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MATHEMATICAL MIRACLES OF THE HOLY QURAN Dr. Tariq Al Suwaidan discovered some
verses in the Holy Quran that mention one thing is equal to another, i.e. man is
equal to women. Although this makes sense grammatically, the astonishing fact is
that the number of times he word man appears in the Quran is 24 and the number
of times the word woman appears is also 24, therefore not only is this phrase
correct in the grammatical sense but also true mathematically (24= 24).
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Miracles of Quran In the name of
Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah
guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide
them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal
of His Messengers.
Dear Brother in
Islam, the Quran is indeed a miracle for all times and ages. The Glorious
Quran is the very Word of the Lord of the Worlds, and is perfect in every
aspect.
The Glorious
Quran is an ocean of knowledge, and the more one dives into this Divine Ocean,
the more he will be blessed and honored with knowledge. There are volumes of
books written by eminent scholars, and scientists, and astronomists, and
medical experts, etc.; about the miracles of the Glorious Quran in their
respective fields. Modern science have only now accepted and declared the
miracles of the Quran, which the believers believed firmly since its Revelation
from the One, Who is All Knowing, All Wise. It is also
difficult to check all the above words of the Holy Quran, because in the Arabic
language each word has a root word and many words are derived from that root
word.
For example, take
the word ‘ilm’ or knowledge. From this root word ‘ilm’, other words can be
derived such as ‘Aleem’ (All Knowing), ‘alim’ (scholar), ‘yahlamoon’ (they
know), etc. Thus it would be impossible to determine which derived word is
chosen to come to the specific number, and which one is left out. And if one just
takes a glance at the list provided, there are a few obvious errors. The
writer has said that the word ‘salat’ is mentioned five times! This is
obviously incorrect, as the word salat is mentioned in excess of 38 times in the
Glorious Quran! The writer has said that the word ‘land’ appears only 13 times
in the Quran; whereas the truth is that the word ‘land’ is mentioned in excess
of 80 times in the Quran! The writer has said that the word ‘fear’ appears
only 8 times in the Quran; whereas the truth is that the word ‘fear’ is
mentioned in excess of 150 times in the Quran!
Thus, obviously,
it seems that the writer has either not done a proper research, or has used a
different criteria for choosing his words. The above list is not absolutely
accurate; and just because it is not accurate does not diminish the miracles of
this Glorious Book. But brother, we
must realize that the Quran was not revealed to man to figure out its miracles,
nor was it revealed to write each word of the Quran and then see which word
matches which word in its number of repetitions. If one has done the
numerical additions, and it has increased his faith and conviction in the
miracles of the Divine Words, there is no harm. But the reason Allah
Subhanah revealed the Quran was that it is supposed to be accepted as a perfect
guidance to mankind. Allah says in Chapter
2, Surah Baqarah aayat 185
"Ramadan is the month in
which the Quran was sent down: this Book is a perfect guidance for mankind and
consists of CLEAR teachings which show the right way and are a Criterion of the
Truth and falsehood."
Because this
Glorious Book are the very Words of our Lord and Creator, they are obviously
overflowing with miracles. Many miracles are known to man and modern science;
and innumerable others are still unknown.
Our duty as
believers is to believe, accept, and unconditionally obey each and every command
of the Glorious Quran; which is indeed a perfect guidance for all mankind.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is
only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me.
Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength. |
