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The Beautiful Arrangement of ‘ 7 ^’ in the Quran

The numerical miracle of the Qur’an continues to be a controversial topic, even for some Muslims, so let’s read further . . .

It is strongly argued that a shrewdly precise numerical arrangement rests within the verses of the Holy Qur’an, and that this arrangement proves that the Creator of the Heavens is also the one who sent us this Holy Book.

A Muslim friend once asked me about the numerical miracle in the Qur’an: “I want you to give me one advantage we can get out of what you call the numerical miracle! Islam teaches us how to worship God and have good morals to govern our behaviour in this world and bring us closer to God in the hereafter, so what are we gaining from the numbers of letters or verses or chapters in the Qur’an?”

My reply was this: “Do you think that God might have created anything in this universe in vain?” He replied: “Certainly not, because God created everything for a given purpose.” I then asked him: “How, then, could this great God of ours deposit anything in this book without purpose?” He replied: “So what is it he deposited?” I answered: “It is the number seven’s astounding numerical arrangement in the Qur’an.”

Finally, he told me: “It seems that you’re weaving numbers together out of your own imagination and presenting it to people as a miracle from God! Does the Qur’an really need such difficult calculations for people to believe it?”

I then told my friend that he was pardoned, because people like Dr. Rashad Khalifa had previously presented the numerical miracle with such inconsistency and falsehood, to the extent that people’s perceptions of the numerical miracle have now become extremely shaken. I promised my friend to prove to him that the Qur’an’s numerical miracle was innocent of any contradiction; that God Almighty used this miracle for a noble goal, namely to indicate the continuous relevance of the Qur’an - even in today’s era of technology, science and numbers.

The significance of the number 7 in every person’s life is notable; the Earth’s atmosphere has 7 layers, and so does the Earth’s crust. The days of the week are 7, the layers of an atom are 7, and the continents are 7. In other words, many of the basic building blocks of our everyday lives are related to ‘7’ in one way or another.

Particularly for Muslims, they prostrate on 7 body parts (feet, knees, hands and face), there are 7 gates to Hellfire, and the Muslims’ annual pilgrimage to Mecca to perform ‘Hajj’ includes 7 laps around the ‘Kaaba’. These are only a few examples of how this number is actively present in people’s lives.

That being said, we assume that this figure should also have a systematic arrangement in the Qur’an – the book which was sent down by the creator of this life - which distinguishes it from any other number. Therefore, in examining the Qur’an we find that the first number mentioned is the number 7. This suggests, perhaps, a particular arrangement or system, as if God Almighty is alerting us to the significance of this figure and the importance of researching its boundaries in the Qur’an.

After searching through the Qur’an, I noticed that the number 7 is used for the first time in the second Chapter, “Al-Baqarah” [The Cow], where God says: (It is He Who created for you all that is on earth. Then he turned towards the heaven and made them 7 heavens. And He is the Knower of all things.) [The Cow: 29]. Furthermore, I found that the last time number 7 is mentioned is in Chapter 78, “Al-Naba’” [The Tidings], where God says: (And We have built above you 7 strong (heavens). [The Tidings: 12].

I then told myself that there must be some kind of arrangement based upon this central number, and this drove me to study the Qur’an further. But then a question arose: How can I study it further when the only numbers that exist in logical order are the numbers of the Chapters and the Verses? Therefore, I directed my attention to the numbers of the Chapters and looked for any relationship that may possibly exist between them and the number 7.

To my surprise, I found that when I counted the number of Chapters between “The Cow” and “The Tidings” (i.e. between the Chapter where ‘7’ was first mentioned and the Chapter where it was last mentioned), there were 77 Chapters, a multiple of 7! I reflected upon this: The number of Chapters between the place where the number 7 was first cited and last cited was exactly a multiple of this number:77! Finding this harmony truly astonishing, I discarded any possibility of coincidence.

At this point, however, my friend interrupted me: “But this could have happened by chance. Besides, coincidences do happen once or twice!”

Therefore, I suggested that we do the same calculation as before, but this time using the numbers of Verses (yes, Verses!). So he agreed.

