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Any reader of this book can easily verify the Quran's mathematical miracle. The word “God” (Allah) is written in bold capital letters throughout the text. The cumulative frequency of occurrence of the word “God” is noted at the bottom of each page in the left hand corner. The number in the right hand corner is the cumulative total of the numbers for verses containing the word “God.” The last page of the text, Page 372, shows that the total occurrence of the word “God” is 2698, or 19x142. The total sum of verse numbers for all verses containing the word “God” is 118123, also a multiple of 19 (118123 = 19x6217).

Nineteen is the common denominator throughout the Quran's mathematical system.

This phenomenon alone suffices as incontrovertible proof that the Quran is God's message to the world. No human being(s) could have kept track of 2698 occurrences of the word “God,” and the numbers of verses where they occur. This is especially impossible in view of (1) the age of ignorance during which the Quran was revealed, and (2) the fact that the suras and verses were widely separated in time and place of revelation. The chronological order of revelation was vastly different from the final format (Appendix 23). However, the Quran's mathematical system is not limited to the word “God;” it is extremely vast, extremely intricate, and totally comprehensive.

This is a condensed summary of the Simple Facts.

The Quran states in 10:20 and 25:4-6 that its miracle, i.e., proof of divine authorship, was destined to remain secret for a specific predetermined interim:

They said, “Why hasn't a miracle come down to him from his Lord?” Say, “Only God knows the future. Therefore, wait, and I will wait along with you.” [10:20] ****** Those who disbelieved said, “This is no more than a fabrication by him, with the help of other people.” Indeed, they uttered a blasphemy; a falsehood. Others said, “Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night.” Say, “This was sent down from the One who knows `the secret' in the heavens and the earth.” Surely, He is Forgiving, Most Merciful. [25:4-6] The Quranic Initials constitute a major portion of the Quran's 19-based mathematical miracle.

Table 1: List of the Quranic Initials and Their Suras No. Sura No. Sura Title Quranic Initials 1. 2 The Heifer A.L.M. 2. 3 The Amramites A.L.M. 3. 7 The Purgatory A.L.M.S. 4. 10 Jonah A.L.R. 5. 11 Hud A.L.R. 6. 12 Joseph A.L.R. 6. 13 Thunder A.L.M.R. 8. 14 Abraham A.L.R. 9. 15 Al-Hijr Valley A.L.R. 10. 19 Mary K.H.Y.`A.S. 11. 20 T.H. T.H. 12. 26 The Poets T.S.M. 13. 27 The Ant T.S. 14. 28 History T.S.M. 15. 29 The Spider A.L.M. 16. 30 The Romans A.L.M. 17. 31 Luqmaan A.L.M. 18. 32 Prostration A.L.M. 19. 36 Y.S. Y.S. 20. 38 S. S. 21. 40 Forgiver H.M. 22. 41 Elucidated H.M. 23. 42 Consultation H.M.`A.S.Q. 24. 43 Ornaments H.M. 25. 44 Smoke H.M. 26. 45 Kneeling H.M. 27. 46 The Dunes H.M. 28. 50 Q. Q. 29. 68 The Pen NuN

Marmaduke Pickthall translated “ALONE” correctly, but destroyed the criterion by inserting his personal belief in parentheses; he translated 39:45 as follows:

And when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are repelled, and when those (whom they worship) beside Him are mentioned, behold! they are glad. [39:45] (according to Marmaduke Pickthal)

When I saw the truth of God's word thus distorted, I decided to translate the Quran, at least for the benefit of my own children. Since I was a chemist by profession, and despite my extensive religious background — my father was a renowned Sufi leader in Egypt — I vowed to God that I would not move from one verse to the next unless I fully understood it.

I purchased all the available books of Quranic translations and exegeses (Tafseer) I could find, placed them on a large table, and began my translation. The first sura, The Key, was completed in a few days. The first verse in Sura 2 is “A.L.M.” The translation of this verse took four years, and coincided with the divine unveiling of “the secret,” the great mathematical Miracle of the Quran.

The books of Quranic exegeses unanimously agreed that “no one knows the meaning or significance of the Quranic Initials A.L.M., or any other initials.” I decided to write the Quran into the computer, analyze the whole text, and see if there were any mathematical correlations among these Quranic initials.

I used a time-share terminal, connected by telephone to a giant computer. To test my hypothesis, I decided to look at the single-lettered Quranic Initials — “Q” (Qaaf) of Suras 42 and 50, “S” (Saad) of Suras 7, 19, and 38, and “N” (Noon) of Sura 68. As detailed in my first book MIRACLE OF THE QURAN: SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MYSTERIOUS ALPHABETS (Islamic Productions, 1973), many previous attempts to unravel the mystery had failed.

Sura 50 is entitled “Q,” prefixed with “Q,” and the first verse reads, “Q, and the glorious Quran.” This indicated that “Q” stands for “Quran,” and the total number of Q's in the two Q-initialed suras represents the Quran's 114 suras (57+57 = 114 = 19x6). This idea was strengthened by the fact that “the Quran” occurs in the Quran 57 times.

