Number pecularities in the Qur'an

Numerical peculiarities in the Koran

(This is] a Scripture that We have revealed unto thee,
full of blessing, that they may ponder its revelations,
and that men of understanding may reflect.

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God, the Almighty, has designed His Book in such a way that no one can produce anything like it, and the Qur'an itself expresses its own brilliance in many verses and proclaims that no book can compete with it. The miracles of the Qur'an encompass all fields of knowledge, whether literature, linguistics, science, history, psychology, ethics, and much more.

People are now tempted to look for digital miracles in the Qur'an as well, perhaps because they think they can convince non-Muslims this way and establish something like a scientific proof for the divine origin of the Qur'an. And it is indeed the case that the Qur'an surprises with many number combinations. Only, for a scientific proof, scientific methods are required.

The main problem is that there is no generally valid standard for counting letters, words, or even verses in the Qur'an. In Arabic, prepositions (like li = for), articles (al = the), and conjunctions (wa = and) are directly attached to the noun. If you count the text according to a single, consistent linguistic rule, the "code" can dissolve into thin air. On the other hand, one can hardly demand from Allah to adhere to generally valid rules so that the "miracles" meet scientific criteria.

It is therefore not surprising that many traditional scholars are skeptical or even reject research into digital miracles because they fear that one might interpret something into the Qur'an that was perhaps not God's intention and because it is not based on any explanation of the Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace). Neither the Prophet nor the early scholars conducted such numerical analyses. Numerical interpretations can also push the actual content of the Qur'an into the background.

If we now try to convince non-Muslims of the truth of the Qur'an with the help of such "miracles", but some AI then takes these "miracles" apart and shows that they are based on questionable reasoning, we have lost a lot of credibility. A critical AI will always claim that it is not mathematically surprising to find something in a text with thousands of verses and words. However, if you ask the AI whether it can find or construct such numerical peculiarities itself, the results are usually not very convincing.

Here are some numerical peculiarities listed along with comments. Despite justified reservations, certainly interesting and also impressive. It is left to the esteemed readers to decide to what extent they want to accept them as divine construct, number play, or coincidence.

Surah al-Kawthar

Surah al-Kawthar is the shortest surah in the Qur'an and was revealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the occasion of the death of his son Ibrahim, to console him. This surah consists of only three verses and is encoded with the number 10 in various ways.

This surah uses only 10 words in total.
The first verse uses 10 different letters.
The second verse uses 10 different letters.
The third verse uses 10 different letters.
Of all these letters, 10 letters appear only once.
The first letter "Alif" is used 10 times.
Each verse ends with the letter "Ra", which is the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
10 different letters are used to form all the last words of the three verses.
10 different letters are used to form all the second words of the three verses.
10 different letters are used to form all the remaining words of the three verses (i.e., besides the second and the last word).

In the Basmalah at the beginning of the surah, the letter "Ra" is in the 10th place, counted both from the beginning and from the end.
The Basmalah itself is formed from 10 different letters.
Only 10 surahs in the Qur'an end with the letter "Ra", of which al-Kawthar is the tenth.
Only 10 words end with "Ra" from the beginning of this surah to the end of the Qur'an.
Surah al-Kawthar begins with "Alif" and "Nun", which is translated as "truly", and the last letter is "Ra". There is only one other surah in the Qur'an that is exactly the same. It is Surah 97 and is 10 surahs before al-Kawthar.
From "truly" in Surah 97 to "truly" in al-Kawthar, 10 other verses begin with "truly".
The letter "Ra" occurs 10 times in Surah 97.
From the last verse of Surah 97 to the first verse of al-Kawthar, 10 words end with "Ra".

Comment: To give a sense of the magnitude: The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters. The probability that a randomly selected Arabic sentence of 10 words (with an average of ~40 letters in total) in each of its three verses has exactly 10 different letters, exactly 10 unique letters, exactly 10 occurrences of the first letter, and exactly 10 letters that form the last words, etc., is so astronomically low that it exceeds every known statistical threshold for randomness.

