Some of the scientific information referring to numbers in the Qur'an

(This chapter is based on Ömer Çelakıl's Kur'an-ı Kerim'in Sırları [Merkez Gazete Dergi Basım Press, 2003] and Kur'an-ı Kerim'in Şifresi [Sınır Ötesi Press 2002])

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- THE DATE OF THE LUNAR LANDINGS
- THE ORBIT OF THE MOON
- THE RATIO OF THE SEA TO THE LAND
- THE STAR SIRIUS
- THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF IRON
- THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH AROUND THE SUN: 365 DAYS
- GENDER AND THE 23rd CHROMOSOME PAIR
- THE SPUTNIK RISING TO THE SKIES
- THE GENETIC CODE OF THE BEE

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THE DATE OF THE LUNAR LANDINGS

The Hour (of Doomsday) has drawn near and the Moon has split. (Surat al-Qamar, 1)

The word “Qamar” means “Moon,” and the word “Moon” appears in the first verse of Surat al-Qamar. There are 1390 verses from that verse to the end of the Qur’an. The year 1390 in the Islamic calendar corresponds to 1969 AD, the date of the lunar landings. This, one of the greatest landmarks in human history, was indicated 14 centuries beforehand. (Allah knows the truth.)

In addition, the word “inshakka,” meaning “split,” is used in this verse. The word is derived from the root “shakka,” meaning “to plow, dig up, to turn the soil...” In the same way, the Apollo 11 spacecraft that went to the Moon also took specimens of lunar dust back to Earth. In that sense, the term “the Moon has split” is consistent with developments in the present day.

Number of verses from the first verse of Surat al-Qamar to the end of the Qur’an = 1390 Date of the lunar landings (Islamic calendar) = 1390

THE ORBIT OF THE MOON

The word “Qamar,” referred to as a heavenly body in the Qur’an and meaning “Moon” appears 27 times. The elliptical orbit of the Moon around the Earth also takes 27 days. But this is not a number that someone looking from Earth could determine. Because since there is a 29-day between full moons, it used to be thought it took the Moon 29 days to travel around the Earth. The fact is, however, that as the Moon revolves around the Earth, the Earth is also travelling round the Sun. Because of the movement of the Earth, the Moon completes its orbit with a 2-day delay. This is another reference in the Qur’an consistent with modern astronomical findings. (Allah knows the truth.)

Number of times the word "Moon" appears in the Qur’an = 27 Time it takes the Moon to travel round the Earth (in days) = 27

THE RATIO OF THE SEA TO THE LAND

The ratio of the appearances of the words "sea" and “land" in the Qur’an is identical to the ratio between sea and land in modern science. The continents had not yet been discovered at the time the Qur’an was sent down, and it was impossible to determine the ratio between the land and sea. Even such a large continent as America was only discovered in the 15th century.

The word "land" appears 13 times in the Qur’an, while “sea” appears 32 times. These numbers total 45. If we divide the number of references to land in the Qur’an, 13, by 45, the result is 28.8888888889%. When we divide the number of references to sea in the Quran, 32, by 45, the result is 71.1111111111%. these ratios are the exact ones that apply between water and dry land on Earth.

The repetition of these words in the Qur’an may be an indication that the Earth is 71% covered in water and 29% in dry land. (Allah knows the truth.) It has only been possible to arrive at this ratio in the present day, thanks to satellite photos and computer calculations.

Number of times the word “land” appears in the Qur’an = 13 Number of times the word “sea” appears in the Qur’an = 32 Proportion of dry land to sea covering the Earth = 13/45 = 29% Proportion of sea to dry land on Earth = 32/45 = 71%

THE STAR SIRIUS

"Sirius", the brightest star in the night sky, appears as “Shi’ira,” meaning “star” in verse 49 of Surat an-Najm:

That it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius [Shi’ira]. (Surat an-Najm, 49)

The fact that the word “Sirius,“ or “Shi’ra” in Arabic, appears only in the 49th verse is particularly noteworthy. Because, based on the irregularities in Sirius’ orbit, scientists discovered it is actually a binary star. Therefore, Sirius is actually two stars, known as Sirius A and Sirius B. One feature of Sirius B is that is cannot be seen by telescope.

The stars in Sirius system follow a course toward one another in the shape of a bow, and hang in the sky by approaching one another every 49.9 years. These scientific data have been unanimously confirmed by the astronomy departments at the universities of Harvard, Ottawa and Leicester.1 Yet this scientific fact that only emerged toward the end of the 20th century was miraculously referred to in the Qur’an 1400 years ago. This miracle appears when we read verses 9 and 49 of Surat al-Najm together.

That it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius. (Surat an-Najm, 49)

He was two bow-lengths away or even closer. (Surat an-Najm, 9)

The term "kane kabe kavseyni ev edna,” in verse 9 of Surat al-Najm, translated as “two bow-lengths away or even closer,” may be a reference to these two stars drawing closer to one another in their courses. (Allah knows the truth.) This scientific fact, which could not possibly have been known at the time of the revelation of the Qur’an, proves once again that the Qur’an is the word of our Almighty Lord.

The star Sirius appears in the Surah called an-Najm, meaning “Star.” The stars comprising Sirius approach one another in their courses once every 49.9 years. This astronomic phenomenon is indicated in verses 49 and 9 of Surat an-Najm.

THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF IRON

Iron is one of the elements mentioned in the Qur’an. Allah says this in the Surah called “al-Hadid,” or “Iron:”

... And We sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind, ... (Surat al-Hadid, 25)

The word "enzelna," meaning “to send down,” may also be thought of in the figurative sense of being placed at the service of human beings. But bearing in mind the true meaning of the word, which is “physically descending from the sky,” used for rain and solar rays, then the verse can be seen to contain a hugely significant scientific miracle. Because modern astronomical findings have revealed that the iron on Earth came from giant stars in outer space.2 (For details see, Miracles of the Qur’an, 4th edition, Harun Yahya)

In addition, Surat al-Hadid also refers to the chemical symbol for iron. Because verse 15, in the exact middle of the Surah, begins with the Arabic letter "Fe," which is how iron is known to chemists.

In addition, the number emerging from a numerological [abjad] calculation of the words “al-Hadid,” the 57th Surah of the Qur’an, is the same as the number of the Surah: "57." A calculation of the word "hadid" alone produces the number 26. And this corresponds to the number of iron in the periodic table. The Qur’an, which contains the revelation of our Omniscient Lord, refers both to the formation of iron and to its atomic number. (Allah knows the truth.)

Al-Hadid is the 57th Surah of the Qur’an, and the numerical value of the words al-Hadid is also 57. The value of the word "hadid" alone is 26, and this is also the atomic number of iron.

THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH AROUND THE SUN:
365 DAYS

The word "day, “yavm” in Arabic appears 365 times in the Qur’an. It also takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the Sun.

The fact that the word “day” appears 365 times in the Qur’an is very important in terms of its providing information about the Earth’s orbit hundreds of years ago. The repetition of the word “day” 365 times may be a reference to the 365-day relationship between the Earth and Sun. (Allah knows the truth.)

The word “day (yavm)" appears 365 times in the Qur’an. It takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the Sun.

GENDER AND THE 23^rd CHROMOSOME PAIR

The genetic make-up of human beings and other living things depends on their chromosomes and the genetic data in these chromosomes in DNA. Gender is dependent on the 23rd chromosome pair. In other words, the difference between a man and a woman stems from the 23rd chromosome pair. If a person’s 23rd chromosome id expressed in the form XX she is female, and if in the form XY, then he is male.