The Quran is described in Sura “Q” as “Majid” (glorious), and the Arabic word “Majid” has a gematrical value of 57: M (40)+J (3)+I (10)+D (4) = 57.

Sura 42 consists of 53 verses, and 42+53 = 95 = 19x5.

Sura 50 consists of 45 verses, and 50+45 = 95, same total as in Sura 42.

By counting the letter “Q” in every “Verse 19” throughout the Quran, the total count comes to 76, 19x4. Here is a summary of the Q-related data:

1. The frequency of occurrence of “Q” in Sura “Q” (No. 50) is 57, 19x3. 2. The letter “Q” occurs in the other Q-initialed sura (No. 42) exactly the same number of times, 57. 3. The total occurrence of the letter “Q” in the two Q- initialed suras is 114, which equals the number of suras in the Quran. 4. “The Quran” is mentioned in the Quran 57 times. 5. The description of the Quran as “Majid” (Glorious) is correlated with the frequency of occurrence of the letter “Q” in each of the Q-initialed suras. The word “Majid” has a gematrical value of 57. 7. Sura 42 consists of 53 verses, and 42+53 is 95, or 19x5. 8. Sura 50 consists of 45 verses, and 50+45 is also 95, 19x5. 9. The number of Q's in all verses numbered “19” throughout the Quran is 76, 19x4.

Glimpses of the Quran's mathematical composition began to emerge. For example, it was observed that the people who disbelieved in Lot are mentioned in 50:13 and occur in the Quran 13 times — 7:80; 11:70, 74, 89; 21:74; 22:43; 26:160; 27:54, 56; 29:28; 38:13; 50:13; and 54:33. Consistently, they are referred to as “Qawm,” with the single exception of the Q-initialed Sura 50 where they are referred to as “Ikhwaan.” Obviously, if the regular, Q-containing word “Qawm“ were used, the count of the letter “Q” in Sura 50 would have become 58, and this whole phenomenon would have disappeared. With the recognized absolute accuracy of mathematics, the alteration of a single letter destroys the system.

Another relevant example is the reference to Mecca in 3:96 as “Becca“! This strange spelling of the renowned city has puzzled Islamic scholars for many centuries. Although Mecca is mentioned in the Quran properly spelled in 48:24, the letter “M” is substituted with a “B” in 3:96. It turns out that Sura 3 is an M-initialed sura, and the count of the letter “M” would have deviated from the Quran's code if “Mecca” was spelled correctly in 3:96.

This initial is unique; it occurs in one sura, 68, and the name of the letter is spelled out as three letters — Noon Wow Noon — in the original text, and is therefore counted as two N's. The total count of this letter in the N-initialed sura is 133, 19x7. The fact that “N” is the last Quranic Initial (see Table 1) brings out a number of special observations. For example, the number of verses from the first Quranic Initial (A.L.M. of 2:1) to the last initial (N. of 68:1) is 5263, or 19x277.

The word “God” (Allah) occurs 2641 (19x139) times between the first initial and the last initial. Since the total occurrence of the word “God” is 2698, it follows that its occurrence outside the initials “A.L.M.” of 2:1 on one side, and the initial “N” of 68:1 on the other side, is 57, 19x3. Tables 9 to 18 prove that the initial “NuN” must be spelled out to show two N's.

This initial prefixes three suras, 7, 19, and 38, and the total occurrence of the letter “S” (Saad) in these three suras is 152, 19x8 (Table 2). It is noteworthy that in 7:69, the word “Bastatan” is written in some printings with a “Saad,” instead of “Seen.”

Table 2: The Frequency of Occurrence of the Letter "S" in the Saad-initialed Suras

Sura Frequency of "S" 7 97 19 26 38 29 152 (19x8)

This is an erroneous distortion that violates the Quran's code. By looking at the oldest available copy of the Quran, the Tashkent Copy, it was found that the word “Bastatan” is correctly written with a “Seen” (see photocopy below).

It is noteworthy that the letter “Y” is written in the Quran in two forms; one is obvious and the other is subtle. The subtle form of the letter may be confusing to those who are not thoroughly familiar with the Arabic language. A good example is the word "Araany which is mentioned twice in 12:36. The letter “Y” is used twice in this word, the first “Y” is subtle and the second is obvious. Sura 36 does not contain a single “Y” of the subtle type. This is a remarkable phenomenon, and one that does not normally occur in a long sura like Sura 36. In my book QURAN: VISUAL PRESENTATION OF THE MIRACLE (Islamic Productions, 1982) every “Y” and “S” in Sura 36 is marked with a star.