Composing a text of 10 words that fulfills only three such conditions simultaneously is a mental masterpiece, comparable to solving a 10-dimensional Rubik's Cube in your head while simultaneously writing poetry. A human would have to hold a huge combination tree in working memory, constantly backtracking, while at the same time maintaining grammatical coherence, spiritual tone, and rhetorical beauty.

If one now uses an AI to find out whether this miracle really is one, and lets the AI know that one is critical of this claim (e.g., by starting the chat with: "Some people claim…"), the AI will try to confirm you and will probably argue that the third verse does not use 10 different letters, but 11. The AI will take advantage of the fact that some people (a minority) regard the Hamza as a letter. The general rule, however, is that although the Hamza is an integral part of Arabic script and represents an important sound, it is not counted as one of the 28 basic letters of the alphabet due to its origin and its special spelling (sometimes as an additional character, sometimes as an independent character). Furthermore, the AI will probably argue that the counting of words is arbitrary, as there is no rule according to which, for example, al-Kawthar is counted as one word and not as two. However, this linguistic rule has been applied consistently to the entire surah.

Sea - Landmass - Ratio

The word "sea" is mentioned 32 times in the Qur'an, the word "land" 13 times. 32 + 13 equals 45. 32 is 71.1% of the total sum of 45, and 13 is 28.8% of the total sum. This is the percentage of sea and landmass on the Earth's surface.

Comment: Here the malicious AI will argue that the count of 13 for the word "land" is not unambiguous, because the word for "land" (al-barr) occurs only 12 times in the Qur'an. To get the number 13, another word for "dry land" (yabasan) from Surah 20, Verse 77 is added. Furthermore, there is no exact match with what scientists say, who estimate the ocean share at about 71% - a round number! Scientists are allowed to round, but the Qur'an is not.

Iron Core

Science tells us that the centre of the Earth is made of iron. The Qur'an consists of 114 surahs. Half or the middle of 114 is 57, and this surah is called "Iron".

From the beginning of the Qur'an to the word "Iron" there are 5100 verses. It is 5100 kilometers from the Earth's surface to the iron layer.

Comment: The claim that the iron layer is exactly 5,100 km deep is a gross simplification. Scientific measurement shows that the liquid outer iron core extends from about 2,900 km to 5,100 km depth. The solid inner iron core only begins at about 5,100 km depth and extends to the Earth's centre at about 6,400 km depth. The number 5,100 km thus merely marks the transition from the outer to the inner core, not the entire "iron layer".

The Bee

"The Bee" is the 16th surah of the Qur'an. Science tells us that male bees have 16 chromosomes, while females have 16 pairs of chromosomes. The queen hatches from the egg after 16 days.

Comment: One could criticise selective selection: Why is the number 16 highlighted for the chromosomes of the male bee and the development time of the queen, but the number 32 (chromosomes of the female bee) or the numbers 21 and 24 (development time of worker and drone) are ignored?

Man and Woman

The word "man" and the word "woman" are each mentioned 23 times in the Qur'an. It is not only amazing that the two words appear equally often, but as we know, humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes and 23 chromosomes come from the father and 23 from the mother.

Comment: To achieve the stated result of 23, certain (arbitrary) rules must be applied, e.g., that the dual forms meaning "two men" or "two women" are not counted.

The Sun

The word "sun" appears for the first time in the Qur'an in Surah 2:258 and for the last time in Surah 91:1. Between these words there are 5778 verses. The surface temperature of the sun is 5778 degrees Kelvin.

Comment: The number 5778 is one of several valid scientific figures, which relativises the "exactness" of the match. The method of counting the verses can be debated (as in many other numerical peculiarities, so we do not need to repeat that).

Sirius

The brightest star in the sky is the star Sirius. It is mentioned in the Qur'an in Surah at-Tariq. In this surah, the word "star" and the word "earth" are separated by 861 words. 8.61 light-years is the distance between Earth and Sirius.