The Qur’an makes reference to the 23rd chromosome that determines the difference between male and female thus: The word “man” and the word “woman” both appear 23 times in the Qur’an. This discovery about chromosomes made only recently was reported hundreds of years beforehand in the Qur’an by way of the number 23, that which concerns the basic difference between male and female. (Allah knows the truth.)

The words “man” and “woman” both appear 23 times in the Qur’an. The 23rd chromosome is the main element that determines an individual’s gender.

THE SPUTNIK RISING TO THE SKIES

The first ever satellite, "Sputnik 1," was launched in 1957. Verse 19;57 (Surah Maryam, 57) of the Qur’an amazingly refers to rising and being raised.

We raised him up to a high place. (Surah Maryam, 57)

The term "Refa'nahu" in this verse is derived from the verb “refea,” meaning “to raise, lift up or elevate.” On the other hand, the word "aliyyen" in the verse bears the meaning of “high, very high” in addition to “great.” When we consider this verse by itself, therefore, it means “being raised into a very high place.” In that respect, verse 19:57 may be a reference to the launching into the sky of the spacecraft Sputnik 1 in 1957. (Allah knows the truth.)

Verse 19:57 of the Qur’an speaks of “raising to a high place.” "Sputnik 1," the first unmanned satellite, was launched in 1957.

THE GENETIC CODE OF THE BEE

All the bees in the world have the same number of chromosomes, and that never changes. Male and female animals generally have the same number of chromosomes. But the bee is slightly different. Because the male bee has 16 single chromosomes and the female bee 16 pairs.3

The bee is thus different in this respect, that of chromosome number. This difference is indicated in the Qur’an thus: (Allah knows the truth.) The Surah “Nahl,” meaning bee, is the 16th Surah of the Qur’an. And 16 is the number of chromosomes these animals possess.

Surat an-Nahl, meaning “Bee,” is the 16th Surah. The bee has 16 chromosomes.

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1 http://www.star.le.ac.uk/astrosoc/whatsup/stars.html (Leicester edu dept of Physics & astronomy); http://www.site.uottawa.ca:4321/astronomy/index.html#Sirius (University of Ottowa); http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~hrs/ay45/Fall2002/ChapterIVPart2.pdf (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

2 Dr. Mazhar, U. Kazi, 130 Evident Miracles in the Qur’an, Crescent Publishing House, New York, 1997, p. 110-111; http://www.wamy.co.uk/announcements3.html; from Prof. Zighloul Raghib El-Naggar’s speech.

3 Malcolm T. Sanford, APIS /Apicultural Information and ISsues from IFAS/University of Florida, Vol. 14, no. 4, April 1996; http://apis.ifas.ufl.edu/apis96/apapr96.htm

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Numbers of Significance in the Qur'an - Mathematical Miracles of the Qur'an

This section contains the results of various calculations performed on Surahs in which numerical terms appear. The same numbers obtained as a result of different calculations in the relevant Surah are extremely noteworthy. This article discusses various types of calculation such as the numbers of syllables and letters in the Surahs, the types of letter and their numerological values [abjad], and reveals surprising similarities in the numbers emerging. The calculations in this section are not open to discussion; everyone can arrive at the same figures by performing the same calculations.

In addition to the sublime wisdom and knowledge of the Holy Qur'an in terms of meaning, it also contains very rich and extraordinary numerical references. In verse 29 of Surat an-Naba' our Lord says "... We have recorded all things in writing." And verse 28 of Surat al-Jinn reads "... (Allah) has counted the exact number of everything." These miraculous numerical references obtained from the Holy Qur'an are also manifestations of our Almighty Lord's title of "Al-Muhsey," or "He Who knows the number of everything, even if it is infinite".

THE ALLOTMENT OF FORTY (40) NIGHTS TO THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

And when We allotted to Moses forty nights. Then you adopted the Calf when he had gone and you were wrongdoers. (Surat al-Baqara, 51)

• 40 is the number of letters to the end of the verse from the term "arbaAAeena laylatan," meaning "40 nights."
• The numerological value [abjad] of the dotted letters up to "arbaAAeena laylatan " is 40. (By minor abjad calculation)
• This subject first appears in the Qur'an in verse 40 of Surat al-Baqara.
• Number of syllables in verse 40 in which the subject begins is 40. ¹

Furthermore:

• In addition to verse 51 of Surat al-Baqara, which explicitly concerns "arbaAAeena laylatan" (40 nights), this also appears in verse 142 of Surat al-A'raf. It also appears figuratively in verses 143 and 155 of Surat al-A'raf.

a) The Surahs between these verses are: "al-Baqara", "Al-Imr'an", "an-Nisa", "al-Ma'ida", "al-An'am" and "al-A'raf."
b) The names "al-Baqara", "Al-Imr'an", "an-Nisa", "al-Ma'ida", "al-An'am" and "al-A'raf" also contain 40 letters.

TWELVE (12) FOUNTAINS SPRINGING FROM STONE

And when Moses was looking for water for his people, We said, 'Strike the rock with your staff.' Then twelve fountains gushed out from it and all the people knew their drinking place. 'Eat and drink of Allah's provision and do not go about the earth corrupting it.' (Surat al-Baqara, 60)

• Number of words in the verse until the expression "ithnata AAashrata" meaning "twelve" is 12.
• Number of dotted letters until the expression "infajarat minhu ithnata AAashrata AAaynan" meaning "the twelve fountains gushed out from it [the rock]"; 12.
• Number of types of letter used in the term "infajarat minhu ithnata AAashrata AAaynan" 12.²

HELP FROM THREE THOUSAND (3,000) ANGELS

And when you said to the believers, 'Is it not enough for you that your Lord reinforced you with three thousand angels, sent down?' (Surat al-Imr'an, 124)

• The abjad value of the term "thalathati alafin mina almala-ikati," meaning "three thousand angels," is 3,000. (By major abjad calculation)
  

HELP FROM FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) ANGELS

Yes indeed! But if you are steadfast and guard against evil and they come upon you suddenly, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand angels, clearly identified. (Surat al-Imr'an, 125)

• The abjad value of the letters up to the first letter of the term "almala-ikati," meaning "angels," is 5,000. (By minor abjad calculation)

THE SENDING OF TWELVE (12) LEADERS

Allah made a covenant with the tribe of Israel and We raised up twelve leaders from among them. Allah said, 'I am with you. If you establish salat and pay zakat, and believe in My Messengers and respect and support them, and make a generous loan to Allah, I will erase your wrong actions from you and admit you into Gardens with rivers flowing under them. Any of you who are unbelievers after that have gone astray from the right way.' (Surat al-Ma'ida, 12)

• Number of letters up to the term "ithnay AAashara naqeeban," meaning "twelve leaders:" 12.
• Number of repetitions of the letters in the name "Ma'ida" (the name of the Surah) from the beginning of the verse to the term "ithnay AAashara " (twelve): 12.³
• Verse number: 12.
• The abjad value of the first and last letters of the verse is 12.⁴ (By minor abjad calculation)
  

THIRTY (30) NIGHTS AND TEN (10) NIGHTS BEING SET ASIDE FOR THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

We set aside thirty nights for Moses and then completed them with ten, so the appointed time of his Lord was forty nights in all. Musa said to his brother Harun, 'Be my khalif among my people. Keep order and do not follow the way of the corrupters.' (Surat al-A'raf, 142)

• Number of syllables from "thalatheena laylatan," meaning 30 nights," to the end of the clause: 30.⁵

• Number of syllables used after "thalatheena laylatan " (30 nights) to the end of the verse: 30.⁶
  
  
• Number of syllables from the word "thalatheena" (30) to the end of the clause: 30.⁷
  
  
• Number of time the muqatt'at letters [unique combinations of letters that begin a number of Surah in the Qur'an] in the Surah (alif, lam, mim, sad) are used in the verse from the word "thalatheena " (30) to the end of the verse: 30.⁸
  
  
• Number of dotted letters up to the word "Aashr" (10): 10.
  