And again, I counted the number of Verses between “The Cow” and “The Tidings” (i.e. between the Verse where ‘7’ is first mentioned and the Verse where it is last mentioned), and to my shock, I found the numbers of Verses precisely 5649, a multiple of 7 again [807 x 7]! I was convinced beyond doubt that this could not have come by chance. I reflected once more: Here is a case where the number of Verses between the point where the number 7 was first mentioned and last mentioned in the Qur’an is a number in the thousands, but still a multiple of 7! Had there between one more or one less verse in between, the arrangement would have been completely rejected! Not only that, but the same consistency has already been witnessed with the number of Chapters.

My friend began to concede, but still, he asked me: “But what’s the use of all these numbers?” This time, I continued: “Do you think there might be any more numerical consistency related to these two Verses? Why don’t we count the number of Verses before the first Verse where 7 is mentioned (i.e. The Cow: 29)?

Once again, the number of Verses before “The Cow: 29” were 28, a multiple of 7 [4 x 7]. This is obvious, of course, because the Verse where 7 is used for the first time is the 29^th Verse of “The Cow”, meaning that exactly 28 Verses precede it.

But now I thought that since the Verses coming before the first Verse were a multiple of 7, then we would need the same result for the Verses coming after the last Verse where 7 is used to consider this arrangement truly symmetric.

And surely enough, to our pleasant surprise, when counting the Verses that followed “The Tidings: 12”, we found not only a multiple of 7, but exactly 28 Verses as the first case, because “The Tidings” is comprised of precisely 40 Verses!

What beauty! I could no longer comprehend how all this could have been a mere coincidence. I reflected: The number 7 is cited in “The Cow” for the first time and “The Tidings” for the last time. The number of Verses before “The Cow” (28) is a multiple of 7 and the number of Verses after “The Tidings” (28) is a multiple of 7. And in between them, both the number of Verses (5649) and the number of Chapters (77) are a multiple of 7!

This is perhaps best illustrated with a diagram:

It must be noted at this point that, logically speaking, any human being attempting such uniformity would have a very difficult time doing so, because not only would he have to maintain this perfect system of numerical agreement, but at the same time, he would have to fully capture many elements such as meaning, context, utter flawlessness of word choice, and devastating literary genius that are so evident in the Holy Qur’an.

Finally, this example (and there are many, many more) convinced my friend who always had his doubts about the numerical miracle. Nevertheless, he could not help but ask: “What are we really learning from this numerical arrangement?” I told him the same thing I would tell anybody who is sceptical of the numerical miracle.

“God Almighty has created this whole universe we take for granted with such delicate order and precision - and which fits perfectly with our needs - in order for us human beings to realise with certainty that such perfect order is something we could not have created.

Similarly, it is only logical that even in His Holy Scripture, God Almighty maintained this perfect order in every way possible, be it in terms of language, historical accuracy, relevance to any time period, or numerical arrangement.

The purpose of all this, of course, is to demonstrate that, just like the universe, the Holy Qur’an is a miracle that no human can produce the like of. After all, the challenge of producing a book like the Qur’an is stated in the book itself: (Say: If the whole of mankind and the Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support.) [Al-Isra’: 88].”

Regardless of the numerical miracle, Muslims, of course, sincerely believe that the Qur’an is the pure word of God, which was sent down in the original language of Arabic. Also, the fact that the Qur’an exists today in its original text strengthens the argument in favour of the numerical miracle. While the example illustrated above did not require specific Arabic words from the Qur’an, many numerical examples can only be fully comprehended by reference to what is cited in the Arabic text. After all, any version of the Qur’an in a language other than Arabic cannot be considered the pure word of God but merely a subjective translation, which is why, for instance, various versions of the English Qur’an exist. In this whole universe, however, only one Arabic Qur’an exists, and not even a letter, let alone a word can be changed from its 600 or so pages.

Still, however, Muslims cannot claim to be better than Abraham (pbuh), who, despite being a Messenger of God, wanted reassurance: (And (remember) when Abraham said, My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead. He (Allah) said: Do you not believe? He (Abraham) said: Yes (I believe), but to put my heart at ease. He said: Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.) [The Cow: 260].

If this is the case of Abraham, then it certainly holds true that we, as ordinary people, are in need of something to ease our hearts beyond question.

While the 20^th century has seen Islam being placed under surveillance and bombarded with criticism, this has partly been to its advantage. Many people have begun to hear about the true side of Islam, and not its distorted image in the media. Unfortunately, not enough people have been able to see the beautiful, true face of Islam, and aspects of it such as the numerical miracle have not yet come to light.

