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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Mathematic Miracle of the Quran!!!!!

Dear All;

This week has been a very fruitful one in terms of the new information, sites and articles which I have found.

This post is by FAR different from my previous posts as it contains something that even now that I'm typing it I find really hard to grasp.

As You all probably know one of the reasons for the existence of different versions of the Bible and the Talmud is the different outlooks held by the previous Rabbis or Priests concerning different aspects of these two religions which has unfortunately ( well I think it is unfortunate) lead to many changes taking place in the Talmud or the Bible and in the end in a sort of manipulation of the original text.

Amongst ALL these different versions a person looking for the Truth would like to be given or at least be able to find the ONE version which is the AUTHENTIC one. It is only reasonable to believe that NOT EVERY version of the Talmud or the Bible can be authentic and there should be the possibility of human error (as the Rabbis or Priests who have undertaken to interpret or perhaps change some segments were NOT prophets and therefore NOT immune to human error!)

With Islam the different denominations exist NOT due to these different interpretations or manipulations (as All denominations of Islam have the SAME Quran) but rather as a result of " who should inherit the guidance of Islam after prophet Muhammad's passing away."

The Shia believe that the leadership (of course no more prophet hood here, as Muslims believe that Muhammad was The Last Prophet and there would be no other prophet after him) of the Islamic society should be decided through heavenly guidance and believe that the chosen person should be one who is COMPLETELY FREE of ANY sort of SIN ( just as all the prophets were free of sin according to the Shia). Therefore they believed that the Lord himself has to choose the person and according to Shia sources, the prophet Muhammad -after divine inspiration-announced to his people the rightful person as his successor who would guide them and he was his cousin ALI. But after the prophet's passing away some of the influential people denied Ali the right of becoming the first "Imam" and selected a person in his stead, these people form the Sunni denomination in Islam. Therefore the major difference amongst Muslims is NOT the different versions of the Quran but rather the matter of choosing a successor.

Now All what I have written was an introduction for what I'm about to write now (I'm reaaally sorry for the long intro but I felt I had to give more explanation).

The Muslims believe and I think the Quran itself announces( I have to check out the exact chapter) that while the previous Holy Books of Judaism and Christianity for eg have been manipulated by mankind and therefore distorted some of the words of the Lord, NOTHING of the sort has happened for the Quran and shall actually NEVER happen and the muslims believe that this is a promise of the Lord to keep the Quran immune from manipulation.
Now for me it was very hard to just take these words for granted without seeing even the slightest form of some reason. By reading the Quran of course, one realizes that everything is somehow different from what any human being could write, But I had my doubts as to whether ALL these years after the revelation to Prophet Muhammad there could not occur some small forms of change and manipulation, some segments taken out and erased for example or other segments added and changed.

What I have actually found out on August 27th 2008 is something I can just call EXTRAORDINARY!!

This was most probably not known to the world until 4 or five years ago ( I don't know the exact date but I have to search and find out) PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY:

A recent research of the Quran using minimum requirements such as a calculator has lead to stupefying results in calculations of some numbers which I can just call MIRACLE NUMBERS (see if you can find anything else to call them)

By the way, anyone can do the same, all you'll need is a calculator and a copy of the Quran.

If you look at the table of contents in the Quran, you'll find that there are 114 chapters of various lengths.
Now if you look at chapter One, you'll see that it only consist of seven verses, chapter two has 288 verses and so on.

what you need to do is to add the number position of each chapter with its number of verses. For example the first chapter: chapter 1+7(verses); Chapter 2+286(verses)…

You will notice that Miraculously what you get is exactly 57 "even" results and yes exactly 57 "odd" results!!!

But the amazing surprise continues:

*If we add up all our "even" results what we get is a number which is exactly the same as the total number of ALL the verses in the Quran!!!! 6236

AND….

*If we add up all our "odd" results what we get is a number which is exactly the same as the total number of ALL the chapters in the Quran!!!! 6555

See for yourself by using a calculator, a sheet of paper and a pencil. You'll need nothing more!



Note:
I don't really know what the odds are of somebody writing a whole book of about 500 pages( Keep in mind that Prophet Muhammad was ILLITERATE prior to prophethood!!!) in which everything is closely interwoven and completely makes sense, full of different genres such as stories, supplications, prayers, warnings…. and at the same time organize every break of thought or sentence in a way so that about 1000 something years later with the great extent of research done on the Quran, such carefully impossible categorization can be found in it!!!!