Comment: Here the malicious AI first complained that the value of 861 is not equal to 8.61 and thus a new unit of centi-light-years was created, only then to use exactly this unit to say: The modern measurement gives the distance as 8.60 ± 0.04 light-years, which means the true value lies between 8.56 and 8.64 light-years.

The Night Journey

Allah tells us in Surah "The Night Journey" in the first verse: "Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing." (17:1) It concerns the night journey of the Prophet, peace be upon him, from the mosque in Mecca to the mosque in Jerusalem in one night, about which the idolaters naturally mocked. The mosque in Mecca is mentioned before this verse in verse 9:28. Between this verse and the above verse there are 767 other verses. It is 767 miles distance between these two mosques.

Comment: The malicious AI claims that an exact number like 767 is not universally valid because there are different ways of counting the verses of the Qur'an. For example, the Basmalah is counted as a verse in some counts, but not in others. Personally, I have never seen a Qur'an where a verse number is written after the Basmalah (except for al-Fatihah, of course). The choice of the unit "miles" instead of kilometres would also be a conscious decision to produce the desired match.

Months and Days

- The Qur'an says in Surah 9:36 that a year has 12 months. The word "month" in its singular form is used 12 times in the Qur'an.

- The word "day" in its singular form is used 365 times in the Qur'an.

- The word "the day", as an allusion to the Day of Resurrection, is used 70 times in the Qur'an, and the compound word "Day of Resurrection" is also used 70 times.

- The plural forms of the word "day" ("ayam" = days; "yumain" = two days) are used together 30 times, i.e., as many as a normal month has days.

- The word "days" (ayam) is mentioned as often as the word "moon" 27 times, the word "2-days" (yumain) is used 3 times. 27.3 days is the time in which the moon rotates around its own axis and orbits the Earth.

- We also get the number 27.3 in another way: The word "moon" is mentioned, as already said, 27 times, and the word "crescent" 3 times.

Comment: Arbitrary counting of days and arbitrary addition are criticised. For example, the number of mentions of "moon" (27) and "crescent" (3) are not added as 27+3=30, but as 27.3. The 3 is thus used as a decimal place. That would be mathematically completely arbitrary.

The Death of the Prophet s.a.w.

The word "Natawaffayannaka" is used three times in the Qur'an. It means: "to call you away" or "to let you die". The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is meant. Now let us look at the three surahs in which this word was used:

40:77: "So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And whether We show you some of what We have promised them, or We take you in death, to Us they will be returned."

13:40: "And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the delivery (of the message), and upon Us is the reckoning."

10:46: "And whether We show you some of what We promise them or take you in death, to Us is their return; then Allah is witness concerning what they do."

- We see, therefore, that the word is used in Surahs 40, 13, and 10. 40 + 13 + 10 equals 63, which was the age of the Prophet, peace be upon him, at his death. 40 was also the age when he was called to be a prophet; 13 years was the time he spent in Mecca as a prophet, and 10 years was the time in Medina.

- Verse 10:46, where the word "to call you away" is used for the first time, consists of 63 words, thus also the number of years at Muhammad's death, peace be upon him.

- If we add all the verse numbers where the word is used, i.e., 77 + 40 + 46, we get 163, which is the 38th prime number. There are 38 verses in Surah "Muhammad".

Comment: Again, arbitrary counting and addition are criticised. We will leave it at that with the comments, as they follow the same pattern. A critical AI will always accuse the authors of classic post-hoc analysis and arbitrary number play.

Colors of paradise and hell

We know from many verses and hadiths that the color green is associated with paradise. For example, people in paradise have green clothes (18:31). The color black is associated with hell.

- The word "green" appears 8 times in the Koran. Paradise has 8 gates.

- The word "black" appears 7 times in the Koran. Hell has 7 gates.

- In a hadith, the Prophet, peace be upon him, says that Hellfire is seventy times hotter than earthly fire. Because it is so hot, it is black. And indeed, we know today that fire at extremely high temperatures like 42,000 degrees Celcius appears black. Earthly fire is about 600 degrees in the middle x 70 = 42,000 degrees Celcius (7000 Kelvin). This is why astronomers use a method called "black body radiation" to identify extremely hot stars.