Finally, it is our dearest hope to present this wonderful religion of Islam in a light-hearted manner for all people, Muslim or not. Although we may get carried away with excitement when explaining certain concepts such as the numerical miracle, our intention is to be as objective as possible, and on that note, nothing is really more objective than the language of numbers. The truth is that although it involves lots of detail, understanding the numerical miracle just makes our hearts sing! And lastly, all we ask is for readers to contemplate and ponder upon the information presented; we don’t and never intend to force anybody to believe in it, and our religion forbids us from doing so anyway: (There is no compulsion in religion. Verily, the right path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever rejects evil and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower.) [The Cow: 256].

Numeric Miracle ln the First Verse

We'll see a numerical miracle in the first verse of Holy Koran:

"In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful"

When Allah sent down the holy Koran, He filled it with all proofs that would lead mankind to the divinity of this book, each with the tongue of his era. So, as long as atheists, nowadays, do not believe anything except the language of numbers, Allah has blessed us with the discovery of the numeric miracles in the Koran, that we offer to our readers for free, but for the sake of Allah, Glorified be Him.

Our Creator, Hollowed be Him, has set for His holy book a perfect system of writing so that no human being is able to do a similar thing. Allah has arranged the letters and words according to a wonderful, unique mathematic system. Among these arrangements, we come across with a marvellous mathematic system in the Koran that concerns the distribution of the letters of God’s names: Allah, The Most Gracious and The Most Merciful. These are the first names mentioned in the Koran.

The idea behind this paper is based on the studying of these names in the first verse of Koran: ‘In the name of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful’. The result will show that the distribution of the letters of these words comes in harmony with number 7.

The miracle comes out of the counting of the letters of the name ‘Allah’ in each word of the verse, so we are not going to count all the letters but only those of the name ‘Allah’: Alif, Lam, Haâ:

N.B.: the counting is that of the Arabic letters

﴿بِسْمِ﴾/In The name: 0Alif Haa Lam

﴿اللهِ﴾/Allah 4Alif Haa Lam

﴿الرَّحْمنِ﴾/The Most Gracious :2Alif Haa Lam

﴿الرَّحِيمِ﴾/The Most Mercifu: 2Alif Haa Lam

We, then, in front of a series of numbers : 0-4-2-2, each number represents how much letters alif, lam, haâ, the word contains. Thus, we rewrite the numbers to have the following:

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

[In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful]

2 2 4 0

The final number 2240 is a multiple of 7 so that:

2240 = 7 × 320

Whoever wants to look, in the Koran, for Allah’s name ‘arrahmane’ (The Most Gracious) they will find that it is mentioned whenever there is a state of adversity or when there is a glorifying of Allah (Great be Him), like in the verse : “For it is not consonant with the majesty of (Allah) Most Gracious that He should beget a son” [Maryam:92]; on the other hand, Allah’s name ‘arrahim’ (The Most Merciful) is mentioned whenever there is a stating of mercy, forgiveness and repentance, as in: “Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft Forgiving Most Merciful” [ The Crowds: 53].

Therefore, we are face to face with two opposed ranges of linguistic and semantic meaning, and we ask: what about the numeric system of these two words? Is it possible that we will find the same contrast as in the linguistic meaning? This is, in fact, what we are going to in the following secion.

1- The distribution of the letters of Allah’s name ‘arrahmane’ (The Most Gracious):

if we write all the words of the bassmalah, and each word we put the corresponding number that represent the number of arrahmane’s letters (laif, lam, raâ, haâ, mim and noune: all are Arabic letters), we will have the following result:

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

5 6 3 1

The final number that represents the distribution of arrahamne’s letters all through the bassmalah is 5631 from left to right, and 1365 from right to left. 1365 is a multiple of 7:

1365 = 7 × 195

2- The distribution of arrahime’s (The Most Merciful) letters in the bassmalah:

now we write the words of the bassmalah and under each word we put the corresponding number that represents the number of arrahime’s letters (The Most Merciful) in the word:

بِسْمِ الله الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

6 5 3 1

The distribution of the above letters in this verse is represented in the number 6531, which is a multiple of 7!