  
• Number of undotted letters from the word "Aashr" (10) to the end of the clause: 10.
  
  
• The word "Aashr" (10) appears 10 pages from the end in Surat al-A'raf.
  
  
• The letters "alif, lam, mim and sad," the muqatt'at letters in the Surah, are used 10 times before the word "Aashr" (10).⁹
  
  
• 10 types of letter are used in the term "waatmamnaha biAAashrin" meaning "and then completed them with ten."¹⁰
  

TWELVE (12) TRIBES AND TWELVE (12) FOUNTAINS FLOWING FROM THE ROCK

We divided them up into twelve tribes–communities. We revealed to Moses, when his people asked him for water: 'Strike the rock with your staff.' Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all the people knew their drinking place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down manna and quails to them: 'Eat of the good things We have provided you with.' They did not wrong Us; rather it was themselves they wronged. (Surat al-A'raf, 160)

• The letters in the term "ithnatay AAashrata" (twelve) appear 12 times up to "isnetey ashrate."¹¹
  
  
• 12 types of letter are used from the term "ithnatay AAashrata " (twelve) to the end of the clause.¹²
  
  
• The letters in " ithnatay AAashrata " (twelve) appear 12 times between it and the end of the clause.¹³
  
  
• 12 letters comprise the words "ithnatay AAashrata " (twelve) and "isneta aşrate" (twelve).¹⁴
  
  
• 12 types of letter are used in the clause in which it appears before the term "ithnata AAashrata AAaynan " (twelve fountains).¹⁵

THE NUMBER OF MONTHS IN THE SIGHT OF ALLAH IS TWELVE (12)

There have been twelve months with Allah in the Book of Allah, from the day He first created the heavens and earth. Four of them are forbidden. That is the True Religion. So do not wrong one another during them. However, fight the idolaters totally just as they fight you totally, and know that Allah is with those who guard against evil. (Surat at-Tawba, 36)

• There are 12 syllables up to the term " ithna AAashara" (twelve).
  
  
• There are 12 dotted letters from the term "ithna AAashara" (twelve) to the end of the clause.

ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS SEVENTY (70) TIMES

You can ask forgiveness for them, or not ask forgiveness for them. Even if you asked forgiveness for them seventy times, Allah still would not forgive them. That is because they have rejected Allah and His Messenger. Allah does not guide deviant people. (Surat at-Tawba, 80)

• Total number of letters from the term "sabAAeena marratan " (seventy times) to the end of the verse: 70.¹⁶
  
  
• The abjad value of the letter types used from the term "sabAAeena marratan" (seventy times) to the end of the clause is 70.¹⁷ (By minor abjad calculation).
  
  
• There are 70 undotted letters in this verse.¹⁸

THE NUMBER OF THE YEARS AND THE RECKONING THEREOF

It is He Who appointed the sun to give radiance, and the moon to give light, assigning it phases so you would know the number of years and the reckoning of time. Allah did not create these things except with truth. We make the Signs clear for people who know. (Surah Yunus, 5)

A month in the Islamic calendar can only have 29 or 30 days. (There is no other possibility.)

• A lunar month is 29 or 30 days. There are 29 letters in the verse up until the term "qaddarahu manazila litaAAlamoo AAadada alssineena waalhisaba," meaning "the number of years and the reckoning of time."
  
  
• The abjad value of "al-Qamar," meaning "moon," is 29. (By minor abjad calculation)

We made the night and day two Signs. We blotted out the Sign of the night and made the Sign of the day a time for seeing so that you can seek favour from your Lord and will know the number of years and the reckoning of time. We have made all things very clear. (Surat al-Isra', 12)

One year according to the Hijri calendar lasts 354 or 355 days. (There is no other possible figure.)

• The abjad value of the letters up to the term "litaAAlamoo AAadada alssineena waalhisaba," meaning "so you will know the number of years and the reckoning of time," is 354. (By minor abjad calculation)

THEIR INABILITY TO PRODUCE TEN (10) SUCH SURAHS

Or do they say, 'He has invented it?' Say, 'Then produce ten invented suras like this, and call on anyone you can besides Allah if you are telling the truth.' (Surah Hud, 13)

• Variety of letters used in the clause up to the word "AAashri" (ten): 10.¹⁹
• Number of dotted letters in the verse up to the word "AAashri" (ten): 10.²⁰
• Number of syllables in the verse up to the expression "biAAashri suwarin mithlihi muftarayatin," meaning "then produce ten invented suras like this:" 10.²¹
• Number of dotted letters up to the term "qul fa/too biAAashri suwarin mithlihi muftarayatin," meaning "Say, 'then produce ten invented suras like this':" 10.
• "Number of letters in the term "AAashri suwarin mithlihi ," meaning "ten suras like this:" 10.
• Number of letters from the term "AAashri suwarin mithlihi " (ten suras like this) to the end of the verse: 10.
• Variety of letters used in the term "biAAashri suwarin mithlihi," meaning "ten suras like this:" 10.²²
• The letters in the term "AAashri suwarin " (ten suras) appear 10 times up to "AAashri suwarin ".²³
  

THE PROPHET JOSEPH'S (PBUH) DREAM AND ELEVEN (11) STARS

Yusuf told his father, 'Father! I saw eleven bright stars, and the sun and moon as well. I saw them all prostrate in front of me.' (Surah Yusuf, 4)

• There are 11 letters in the term "ahada AAashara kawkaban," meaning "eleven stars."
  
  
• There are 11 words up to the term "ahada AAashara kawkaban " (eleven stars).
  
  
• The letters in the term "ahada AAashara kawkaban " (eleven stars) appear 11 times up to "ahada AAashara kawkaban ". ²⁴
  
  

THE NUMBER OF THE HUMAN CHROMOSOME

He created man from a drop of sperm and yet he is an open challenger! (Surat an-Nahl, 4)

There are some 100 trillion cells in an adult human body. The cells all possess the same genetic structure. That genetic structure is also present in the chromosomes in the cell nucleus. There are 23 pairs, or 46 chromosomes, in a human cell; 23 from the mother and 23 from the father. These chromosomes also contain DNA molecules in which the characteristics of the person are recorded. The scientific world only learned that there are 46 chromosomes in the human cell in the second half of the 20th century.

The words "manayyin" and "nutfatan" in the Qur'an refer to different things (Surat al-Qiyama, 37). "Manayyin" is used to refer to the whole and "nutfatan" to a component thereof.

* The word "nutfatan" appears in different forms below, such as nutfatin, nutfata or nutfatan, depending on its use in the sentence or grammatical rules. But the meaning does not change.

• The abjad value of the word "nutfatin" (nutfa) is 23. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• Variety of letters used in the Surah up to the word "nutfatin:" 23.²⁵
  
  
• Abjad value of the letters used in the verse up to the word "nutfatin:" 23.²⁶ (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• Number of dotted letters in the Surah up to the word "nutfatin:" 46.