I can just exclaim: WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!

This table makes it easier to visualize:

Eagerly awaiting your helpful thoughts.

Wish you all a blessed day
Eli

2 comments:

khany said...

islam is the religion of submitting one's will to god. all prophets from adam, noah, abraham, moses, jesus and mohammad (peace be upon them) were muslims (those who submit to god's will). as muslims we do not discriminate between the prophets, believing in some while rejecting others.
(002:136)
Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam)."

god sent messengers to every nation with a single mission.
(021:025)
Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me.

all prophets were sent with the same message, i.e. there is none worthy of worship except god. the followers of the prophets later exaggerated in their respective religions and the message was corrupted over the centuries.

(002:079)
Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.

in fact, the bible itself testifies to the fact that it has been corrupted

(From the NIV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)
"How can you say, "We [the Jews] are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?'"

(From the RSV Bible, Jeremiah 8:8)
"How can you say, 'We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us'? But, behold, the false pen of the scribes has made it into a lie."

the following series of videos documents some of the alterations in the bible: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7cK3Ry_icJo

the quran informs us of biblical distortions 1400 years ago.
(002:079)
Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say:"This is from Allah," to traffic with it for miserable price!- Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.

there are several other verses in the qur'an while allude to jews and christians tampering with the revelation. i will list them at the end of the comment.

god says in the qur'an:
(005:044)
It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto:...

note that the preservation of earlier scriptures was entrusted to the rabbis and religious scholars of the respective religious communities. each time the revealed message was corrupted god sent messengers who would call the people back to the true religion.

however, god takes upon himself to preserve the quran because the qur'an is the final book of revelation from god as no prophets will follow prophet mohammad (peace be upon him)

(015:009)
We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).

god does not make mistakes nor does he leave man without any guidance. earlier messengers and their revelations were all sent to particular nations for a particular period of time. the followers of these messengers (in the time before prophet mohammad (peace be upon him)) were also muslims (submitting to god).
(002:062)
Lo! Those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians, and Sabaeans - whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right - surely their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.

we, as muslims, believe that muhammad (peace be upon him) is the last and final messenger of god and that the qur'an is the final testament of god revealed to the prophet. the quran confirms the truth of the scriptures that came before it and it points out the corruptions that man have entered into to them. it is guidance for all of mankind till the day of judgment.

(003:003)
It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).

(002:185)
The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction...

we see islam as a perfection and completion of god's favor (his guidance) upon mankind.
(005:003)
This day have I perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.

wallahu alam
(and god knows best)

p.s. the following are additional verses from the qur'an alluding to corruption of earlier revelations.

(003:077)
As for those who sell the faith they owe to Allah and their own plighted word for a small price, they shall have no portion in the Hereafter: Nor will Allah (Deign to) speak to them or look at them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He cleanse them (of sin): They shall have a grievous penalty.
(003:078)
There is among them a section who distort the Book with their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it is no part of the Book; and they say, "That is from Allah," but it is not from Allah: It is they who tell a lie against Allah, and (well) they know it!

(002:058)
And remember We said: "Enter this town, and eat of the plenty therein as ye wish; but enter the gate with humility, in posture and in words, and We shall forgive you your faults and increase (the portion of) those who do good."
(002:059)
But the transgressors changed the word from that which had been given them; so We sent on the transgressors a plague from heaven, for that they infringed (Our command) repeatedly.

(005:013)
But because of their breach of their (Children of Israel) covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for Allah loveth those who are kind.
(005:014)
From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the message that was sent them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the other, to the day of judgment. And soon will Allah show them what it is they have done.
(005:015)
O people of the Book! There hath come to you our Messenger, revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the Book, and passing over much (that is now unnecessary): There hath come to you from Allah a (new) light and a perspicuous Book, -

(007:161)
And remember it was said to them (Children of Israel): "Dwell in this town and eat therein as ye wish, but say the word of humility and enter the gate in a posture of humility: We shall forgive you your faults; We shall increase (the portion of) those who do good."
(007:162)
But the transgressors among them changed the word from that which had been given them so we sent on them a plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed.

Anonymous said...

Salam,

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