6531 = 7 × 933

Now, we write again all the distributions, and we observe one more:

The distribution of Allah’s letters:

2 2 4 0

The distribution of arrahmane’s letters:

5 6 3 1

The distribution of arrahime’s letters:

6 5 3 1

The number that represents the distribution of Allah’s name is read from left to right and it is a multiple of 7. the number that represents that distribution of arrahmane’s letters is read from right to left, and it is a multiple of 7 too. The last number that concerns the name arrahime’s, is read from left to right, and it is a multiple of 7!

Then, there are three opposed directions: right, left, right.; these directions signify that there is nothing haphazard, and that this system was not set be a human being!

Then, this perfect numeric system just tells the absolute truth. The reading of the number has been reversed when the meaning is inverted too. This conclusion proves that there are two ways of reading the numbers in the Koran, and it is all about the meaning of the Koranic text, and I wonder whether these are the repeated couples Allah speaks of in The Crowd chapter?

الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

This can be one answer to the couples that was mentioned in The Crowd chapter: “Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful message in the form of a Book consistent with itself (Yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who fear their Lord” [39/23].

And it is only Allah who knows everything.

These coordination and arrangements of different numbers with 7, leads us to question: is this all a work of haphazard? Does chance play such a role to give us the above results that are wonderfully arranged? We say : "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord"…

Basmalah

In the holy Koran, there are114 bassmalah (the fragment that says ‘in the name of Allah the Most Gracious, he Most Merciful’, distributed according to a particular system all through the Koran’s chapters so that in the beginning of each chapter we read ‘in the name of Allah the Most Gracious, he Most Merciful’ except for the Repentance chapter where the bassmalah is absent; yet, there is another chapter, The Ants, where the bassmalah has been repeated twice, at the beginning and in the 30th verse: “it is from Salomon and it is in the name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” [27/30].

What makes this distribution pretty much wonderful, the fact that it has an precise arrangement through which Allah shows us that He, the Almighty, has protected His holy book to the Last Day.

I have tried to study the distribution of these bassmalahs all through the Koran, and what is most marvellous is that I found a surprising harmony of these bassmalahs with number 7! But how is it?

I tried to replace each chapter with a given number, which concerns the repetition of the bassmalah in this chapter; likewise, the Opening chapter will take number 1 as it contains one bassmalah; The Cow chapter also will take number 1, and the same for The Family of Imrane chapter…and so on, until we reach The Repentance chapter which will take number 0 because it contains no bassmalah while The Ants chapter will take the number 2, for it contains two bassmalahs…

After ranging these numbers we will have the following number, that contains 114 number, i.e. the same as the number of the Koran’s chapters:

11111111111211111111111111111011111111

11111111111111111111111111111111111111

We can see that all the chapters have taken number 1 except for The Repentance chapter that took number 0 for it contains no bassmalah, and The Ants chapter that took number 2 because it contains two bassmalahs. The final number we get is written along three lines.

This big number, that contains 114 number, is a multiple of 114 in two ways however we read it, from right to left or from left to right. The wonderful thing about this number is that it contains 19 segments, each segment is a multiple of 7, but why is it 19? And the answer is that the number of the bassmalah’s letters is 19!

111111 11011 111111 111111 1112111 111111 111111

111111 111111 111111 111111 111111 111111 111111

111111 111111 111111 111111 111111

Dear reader, think about the bigness of this number and how we found that it is a multiple of 7, either if we read it from left to right or from right to left!! And think about the number 19, and how each segment is a multiple of 7, so do you think that this system of a book was made by a human being?

Obviously, the number we first got should be written on one lien, but because there was no space I was obliged to write it on three lines; here lies the wonder of the whole matter! Was this harmony with number 7 on two ways a work of chance? And do chance and fate have the same role for number 19 that is the same as the number of the bassmalah’s letters and in two ways too? But say “it (this book) was revealed by the one who knows the secret (of everything)

Prophet of Allah, Shallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam Said: Three hundred fourteen (314) among those who are female, joined the AlMahdi who will act on the leader are doing wrong and uphold justice as hoped for by everyone. After that, there is no longer good on this earth is more than good at the time of AlMahdi. Sabda Nabi Shallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam: Tiga ratus empat belas (314) orang yang diantaranya adalah perempuan, bergabung dengan AlMahdi yang akan bertindak ke atas setiap pemimpin yang berbuat zalim dan menegakkan keadilan seperti yang diharap-harapkan oleh semua orang. Setelah itu, tidak ada kebaikan lagi dimuka bumi ini yang melebihi pada masa AlMahdi.

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