Then formed the drop into a clot and formed the clot into a lump and formed the lump into bones and clothed the bones in flesh; and then brought him into being as another creature. Blessed be Allah, the Best of Creators! (Surat al-Muminun, 14)

• Abjad value of the word "nutfata:" 23. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• Number of letters in Surat al-Muminun from "nutfatan" in verse 13 to "nutfata" in verse 14 is 23.
  
  
• Abjad value of the variety of letters used in the verse up to the term "nutfata:" 46.²⁷ (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• Abjad value of the letters belonging to the term "nutfata" up to "nutfata:" 46.²⁸ (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• Number of letters belonging to the term "nutfata" up to "nutfata:" 46.

Allah created you from dust and then from a drop of sperm and then made you into pairs. No female becomes pregnant or gives birth except with His knowledge. And no living thing lives long or has its life cut short without that being in a Book. That is easy for Allah. (Surat al-Fatir, 11)

• Abjad value of the term "nutfatin:" 23. (By minor abjad calculation)
• Variety of letters used from "nutfatin" to the end of the verse: 23.²⁹

It is He Who created you from earth, then from a drop of sperm, then from a clot of blood, then He brings you out as infants, then so you may achieve full strength, then so you may become old men –though some of you may die before that time– so that you may reach a predetermined age and so that hopefully you will use your intellect. (Surah Ghafir, 67)

• The abjad value of "nutfatin" is 23. (By minor abjad calculation).
  
  
• Number of dotted letters from the word "nutfatin" to the end of the clause: 23.
  
  
• The word "nutfatin" is the 23rd in the verse.
  
  
• There are 23 types of letter in this verse.³⁰
  
  
• The abjad value of the dotted letters up to the word "nutfatin" in the verse is 46. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• There are 46 dotted letters in this verse.

… out of a sperm-drop when it spurted forth; (Surat an-Najm, 46)

• The abjad value of the word "nutfatin" is 23. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• The letters in the term "nutfatin" appear 46 times up to "nutfatin".³¹
  
  
• The verse containing the term "nutfatin" is the 46th.

We created man from a mingled drop to test him, and We made him hearing and seeing. (Surat al-Insan, 2)

• The abjad value of the word "nutfatin" is 23. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• The abjad value of the letters from the word "nutfatin" to the end of the clause is 23. (By minor abjad calculation)

Was he not a drop of ejaculated sperm? (Surat al-Qiyama, 37)

• There are 23 types of letter between verse 35 of Surat al-Qiyama and verse 2 of Surat al-Insan.³²
  
  
• There are 23 words having letters from the clause "nutfa" in verse 37 of Surat al-Qiyama up to "nutfa" in verse 2 of Surat al-Insan.³³
  

THE ANGLES IN HONEYCOMBS

Your Lord revealed to the bees: 'Build dwellings in the mountains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made easy for you to follow.' From inside them comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl, 68-69)

The honey bee fills the hexagonal cells it builds with honey. The hexagon is the ideal shape for comb construction. For example, if the cells in the combs were pentagonal or octagonal etc., then all their edges would not weld together perfectly, and parts of the comb would therefore remain used. But through the inspiration of Allah, bees store the greatest possible amount of honey by building their combs in the form of hexagons.

• These are the only verses of the Qur'an that mention bees, honey and honeycombs. The abjad value of these verses is 720. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• The total internal angles of the comb add up to 720 degrees.
  
  
• Every cell in the comb is a hexagon. Each internal angle in the cell is 120 degrees.
  
  
• The number of clause (clauses) in Surat an-Nahl until this matter is discussed is 120.
  

THE COMPANIONS OF THE CAVE AND HOW THEY SPENT THREE HUNDRED AND NINE (309) YEARS IN THE CAVE

Do you consider that the Companions of the Cave and Ar-Raqim were one of the most remarkable of Our Signs? (Surat al-Kahf, 9)

• The abjad values of "as-haba alkahfi," meaning "The Companions of the Cave," is 238. (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• The number of syllables in the Surah up to the term "as-haba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) is also 238.³⁴
  
  
• The variety of letters used in the verse up to the term "as-haba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) is 7.³⁵
  
  
• The number of words from "as-haba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) to the end of the verse is 7.
  
  
• Our Lord's name "Allah" is repeated 7 times in the story of the Companions of the Cave in the Surah.
  
  
• "As-haba alkahfi" (Companions of the Cave) is in the 7th clause on the page.
  
  
• This verse is the 7th from the top of the page.

They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and added nine. (Surat al-Kahf, 25)

In revealing how long the Companions spent in the cave, the Qur'an says "They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and added nine." (Surat al-Kahf, 25) In interpreting this verse, commentators say that the Companions of the Cave slept for 300 solar years or 309 years by the lunar calendar.

• The number of syllables up to "sineena waizdadoo," meaning "number of years" is exactly 309.³⁶
  
  
• There are 309 undotted letters in the Surah up to the term "sineena waizdadoo".

Then We woke them up again so that we might see which of the two groups would better calculate the time they had stayed there. (Surat al-Kahf, 12)

• This verse reveals that the reason the Companions of the Cave were woken was to establish which of the two groups would most accurately calculate how long they had been asleep. The number of syllables before this verse is exactly 309.³⁷

They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and added nine. (Surat al-Kahf, 25)

The way that the Qur'an does not directly state that the Companions of the Cave spent 309 years in the cave but also adds an additional 9 years is exceedingly wise. This mode of expression thus draws attention to the difference between the solar and lunar years. (Allah knows the truth.)

The solar year refers to the Earth's revolution around the Sun, and 365.242217 complete revolutions of the Earth constitute a solar year. A lunar year consists of 354.36768 days, the time in which the Moon orbits the Earth 12 times. There is thus a difference of 10.874537 days between the solar and lunar years; 100 solar years is thus equivalent to 103 lunar years.

In order to determine the equivalent of 300 solar years in terms of lunar years, we need to add on 9 more years – just as in the verse.

• The total of all the numbers in this Surah up to this verse is 300. (300 by the Gregorian calendar equates to 309 years by the Islamic calendar.)
  
  
• There are 309 pages from this page, the last to refer to the Companions of the Cave and their sleep, and the end of the Qur'an.

That was the situation when we woke them up so they could question one another. One of them asked, 'How long have you been here?' They replied, 'We have been here for a day or part of a day.' They said, 'Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. Send one of your number into the city with this silver you have, so he can see which food is purest and bring you some of it to eat. But he should go about with caution so that no one is aware of you. (Surat al-Kahf, 19)

THE NINE (9) MIRACLES OF THE PROPHET MOSES (PBUH)

Put your hand inside your shirt front. It will emerge pure white, yet quite unharmed – one of nine Signs to Pharaoh and his people. They are a people of deviators.' (Surat an-Naml, 12)

• Number of syllables from the term "tisAAi ayatin," meaning "nine Signs," to the end of the clause: 9.
  
  
• The letters in "tisAAi ayatin " (nine Signs) appear 9 times up to the term "tis'i ayatin."
  
  
• Number of words from "tisAAi ayatin " (nine Signs) to the end of the verse: 9.
• "TisAAi ayatin " (nine Signs) appears on the 9th page from the end of the Surah.
  
  
• The variety of undotted letters in the verse up to the word "tisAAi," meaning 9, is 9.
  
  
• The number of undotted letters from the word "tisAAi" (9) to the end of the clause: 9.³⁸
  
  
• "TisAAi" (9) is the ninth word from the end of the verse.
  
  
• The abjad value of the muqatt'at letters (ta, sin) in the Surah is 9. (By minor abjad calculation)

A GROUP OF NINE (9) IN THE CITY

There was a group of nine men in the city causing corruption in the land and not putting things right. (Surat an-Naml, 48)

• The letters in the term "tisAAatu rahtin," meaning "nine men," appear 9 times between the expression and the end of the verse.³⁹
  
  
• There are 9 dotted letters between the term "tisAAatu rahtin " (9 men) and the end of the verse.
  