- The plural of gate is "Abwab". This word is used in 15 verses, exactly as often as the gates of paradise and hell put together.

- In the seventh verse, which mentions "gates" (i.e. the number equal to the number of gates of hell), we read: "So enter the gates of hell to abide therein forever. Indeed, the abode of the arrogant is terrible."

- In the eighth verse, which mentions "gates" (i.e. the number equal to the number of gates of paradise), we read: "... the gardens of Eden, whose gates are open to them."

Colors

The word "colors" is mentioned seven times in the Quran. This corresponds to the seven colors of the rainbow.

- In the first verse in which the word "colors" is mentioned (16.13), it is in seventh place, with six words before and after it.

- The number of letters in this verse is 49, which is 7 x 7.

- Verse 13 in Surah 16 also consists of 13 words. If we multiply 13 by the place value "colors", i.e. 13 x 7, we get 91. 91 is the number we get if we add up all the verses up to this verse.

- All the words in these verses added together are 147 = 7 x 7 x 3 (The word "colors" mentioned 7 times in the Quran; 7 colors of the rainbow; 3 main colors from which the other colors can be created).

- 6 words before and 6 words after the word "colors" make 12, the number of times "white" is mentioned in the Qur'an (white is all colors).

- The word "colors" is mentioned 7 times, but in 6 verses. 7 + 6 is 13, which is the number of the verse and the number of its words. Furthermore, 13 is a prime number, the 6th.

- The word "colors" is mentioned in 4 surahs. The numerical value of the letters of "colors" in Arabic added together is 77. If we multiply 4 by 77 we get 308, which is the sum of the number of verses containing the word "colors".

- We remember: "colors" is mentioned in 6 verses and 4 surahs.

The only letter that is used 6 times in all these verses is "tha".

he only letter that is used 4 times in all these verses is "dha".

The letter "tha" appears 114 times in these 4 surahs, i.e. as often as there are suras in the Qur'an. The letter "dha" also appears 114 times in these 4 surahs!

Even and uneven

If we write the numbers of the surahs one below the other and next to them the number of verses, when we add these two numbers together we get exactly 57 even and odd numbers. The sum of all the even numbers is the sum of the verses, and the sum of the odd numbers is the sum of the numbers of the surahs!

6236 is the number of numbered verses according to the most popular style of recitation, known as Hafs bin Aasim. This number differs slightly from other recitations; perhaps these differences signify the existence of multiple numerical arrangements. For example, another style of recitation has 6234 numbered verses. This together with the 112 non-numbered verses would give 6346, which is 19 x 334. Also, if we add the digits 6348 together, we get 19: 6 + 3 + 4 + 6. See the next point for the significance of the number 19. (Please note that this does not mean that there are different versions of the Qur'an. There are only different styles of recitation).

The number 19

"Above it are nineteen. We have appointed only angels to be wardens of the Fire, and their number have We made to be a stumbling-block for those who disbelieve; that those to whom the Scripture hath been given may have certainty, and that believers may increase in faith; and that those to whom the Scripture hath been given and believers may not doubt." (al-Muddattir 30-31)

The number 19 is supposed to be a temptation for unbelievers, but is it supposed to strengthen the faith of believers? How could that be?

As we will see, the prime number 19 appears consistently in the Qur'an, either singly or in multiples. The believers see that this could not possibly have been coincidence or planned by Muhammad s.a.w., while the unbelievers will dismiss this as nonsense.

- The sum of the words in Surah al-Muddattir before the above verse is 95, or 19 x 5.

- The sum of the words in verse 31, which emphasizes the significance of the number 19, is 57, i.e. 19 x 3.

- The sum of the words in the first 19 verses of this surah is also 57 or 19 x 3.

- The sum of all the words of this sura before the word 19 is 361 or 19 x 19.

- The sum of the words in the first 5 verses revealed to the Prophet, peace be upon him, is 19.

