qur'an, 23, is also the
number of chromosomes from the egg and sperm in the formation of the human embryo. The
total number of human chromosomes is 46; 23 each from the mother and father.