  
• Nine undotted letters are used from the term "tisAAatu rahtin " (9 men) and the end of the verse.⁴⁰
  
  
• The abjad value of the muqatt'at letters (ta, sin) in the term "tisAAatu rahtin " (9 men) is 9.⁴¹ (By minor abjad calculation)
  
  
• There are 9 verses in the story of the people of Shelah and Thamud.⁴²

THE MATTER OF THE NINETY NINE (99) EWES

This brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes and I have only one. He said, "Let me have charge of it," and got the better of me with his words.' (Sura Sad, 23)

• The subject of the 99 ewes begins at verse 21. There are 99 syllables from the beginning of the reference to the Prophet David (pbuh) – from verse 17, to verse 21.⁴³
  
  
• The matter of the 99 ewes begins being described in verse 22. The matter of the 99 ewes begins with the 2nd clause of verse 22, and this clause is the 99th from the end of the Surah.
  
  
• There are 99 syllables from the 2nd clause of verse 22 to the term "niAAajihi," meaning "his ewes," in verse 24.
  
  
• The abjad value of the letters at the end of the verse up to the end of verse 23 containing the term "tisAAun watisAAoona naAAjatan," meaning 99 ewes, is 99.⁴⁴ (By the minor abjad calculation.)
  
  
• The abjad value of the term "hatha akhee lahu tisAAun watisAAoona naAAjatan," meaning "this brother of mine has 99 ewes," is 99'dur. (By minor abjad calculation)

THE SEVEN (7) HEAVENS

He Who created the seven heavens in layers. You will not find any flaw in the Creation of the All-Merciful. Look again – do you see any gaps? (Surat al-Mulk, 3)

• The variety of letters used in the term "sabAAa samawatin," meaning "seven heavens," is 7.⁴⁵
  
  
• Number of letters in the verse up to the term "sabAAa samawatin " (seven heavens): 7.
  
  
• The letters in the word "seb'a" (7) appear seven times from the word "sabAAa " to the end of the verse.⁴⁶
  
  
• The letters in the word "seb'a" (7) appeat 7 times in the verse up to the word " sabAAa ".⁴⁷
  
  
• There are 7 syllables from the word "sabAAa " (7) to the end of the clause.

SWEARING BY THE TEN (10) NIGHTS

By the dawn and ten nights, (Surat al-Fajr, 1-2)

• The letters in the term "layalin AAashrin," meaning "ten nights" appear 10 times in the Surah up to this term.⁴⁸
  
  
• There are 10 dotted letters in the Surah up to the term "layalin AAashrin " (10 nights).
  

This section is based on Ahmet Maraşlı's book Kuran'da Sırlı Diziliş [Mysterious Aligning in the Qur'an ], (Okul Press, Istanbul, 2003).

1 Stopping at the end of the verse.

2 alif, nuun, faa, jiim, raa, taa, miim, ha, thaa, ayn, shiin, yaa

3 miim: 3, alif: 8, daal: 1, taa: 0

4 waaw, laam

5 Stopping at the end of the clause.

6 thaa: 0, laam: 9, yaa: 10, nuun: 5, taa: 6, laam-alif: 2

7 Stopping at the end of the clause.

8 alif: 11, laam: 11, miim: 7, saad: 1, laam-alif: 2

9 alif: 4, laam: 3, miim: 3, saad: 0

10 waaw, alif, taa, miim, nuun, ha, baa, ayn, shiin, raa

11 alif: 2, thaa: 1, nuun: 2, taa: 2, yaa: 1, ayn: 2, shiin: 1, raa: 1

12 alif, thaa, nuun, taa, yaa, ayn, shiin, raa, sin, baa, taa, miim

13 alif: 3, thaa: 1, nuun: 2, taa: 2, ayn: 2, shiin: 1, raa:1

14 The orthographic difference here is a grammatical one stemming from the form of the word in the sentence.

15 faa, alif, nuun, baa, jiim, sin, taa, miim, ha, thaa, ayn, shiin

16 laam-alif: 2

17 siin, baa, ayn, yaa, nuun, miim, raa, taa, faa, laam, ghaayn, alif, ha

18 laam-alif: 2

19 qaaf, laam, faa, alif, taa, waaw, baa, ayn, shiin, raa

20 alif: 5, laam: 3, raa: 2

21 Stopping at the sejavend taa. [Sejavend: subdivision marks in the Qur'an for reading in accordance with meaning].

22 baa, ayn, shiin, raa, siin, waaw, miim, thaa, laam, ha

23 ayn, shiin, raa, siin, waaw

24 alif: 7, haa: 0, daal: 0, ayn: 0, shiin: 0, raa:1, kaaf: 0, waaw: 1, baa: 2

25 alif, ta, yaa, miim, raa, laam, ha, faa, siin, ayn, jiim, waaw, baa, haa, nuun, shiin, kaaf, zaay, daal, thaal, qaaf, kha, daad. laam-alif two. Besmele included or excluded.

26 kha, laam, qaaf, alif, nuun, sin, miim

27 thaa, miim, kha, laam, qaaf, nuun, alif, taa, faa, taa

28 nuun: 3, taa: 0, faa: 3, taa: 4

29 nuun, taa, faa, taa, thaa, miim, jiim, ayn, laam, kaaf, alif, zaay, waaw, haa, yaa, dad, baa, haa, raa, qaaf, saad, thaal, siin, laam-alif two

30 ha, waaw, alif, laam, thaal, yaa, kha, qaaf, kaaf, miim, nuun, taa, raa, baa, thaa, taa, faa, ayn, jiim, ghaayn, shiin, daal, sin, laam-alif two.

31 nuun: 23, taa: 1, faa: 9, taa: 13.

32 miim, nuun, yaa, thaa, kaaf, alif, ayn, laam, qaaf, taa, faa, kha, siin, waaw, jiim, ha, zaay, thaal, raa, baa, daal, haa, shiin. Besmele included or excluded.

33 Besmele included.

34 Besmele included.

35 alif, miim, haa, sin, baa, taa, nuun

36 Besmele included.

37 Besmele included.

38 siin, ayn, alif, laam, yaa, raa, waaw, miim, ha

39 taa: 2, sin: 2, ayn: 1, raa: 2, ha: 1, taa: 1

40 siin, daal, waaw, yaa, alif, laam, raa, saad, haa, laam-alif two

41 taa: 1, sin: 1

42 From the verse 45 to verse 53: 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53.

43 Stopping at the sejavend "miim", "taa" and "jiim".

44 Raa, qaaf, saad, baa, baa, daal, qaaf, baa, baa, baa, baa, daal, baa, baa, qaaf, baa, baa, qaaf, baa, baa, baa, taa, baa

45 siin, baa, ayn, miim, waaw, alif, taa

46 siin: 2, baa: 3, ayn: 2

47 laam-alif two

48 laam: 3, yaa: 1, alif: 2, ayn: 1, shiin: 1, raa: 2

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Some of the Chemical Elements indicated in the Qur'an - Mathematical Miracles of the Qur'an

(This section is based on Ömer Çelakıl's book "Building Blocks of the Universe in the Holy Qur'an" and contains calculations the accuracy of which has been confirmed.)