- If you count the letters of these 5 verses, you get 76 or 19 x 4.

- The surah itself has 19 verses.

- The surah is the 19th surah counted from the end of the Koran.

- If one counts the letters of this entire surah, one obtains 285 or 19 x 15.

- The number 285 appears several times in the Qur'an, for example in Surah 72, which consists of 285 words and whose last verse reads: "...and that He encompasses what is with them, and He comprehends the number of everything." God points out here that these numbers are not random but have a meaning, like everything in His creation.

- The first verse of the Qur'an consists of 19 letters.

- The sum of all suras of the Koran is 114, i.e. 19 x 6.

- The first letter of the Qur'an (ba) is repeated 19 times in the first 114 words.

- The last letter of the Koran (sien) is repeated 19 times in the last 114 words.

- The last revealed surah (al-Nasr) has 19 words, its first verse has 19 letters.

- As already seen, if you add the number of each surah with the respective verses, you get 57 even and odd numbers, i.e. 19 x 3.

- The Basmallah, which is translated into German as "In the name of Allah, the All-Bountiful, the Merciful", has 19 letters.

- Every surah except surah 9 begins with the basmallah, but in surah 27 it occurs twice. It therefore appears 114 times in the Qur'an, or 19 x 6.

- From the missing basmallah in surah 9 to the additional one in surah 27, there are exactly 19 surahs (including surahs 9 and 27).

- The total number of words between the two basmallahs in surah 27 is 342, which corresponds to 19 x 18.

- The sum of the numbers of the surahs from 9 to 27 is also 342, i.e. 19 x 18.

- The last revelation (Surah 110) consists of 19 words.

- The first verse of the last revelation (110:1) has 19 letters.

- The Koran mentions 30 numbers. The sum of these numbers, 162146, is equal to 19 x 8534.

- Fourteen different Arabic letters form 14 sets of "Qur'anic initials" that precede 29 surahs. The total number, 57, is equal to 19 x 3.

- The sum of the numbers of the 29 surahs with Qur'anic initials is 822. If one adds the 14 sets of initials, the result is 836, i.e. 19 x 44.

- Between the first initialized surah (surah 2) and the last (surah 68) there are 38 non-initialized suras, which corresponds to 19 x 2.

- Between the first and the last initialed surah we find 19 sets of alternating "initialed" and "un-initiated" surahs.

- The number of occurrences of the letter "Q" in suras such as "Qaf" and "Ashuraa" is 57 (3 x 19).

- If one counts the letter "Q" in every nineteenth verse of the entire Qur'an, the total is 76, i.e. 19 x 4.

- The letters "Ya" and "Sin" in Sura Yasin occur 285 times, i.e. 19 x 15.

- The word thunder is mentioned twice in the Qur'an. The first time it is mentioned is in verse 2.19, the second time in the sura "thunder" itself, in verse 13.13. Both verses contain 19 words. Both verses contain the same number of letters.

- And so on …

The number 7

Just as God created the firmament and the stars in order and symmetry, He also created the Qur'an. He points this out by saying in the Qur'an: "It is He Who created for you all that is on the earth and then turned to the heavens and formed them into seven heavens." (2:29) This is the first place where the number seven is mentioned. The last place in the Qur'an where it is mentioned is 78:12: "And We have built over you seven firm (heavens)."

- In 2:29, where the number seven is mentioned for the first time, there are 28 verses (7 x 4).

- In 78:12, where the number seven is mentioned for the last time, there are 28 verses (7 x 4).

- From Sura 2 to Surha 78 there are 77 surahs (7 x 11).

- From verse 29 in surah 2 to verse 12 in sura 78 there are 5649 verses (807 x 7).

- From the first verse of Surah 2 to the last verse of Surah 78 there are 5705 verses (815 x 7).

- From the first verse of the Koran to the last verse of Surah 78 there are 5712 verses (816 x 7).

