By: Dr. Tariq Al-Suwaidan
A well-known scholar ‘Dr.Tarig Al Swaidan’ discovered some verses in the Holy Qur’an that mention one thing is equal to another, i.e. men are equal to women.
Although this makes sense grammatically, the astonishing fact is that the number of times the word man appears in the Qur’an is 24 and 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, i.e.24 = 24.
Upon further analysis of various verses, he discovered that this is consistent throughout the whole Qur’an, where it says one thing is like another. See below for astonishing result of the words mentioned number of times in Arabic Qur’an:
Word/ Meaning Mentioned in the Qur’an
Al-Dunya (This world) 115
Al-Akhira (The hereafter) 115
Al-Mala’ikah (Angles) 88
Al-Shayateen (Satan) 88
Al-Hayat (Life) 145
Al-Maut (Death) 145
Al-Rajul (Man) 24
Al-Mar’ha (Women) 24
Benefit 50
Corrupt 50
People 50
Messengers 50
Eblees (king of devils) 11
Seek refuge from Eblees 11
Museebah (calamity) 75
Thanks 75
Spending (Sadaqah) 73
Satisfaction 73
People who are misled 17
Dead people 17
Muslimeen 41
Jihad 41
Magic 60
Fitnah (dissuasion, misleading) 60
Zakat 32
Barakah (Increasing or blessings of wealth) 32
Mind 49
Noor 49
Tongue 25
Sermon 25
Speaking publicly 18
Publicising 18
Hardship 114
Patience 114
Muhammed 4
Shari’ah (Muhammed’s teachings) 4
Al-Shahr Month 12
Al-Yahom Day 365
Al-Bahar Sea 32
Al-bar Land 13
If we add up the total words of both “sea” and “land” we get 45. Now if we do a simple calculation:
32/45 X 100% = 71.11111111%
13/45 X 100% = 28.88888888%
Above is what we know today, the percentages of water (sea) and land in the world. Yet another miracle in the Qur’an.
The miracles of the Qur’an will never end. There will never be a time where mankind can fully take in the knowledge that is in this holy book. It is a miracle to all mankind, the word of God. There is no value that one can set to the words of the Creator. It is a treasure of which guides those that want to succeed in this life and the hereafter.