The entire universe, the Earth we live on and all living and inanimate entities are made up of various combinations of elements. Although the atoms that comprise the elements are all made up of the same particles, they possess different characteristics. What essentially makes the elements different from one another is their atomic numbers, the number of protons in their nuclei, in other words. There is one proton in hydrogen, the lightest element, 2 in helium, the next lightest, 79 in gold, 8 in an oxygen atom and 26 in iron. The property that differentiates gold from iron, or iron from oxygen is merely this difference in the number of protons in their atoms. The air we breathe, the human body, any plant or animal or planet in space, living or inanimate, sweet or sour, solid or liquid, absolutely everything, is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons as proofs in Allah's sublime Creation. (For details see The Miracle of the Atom [Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd])

"Hadid" the name of one of the Surah in the Qur'an means "iron," one of the elements. Other elements and their atomic numbers and masses are also indicated in this Surah. (Allah knows the truth.) To put it another way, Surat al-Hadid, which bears the name iron, contains information about the atoms making up the matter in the universe, given 1,400 years ago. The provision of this information, at a time when the elements and their atomic numbers had not been discovered, is yet another miracle of the Qur'an.

The sequence of the Arabic letters in Surat al-Hadid are such that they represent expressions containing our Lord's commands and advice on the one hand and indications concerning atoms on the other.

* This study was conducted taking the Arabic letter "Ra" as the "R" in Western alphabets or "Mim" as the letter "M." The sequence of the letters representing the element is not considered. It is sufficient for the letters to appear side by side. Because the letters in the element Kr, for example, do not represent another element by the name of "Rk."

Scientists have identified 92 natural elements. Artificial elements have also been obtained by various experiments in recent times, but these are seldom found on Earth. To date, the existence of 110 elements has been verified by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

RADON = ₈₆Rn

The element Radon (Rn) was discovered by the German chemist Friedrich E. Dorn in 1900, hundreds of years after the revelation of the Qur'an. The element is rarely found in nature. Radon is radioactive element and used in medical treatments.

Number of letters from the beginning of the verse until the letters "Rn" appear: 86
Atomic number of the element "Rn": 86

(Surat al-Hadid, 22)

ZIRCONIUM = ₄₀Zr

Zirconium (Zr) was discovered by the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth in 1789. Reference to this element, used in the cores of nuclear reactors, hundreds of years beforehand in the Qur'an, is a great miracle.
There are 40 letters between the first time that the letters "Z" and "R" appear together and the beginning of the verse. The atomic number of Zirconium, chemical symbol Zr, is 40. There are also 91 letters between the first time the letters "Z" and "R" come together and the end of the verse. And that number is the atomic weight of Zirconium.

Number of letters between the beginning of the verse and the letters Zr: 40
Atomic number of the element "Zr": 40

(Surat al-Hadid, 13)

TANTALUM = ₇₃Ta

The element Tantalum (Ta) was discovered by the Swedish chemist Anders Ekeberg in 1802. It is a very hard element with a very high melting point. It is therefore used in such areas as electrics and electronics. In addition, since this element does not react with bodily fluids, it is also employed in medicine. This element, discovered centuries after the revelation of the Qur'an, is one of the rarest in nature.

There are 73 letters from the beginning of the verse to the first time the letters "T" and "A" appear together. That figure is the atomic number of Tantalum.

Number of letters between the beginning of the verse and the letters "Ta": 73
Atomic number of the element "Ta": 73

(Surat al-Hadid, 16)

FLUORINE = 9F

The element Fluorine (F) was discovered by the French chemist Henri Moissan in 1886. There are 9 letters between the beginning of the verse and the first appearance of the letter "F" in Surat al-Hadid.

Number of letters between the beginning of the verse and the letter "F": 9
Atomic number of the element "F": 9

(Surat al-Hadid, 1)

OXYGEN = ₈O

Oxygen is one of the most common elements on Earth, and was discovered in the 1770 by two scientists separate from each other: the Swiss Carl Scheele and Joseph Priestley from Britain.

There are 8 letters from the beginning of the verse to the first letter "O" in Surat al-Hadid. "O" is represented by the letter Alif in Arabic. The symbol of Oxygen is "O" and its atomic number 8.

Number of letters between the beginning of the verse and the letter "O": 8
Atomic number of the element "O": 8

(Surat al-Hadid, 1) 

SAMARIUM = ₆₂Sm

The French scientist Paul Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered the element Samarium (Sm) in 1879.

In the Surah the letters "S" and "M" first come together after 62nd letter. These letters appear together as "M" and "S." But there is no element bearing the abbreviation Ms, the reverse of Sm.

Number of letters from the beginning of the verse to the letters "Sm": 62
Atomic number of the element "Sm": 62

(Surat al-Hadid, 15)

POTASSIUM = ₃₉K

The British chemist Sir Humphrey Davy first obtained the element Potassium (K) using electrolysis in 1807. Potassium is a requirement for plants and animals and also the human body, and is plentiful in nature. It also has a wide field of application, from making explosives to medicine.

There are 39 letters between the beginning of Surat al-Hadid and the first appearance of the letter "K," that figure is being the element's atomic mass. In addition there are 19 letters between the beginning of the verse and here. And it is notable that this is the atomic number of the element K.

Number of letters between the beginning of the verse and the letter "K": 39
Atomic mass of the element "K": 39

(Surat al-Hadid, 2)

SULFUR = ₃₂S

The element Sulfur (S) is found in high levels in the bodies of living things and the soil. There are 32 letters in Surat al-Hadid up to the first letter "S". That figure is also the atomic mass of the element Sulfur.

Number of letters between the beginning of the verse and the first appearance of the letter "S": 32
Atomic mass of the element "S": 32

(Surat al-Hadid, 4)

* The conjunction "and" is not included in the calculation.

ERBIUM = ₁₆₇Er

The element Erbium (Er) was discovered by the Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. The letters "E" and "R" first appear together 167 letters after the beginning of the verse. Erbium has an atomic mass of 167.

Number of letters from the beginning of the verse to the letters "Er": 167
Atomic mass of the element "Er": 167

(Surat al-Hadid, 4)

NEODYMIUM = ₆₀Nd

The Australian scientist Carl F. Auer von Welsbach succeeded in obtaining the element Neodymium (Nd) in 1885.

There are 60 letters between the first time the letters "N" and "D" appear together in Surat al-Hadid and the end of the verse. That figure is the atomic number of the element Nd.

Number of letters between the letters "Nd" and the end of the verse: 60
Atomic number of the element "Nd": 60

(Surat al-Hadid, 19)

VANADIUM = ₂₃V

The element Vanadium (V) was discovered in 1801 by the Mexican scientist Andres Manuel del Rio and by the Swedish chemist Nils Gabriel Sefstrom in 1830. Vanadium is one of the fundamental elements in the body. There are 23 letters to the end of the verse from the letter V. That figure represents the atomic number of Vanadium.

Number of letters from the letter "V" to the end of the verse: 23
Atomic number of the element "V": 23

(Surat al-Hadid, 1)

GALLIUM = ₆₉Ga

The French chemist Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran discovered the element Gallium (Ga) in 1875 using spectral bands.

Gallium is used in such spheres as electronics and medicine.

There are 69 letters to the end of the verse from the point at which the letters "G" and "A" appear together in Surat al-Hadid. And 69 is the atomic number of Gallium.

Number of letters to the end of the verse from the letters "Ga": 69
Atomic number of the element "Ga": 69

(Surat al-Hadid, 27)

NITROGEN = ₁₄N

Nitrogen (N), discovered by the Scottish scientist Daniel Rutherford in 1772, makes up 78% of the atmosphere. It is also present in the Sun and various stars. Nitrogen occupies an important place in the structures of living things and is found in such vital components as protein and nucleic acid.