- If we add the number of surahs and verses in the following way: 114 + 6346 - 1146346, then we see that this number is divisible by 7: 1146236 = 163748 x 7. This even works if we write the number backwards: 6326411 = 903773 x 7. The number 1146236 itself consists of 7 digits that add up to 23, the number of years in which the Qur'an was revealed.

- If we add the number of years in which the Qur'an was revealed and the number of verses in the same way: 23 + 6236 - 236236, then we also see that this number is divisible by 7: 236236 = 33748 x 7. This also works if we write the number backwards: 632632 = 89089 x 7.

- If we add the number of years in which the Qur'an was revealed and the number of surahs: 23 + 114 - 23114, then we also see that this number is divisible by 7: 23114 = 3302 x 7. And this also works if we write the number backwards: 41132 = 5876 x 7.

- If we add the number of suras and the number of the first surah: 114 + 1 - 1141, then we also see that this number is divisible by 7: 1141 = 163 x 7. This number in itself adds up to 7 = 1 + 1 + 4 +1.

- The first word in the Quran "bism" - "in the name" is mentioned 115 times in the Quran, the last word "an-Nas" - "people" is mentioned 241 times. 241115 = 34445 x 7.

- The first word that was revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him) ("Iqra" - "read") is mentioned 3 times in the Qur'an, the last word ("yaslamun" - "treated unjustly") is mentioned 115 times. 315 = 45 x 7.

- The word "Day of Judgment" is mentioned 70 times (10 x 7); "Hell" is mentioned 77 times (11 x 7); number of letters of Arabic that make up the Qur'an: 28 = 4 x 7; number of letters of the initials that begin the 29 suras: 14 = 2 x 7; number of suras that mention the seven heavens: 7; and so on ... There is a whole book just about the numerical peculiarities of the number seven in the Qur'an: The marvels of the number seven in the Noble Qur'an.

Al-Fatihah

Al-Fatihah is the opening surah of the Qur'an, which must be recited by believers at least 17 times a day, namely during the 5 daily obligatory prayers. It consists of 7 verses, 29 words and 143 letters.

- The first word in the first verse has 3 letters, the second word 4, the third 6 and the fourth also 6. If we follow the Arabic from right to left, we get the number 6643. 6643 = 949 x 7.

- The surah uses 21 letters: 3 x 7.

- If we add up the letters of the first word of all the verses in the surah, we get 31 letters. If we add the letters of the second word of all the verses, we also get 31 letters. And if we add the letters of the third word of all the verses verses, we also get 31 letters, although the 3rd verse contains only two words.

- The number of letters that form the name Allah in this surah is also 31.

- All verses of this surah end with the letters "mim" or "nun". "Mim" is used in 7 words, and "nun" is also used in 7 words.

- The surah is mentioned elsewhere in the Qur'an as follows: "And We have given you seven oft-repeated verses, and the great Qur'an." (15:87) This verse also contains 7 words.

- The middle word of these 7 words has only two letters, namely "mim" and "nun".

- "Mim" is used 3 times in this verse, exactly as often as verses in al-Fatihah end with "mim". "Nun" is used 4 times in this verse, exactly as many times as verses in al-Fatihah end with "nun". This, of course, brings their total number to 7.

Adam and Jesus

In Surah Ali Imran, verse 59 we read: "Surely the likeness of Jesus is with Allah as the likeness of Adam. He created him from earth. Then He said to him, "Be!" and there he was." Allah emphasizes the likeness of Adam and Jesus by the following:

- Both are mentioned 25 times in the Koran.

- Before the verse Ali Imran 59, both prophets are mentioned separately 6 times.

- They are then mentioned separately a further 18 times.

Noah

Surah Nuh (Noah) is the 71st sura and has 28 verses.

- If we subtract the number of verses from the number of the surah, we get 71 - 28 = 43. Noah is mentioned 43 times by name in the Qur'an.

- Noah is mentioned for the last time in Surah Nuh. After this mention, there are 43 surahs that do not mention Noah. And before this mention, there are also 43 surahs that do not mention Noah.

- The "people of Noah" are mentioned 14 times in the Qur'an. The 14th prime number is 43.