There are 14 letters from the letter "N" in Surat al-Hadid to the end of the verse. 14 is also the atomic number of Nitrogen. There are 7 letters between the second and third letters "N." And 7 is the atomic number of Nitrogen.

Number of letters from the letter "N" to the end of the verse: 14
Atomic number of the element "N": 14

(Surat al-Hadid, 3)

BISMUTH = ₈₃Bi

Bismuth (Bi) is one of the elements referred to in the Qur'an hundreds of years ago. (Allah knows the truth.) A rare element, Bismuth is used in a wide range of fields, from medicine to nuclear reactors and from cosmetics to electric circuits.
In Surat al-Hadid, there are 83 letters between the points where the letters "B" and "I" appear together.

Number of letters between the letters "Bi": 83
Atomic number of the element "Bi": 83

(Surat al-Hadid, 7-8)

CHROMIUM = ₂₄Cr

Chromium (Cr) was discovered in 1797 by Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin. There are a total of 24 words between the first and second appearances, consecutively, of the letter C and R in Surat al-Hadid. It is noteworthy in that context that the atomic number of Chromium is 24.

Number of words between the letters "Cr": 24
Atomic number of the element "Cr": 24

(Surat al-Hadid, 4)

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Some of the Scientific Facts indicated through Sequences of Letters in the Qur'an - Mathematical Miracles of the Qur'an

DNA AND THE BEGINNING OF GENETIC HISTORY

The term DNA is an abbreviation of the genetic material in living things. The beginning of the science of genetics dates back to genetic laws drawn up by the scientist Mendel in 1865. The date, a turning point in the history of science, is referred to in verse 65 of Surat al-Kahf, or verse 18:65.

When the appearance of the letters D-N-A (Dal-Nun-Alif in Arabic) side by side in places in the Qur’an is examined, they appear most frequently in verse 65 of Surat al-Kahf. The letters D-N-A appear side by side three times in this verse, in a most incomparable manner. In no other verse of the Qur’an do the letters “DNA” appear consecutively so often.

The number of this exceptional verse in which the term DNA appears so strikingly is 18:65. These numbers are an expression of the date when the science of genetics began. This cannot be regarded as a coincidence. Because only in verse 18:65 of the Qur’an do the letters “DNA” appear three times consecutively. This is something miraculous, because the scientific world only came up with the name DNA (Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid) comparatively recently.

In Surat al-Kahf, which refers to DNA and the year 1865 when the science of genetics began, DNA is repeated 7 times, as is RNA (the Arabic letters Ra-Nun-Alif). Like DNA, the RNA molecule is a molecule giving rise to genetic structure. For that reason, the appearance of DNA and RNA an equal number of times in this Surat is further proof that these molecules were referred to in the Qur’an hundreds of years ago. (Allah knows the truth.)


HALLEY’S COMET AND 76 YEARS

One of the greatest developments in modern astronomy is the discovery of Halley’s Comet. The 18th-century scientist Edmund Halley discovered that the comet comes around every 76 years. With that discovery, Halley established that comets have astronomical orbits.

The name "Halley" by which the comet is known, appears in a most striking way in verse 76 of Surat al-An’am in the Qur’an:

When night covered him he saw a star and said, ‘This is my Lord!’ Then when it set he said, “I do not love what sets.” (Sura An’am, 76)

The letters that make up the word "Halley" appear for the first time in the Qur’an in this verse. Furthermore, the reference to a “setting” star is highly significant. What is more, the Arabic word “kawkaban,” meaning “star,” appears right next to the letters comprising “Halley.”

 76, the number of the related verse, on the other hand, may indicate 76 years, which is Halley’s orbital period. (Allah knows the truth.) The verse number 76 represents the Halley comet; because Halley becomes visible from the Earth every 76 years. That is to say, its orbital period is 76. For this reason, that Halley is mentioned for the first time in the Qur’an in the 76th verse is a miracle of Allah.

HEMOGLOBIN AND IRON

At the time the Qur’an was revealed, nobody was aware of the molecule hemoglobin and there was no such medical term in existence. Hemoglobin, which transports oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood in our bodies and that gives blood its red color, was only discovered in the 19th century.

Hemoglobin forms thanks to the element iron (Fe) in our bodies and is of vital importance to the performance of vital functions. The element iron (Fe) present in the middle of hemoglobin binds itself to oxygen and thus carries oxygen in the blood. For that reason, the hemoglobin molecule can be considered together with the element iron.

In verse 25 of Surat al-Fath, the letters comprising the words Fe (iron) and hemoglobin miraculously appear side by side. In addition, the letters comprising hemoglobin do not appear side by side in any other verse. This exceptional circumstance is one of the proofs of the Creation of Almighty Allah, the Lord of the past and future, He who is unfettered by time.

* The word hemoglobin is written almost the same in Turkish, Arabic, English and other languages. The letters comprising the word hemoglobin appear side by side from left to right.

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The Miracles of 19 in the Qur'an - Mathematical Miracles of the Qur'an

Another mathematical miracle of the Qur'an is the manner in which the number 19 is numerologically encoded in verses. This number is stressed in the words of the Qur'an: "There are nineteen in charge of it." (Qur'an, 74:30), and is encoded in various places in the Book. Some examples of this can be listed as follows:

The Formula consists of 19 letters.

	1st letter		8th letter		15th letter
	2nd letter		9th letter		16th letter
	3rd letter		10th letter		17th letter
	4th letter		11th letter		18th letter
	5th letter		12th letter		19th letter
	6th letter		13th letter
	7th letter		14th letter

The Qur'an consists of 114 (19 x 6) Suras.

The first Sura to be revealed (Sura 96) is the 19th from the end.

The first verses of the Qur'an to be revealed are the first five verses of Sura 96 and the total number of words in these verses is 19.

5th word	4th word	3rd word	2nd word	1st word
.
	9th word	8th word	7th word	6th word
.
	12th word	11th word		10th word
.	.	15th word	14th word	13th word
.
	19th word	18th word	17th word	16th word

As we have seen, the first five verses consist of 19 words. The " " is a letter, not a word. Likewise, letters " " are not included in the calculation either.

The first Sura to be revealed, Surat al-'Alaq, consists of 19 verses and 285 (19 x 15) letters.

Surat an-Nasr, the final Sura to be revealed, consists of a total of 19 words.

5th word	4th word	3rd word	2nd word	1st word
10th word	9th word	8th word	7th word	6th word
			12th word	11th word
	16th word	15th word	14th word	13th word
		19th word	18th word	17th word

Furthermore, the first verse of Surat an-Nasr, which speaks of the help of Allah, contains 19 letters.

	1st letter		8th letter		15th letter
	2nd letter		9th letter		16th letter
	3rd letter		10th letter		17th letter
	4th letter		11th letter		18th letter
	5th letter		12th letter		19th letter
	6th letter		13th letter
	7th letter		14th letter

There are 114 Formulas in the Qur'an or 19 x 6.

A total of 113 Suras in the Qur'an start with the formula. The only Sura not to start with one is the ninth, Surat at-Tawba. Surat an-Naml is the only Sura to have two formulas. One of these is at the beginning and the other in verse 30. Counting from Surat at-Tawba, which does not begin with the formula, Surat an-Naml follows 19 Suras on.

There is a formula at the beginning of the 27th Sura, Surat an-Naml, and in verse 30. There are thus two formulas in the 27th Sura. It is the formula in the 30th verse of the 27th Sura which completes the total of 114 formulas in the Qur'an. When we add together the number of the verse and the number of the Sura, 30 and 27, we find the number 57 (19 x 3).