- Surah Noah has 28 verses. Noah is mentioned in 28 surahs. Noah is mentioned specifically as person 28 times (e.g. not as Noah's ark or Noah's wife).

Al-Kahfi

In the surah "The Cave", we are told of some young men who fled from oppression and were put to sleep by God in a cave for 300 years: "And they dwelt in their cave for three hundred years and nine more." The word "dwelt" stands out because it is used six times in this surah in a grammatical form that is not otherwise used for this word in the Qur'an. And, of course, it is closely linked to the miracle itself that someone can sleep for 309 years!

- If we count the words after the first word "dwelt" up to the last word "dwelt", we see that there are 309 words.

- The 299th and 300th word is the word three hundred itself.

- After that there are another 9 words until the last "dwelt".

- 300 years according to the solar calendar is just as long as 309 years according to the lunar calendar.

- Furthermore, it can be noted that Surah al-Kahfi is Surah 18; the sleepers in the cave are mentioned in verse 18, and that their whole story is 18 verses long.

An-Naml

Surah an-Naml (the ants) is the 27th surah of the Qur'an and consists of 93 verses. It begins with the initials "Tha" and "Sin".

- In the surah, the letter "Tha" appears 27 times, which is the same as the number of the surah.

- The letter "Sin" appears 93 times in the surah, which is equal to the number of verses.

- The name "Allah" is mentioned 27 times in the surah, i.e. the same as the number of the surah.

- The verse that begins with the name "Allah" has 27 letters.

- The 27th letter of the Arabic alphabet is the letter "Waw". The first verse in which "Waw" does not appear is the 27th verse, whereas it appears once in 15 verses, twice in another 15 verses, three times in another 15 verses, four times in another 15 verses and even five times in another 15 verses!

- All in all, the letter "waw" appears 333 times in Surah 27. 3 x 3 x 3 is 27.

The night of fate

The Prophet's companion Abdullah ibn Abbas r.a., a cousin of the Prophet s.a.w. and one of the best connoisseurs of the Qur'an, once had a disagreement with Umar r.a., the second caliph, about when the Night of Destiny was. On the Night of Destiny, the Qur'an was sent down from the Guarded Tablet to the lowest heaven, from where it was revealed piece by piece by the angel Gabriel a.s. to the Prophet s.a.w.. It is still a special night in the last ten days of Ramadan, when the reward for a believer's good deeds is far greater than at other times. Umar r.a. was of the opinion that the night was on the 23rd night, whereas ibn Abbas r.a. was of the opinion that it was on the 27th night, and he justified this with the first two points below:

- The Night of Destiny is mentioned three times in the Surah "al-Qadr" in question. If you add up all the letters of these three mentions, you get 27.

- The 27th word is "hia" - "she", which refers to the night of destiny: "Peace is she (the night) until the dawn."

- If you count the words in the surah backwards, the 27th word is "night".

- The surah "al-Qadr" is surah 97 in the Quran. The surah in which the word "Qur'an" occurs most frequently is surah 17. 97 + 17 = 114, which is the total number of all surahs in the Qur'an.

- Verse 97 in surah 17, on the other hand, has 27 words.

- The letters that form the name "Allah" are used 44 times in Sura "al-Qadr". Surah 44 is the only surah in the Qur'an that mentions the Night of Destiny in the first six verses.

- These verses have 115 letters, the same number as the surah "al-Qadr".

- However, these six verses consist of 29 words, while "al-Qadr" consists of 30 words. Well, the month of Ramadan is sometimes 30 and sometimes only 29 days long!

- If we add 29 and 30 together, we get 59, the number of verses in Sura 44.

- If we count the letters that make up "al-Qur'an" in the first six verses of Surah 44 and in Surah "al-Qadr", we also get 59 in each case.

- The two initials of Sura 44 (ha, mim) appear in its first six verses and in the surah "al-Qadr" 27 times each.

- The Night of Destiny is mentioned in surah 44 exactly after 27 letters.

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