The total number of Suras from Surat at-Tawba (9) to Surat an-Naml (27) is 342 (9 + 10 + 11 +12 +13 +14 +15 +16 + 17 + 18 + 19 + 20 + 21 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 25 + 26 + 27). That figure is 19 multiplied by 18.

The sum of all the occurrences of the name "Allah" in all the verses whose numbers are multiples of 19 (i.e., verses 19, 38, 57, 76, etc.) is 133, or 19 x 7.

The "abjad" value of the word "wahd" meaning "one" is 19. This word is used with various other words in the Qur'an, such as one door, one variety of food. It is used 19 times together with the name "Allah."

(The Arabic letters are shown here without the accent marks)	Letters of the word "wahd"	Numerical Values of the Letters
	V A H D	6 1 8 4
Total abjad value of the word		19

The total of the Sura and verse numbers of the occasions when the word "wahd" appears 19 times is 361: (19 x 19).

The Arabic word "wahdahu," meaning "worship only Allah," appears in the verses 7:70, 39:45, 40:12, 40:84 and 60:4. When these figures are added up without numbers being repeated, the resulting total is 361 (19 x 19).

The number of verses between the first initial letters (Alif, Lam, Mim; Surat al-Baqara 1) and the final initial letters (Nun; Surat al-Qalam 1) is 5,263 (19 x 277).

There are 38 (19 x 2) Suras without initial letters between the first Sura which has initial letters and the last to have them.

The word "Rahman" (All-Merciful) appears 57 (19 x 3) times in the Qur'an.

Thirty different numbers are mentioned in the Qur'an.

1	7	19	70	1.000
2	8	20	80	2.000
3	9	30	99	3.000
4	10	40	100	5.000
5	11	50	200	50.000
6	12	60	300	100.000

The total of these numbers (again without taking repetitions into account) is 162,146. This is 19 x 8,534:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 19 +20 + 30 + 40 + 50 + 60 + 70 + 80 + 99 + 100 + 200 + 300 + 1,000 + 2,000 + 3,000 + 5,000 + 50,000 + 100,000 = 162,146 (19 x 8,534).

In addition to these thirty numbers, the Qur'an also refers to eight fractions: 1/10, 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and 2/3. The Qur'an thus contains a total of 38 (19 x 2) different numbers.

The Sura from the beginning to possess 19 verses is Surat al-Infitar. Another feature of this Sura is that its final word is "Allah." At the same time, this is the 19th appearance of the name "Allah" from the end.

The 50th Sura, which begins with the letter Qaf, contains a total of 57 (19 x 3) letters Qaf. There are also 57 letters Qaf in the 42nd Sura with a letter Qaf at the beginning. The 50th Sura contains 45 verses. Added together, these total 95 (19 x 5). There are 53 verses in the 42nd Sura. These again total 95 (42 + 53).

50th Sura		57 (19x3) Letter Qaf
42nd Sura		57 (19x3) Letter Qaf
50th Sura	45th verse	50+45=95 (19x5)
42nd Sura	53rd verse	42+53=95 (19x5)

The abjad value of the word "Majeed," used for the Qur'an, in the first verse of Surah Qaf is 57 (19 x 3). As we have stated above, the total number of letters Qaf is also 57.

When we add together the number of times that the letter Qaf appears in the Qur'an, we reach a total of 798 (19 x 42). Forty-two is the number of another Sura with Qaf among its initial letters.

The letter Nun appears at the beginning of only the 68th Sura. The total number of times it appears in that Sura is 133 (19 x 7).

When we add together the number of verses (including the formulas) in Suras the number of which are multiples of 19, the following is noteworthy:

	SURA NUMBER	NUMBER OF VERSES
19x1	19th Sura	99
19x2	38th Sura	89
19x3	57th Sura	30
19x4	76th Sura	32
19x5	95th Sura	9
19x6	114th Sura	7
TOTAL		=266 (19x4)

The letters Ya and Sin appear at the beginning of Surah Ya Sin. The letter Sin appears 48 times in Surah Ya Sin and the letter Ya 237 times. The total of these letters is 285 (19 x 15).

Only one Sura, the seventh, begins with the initial letters "Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad." The letter Alif appears in this Sura 2,529 times, the letter Lam 1,530 times, the letter Mim 1,164 times and the letter Sad 97 times. These four letters thus appear a total of 2,529 + 1,530 + 1,164 + 97 times, or 5,320 (19 x 280) times.

The letters Alif, Lam and Mim are the most frequently used letters in Arabic. They appear together at the beginning of six Suras: numbers 2, 3, 29, 30, 31 and 32. The number of times these three letters appear in each of these six Suras is a multiple of 19. In order: 9,899 (19 x 521), 5,662 (19 x 298), 1,672 (19 x 88), 1,254 (19 x 66) and 817 (19 x 43). The total number of times all these three letters appear in the six Suras is 19,874 (19 x 1,046).

The initial letters Alif, Lam and Ra appear in Suras 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15. The total number of times these letters appear in these Suras is 2,489 (19 x 131), 2,489 (19 x 131), 2,375 (19 x 125), 1,197 (19 x 63) and 912 (19 x 48).

The frequency with which the initial letters Alif, Lam, Mim and Ra appear is 1,482 (19 x 78) in total. The letter Alif appears 605 times, Lam 480 times, Mim 260 times and Ra 137 times.

The initial letters Qaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn and Sad appear in only one Sura, the 19th. The letter Qaf appears 137 times in this Sura, Ha 175 times, Ya 343 times, 'Ayn 117 times and Sad 26 times. The total number of appearances of these five letters is 137 + 175 + 343 + 117 + 26 = 798 (19 x 42).

Other findings on this subject include:

In the whole of the Qur'an,

- the word "atee" (obey!) appears 19 times,

- the words "Abd" (servant), "abid" (a person who serves) and "abudu" (worship) appear a total of 152 (19 x 8) times,

The numerical abjad values of some of the names of Allah given below are also multiples of 19:

- Al-Wahid (The One) 19 (19 x 1)

- Aj-Jami (The Gatherer) 114 (19 x 6)

19: AN EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER

The number 19 is the total of the numbers 9 and 10 to the power of 1. The difference between the numbers 9 and 10 to the power of 2 is again 19.

101 102

10+9 100 - 81

19 19

The Sun, Moon and Earth line up in the same relative positions once every 19 years.[1]

Halley's Comet passes through the Solar System once every 76 years (19 x 4).[2]

There are 209 (19 x 11) bones in the human body.[3] The number of bones in the human hand is 19.[4]

The place of the number 19 in the Pascal triangle

The total of the first 19 figures in the Pascal triangle is 38 (19 x 2).

The total of the first 19 numbers in the Pascal triangle is 57 (19 x 3).

Conclusion:

The total of the first 19 figures is a multiple of 19.

The total of the first 19 numbers is a multiple of 19.

The connection between the number 19 and the Pascal triangle with regard to the revelation sequence of the Qur'anic verses

The 96th Sura, the first revealed, comes 19 before the end. It consists of 19 verses and contains a total of 285 letters (19 x 15). The first five verses of the revelation contain 76 (19 x 4) letters.

The first verses of the 68th Sura, the second to be revealed, consist of 38 (19 x 2) words.

The third revelation, the 73rd Sura, contains 57 (19 x 3) words.

It [the Qur’an] is simply a reminder to all the worlds. You will certainly know the truth of it after a while.
(Qur’an, 38:87-88)

 

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