Table 3: Occurence of the Letters "H" and "M" in the Seven H.M.-Initialed Suras

Sura Frequency of Occurence No. "H" "M" "H+M" 40 64 380 444 41 48 276 324 42 53 300 353 43 44 324 368 44 16 150 166 45 31 200 231 46 36 225 261 292 1855 2147 (19x113)

These initials constitute Verse 2 of Sura 42, and the total occurrence of these letters in this sura is 209, or 19x11. The letter “ `A” (`Ayn) occurs 98 times, the letter “S” (Seen) occurs 54 times, and the letter “Q” (Qaf) occurs 57 times.

Table 4: Occurence of the Letters "A," "L," and "M" in the A.L.M.-Initialed Suras.

Sura Frequency of Occurence No. "A" "L" "M" Total 2 4502 3202 2195 9899 (19x521) 3 2521 1892 1249 5662 (19x298) 29 774 554 344 1672 (19x88) 30 544 393 317 1254 (19x66) 31 347 297 173 817 (19x43) 32 257 155 158 570 (19x30) 8945 6493 4436 19874 (19x1046)

Table 5: Occurence of the Letters "A," "L," and "R" in the A.L.R.-Initialed Suras

Sura Frequency of Occurence No. "A" "L" "R" Total 10 1319 913 257 2489 (19x131) 11 1370 794 325 2489 (19x131) 12 1306 812 257 2375 (19x125) 14 585 452 160 1197 (19x63) 15 493 323 96 912 (19x48) 5073 3294 1095 9462 (19x498)

An important observation here is the interlocking relationship involving the letter “S” (Saad). This initial occurs also in Suras 19 and 38. While complementing its sister letters in Sura 7 to give a total that is divisible by 19, the frequency of this letter also complements its sister letters in Suras 19 and 38 to give a multiple of 19 (see Page 380).

Additionally, the Quranic Initial “S” (Saad) interacts with the Quranic Initials “K.H.Y. `A.” (Kaaf Haa Ya `Ayn) in Sura 19 to give another total that is also a multiple of 19 (see Page 383). This interlocking relationship — which is not unique to the initial “S” (Saad) — contributes to the intricacy of the Quran's numerical code.

It should be noted at this time that the longer, more complex, interlocking and overlapping initials are found in the suras where uncommonly powerful miracles are narrated. For example, the virgin birth of Jesus is given in Sura 19, which is prefixed with the longest set of initials, K.H.Y.`A.S.

The interlocking initials “H.,” “T.H.,” “T.S.,” and “T.S.M.” prefix suras describing the miracles of Moses, Jesus, and the uncommon occurrences surrounding Solomon and his jinns. God thus provides stronger evidence to support stronger miracles. The frequencies of occurrence of these initials are presented in Table 6.

Table 6: Occurence of the Quranic Initials "H.," "T.H.," "T.S. ", and "T.S.M." in Their Suras

Sura Frequency of "H" "T" "S" "M" 19 175 - - - 20 251 28 - - 26 - 33 94 484 27 - 27 94 - 28 - 19 102 460 426 107 290 944 426+107+290+944 = 1767 = (19x93)

Additionally, if we add the total gematrical value of all 14 initials, plus the number of the first sura where the initial occurs, we get a grand total of 988, 19x52. Table 8 presents these data.

Table 8: The 14 Letters Used in Forming Quranic Initials

Letter Value First Sura A (Alef) 1 2 L (Laam) 30 2 M (Mim) 40 2 S (Saad) 90 7 R (Ra) 200 10 K (Kaf) 20 19 H (Ha) 5 19 Y (Ya) 10 19 `A (`Ayn) 70 19 T (Ta) 9 20 S (Seen) 60 26 H (Ha) 8 40 Q (Qaf) 100 42 N (Noon) 50 68 693 295 693 + 295 = 988 = 19x52 also 693 + 29 (suras) = 722 = 19x19x2

If we add the number of occurrences of each of the 14 letters listed in Table 8 as an initial, plus the numbers of the suras where it occurs as an initial, the Grand Total comes to 2033, 19x107. See Table 9.

Table 10 presents the total frequency of Quranic Initials, plus the total gematrical value of these letters in the whole sura. The Grand Total for all initialed suras is 1089479. This number, in excess of one million, is a multiple of 19 (1089479 = 19 x 57341). The slightest alteration or distortion destroys the system.

Note: The total gematrical value of the Quranic Initials in a given sura equals the gematrical value of each initial multiplied by the frequency of occurrence of that initial in the sura.

Table 10: Total Gematrical Values of All Quranic Initials In Their Suras

Sura Initials Frequency of Initials Tot.G.Val. in Sura 2 A.L.M. 9899 188362 3 A.L.M. 5662 109241 7 A.L.M.S 5320 103719 10 A.L.R. 2489 80109 11 A.L.R. 2489 90190 12 A.L.R. 2375 77066 13 A.L.M.R. 1482 52805 14 A.L.R. 1197 46145 15 A.L.R. 912 29383 19 K.H.Y.`A.S. 798 17575 20 T.H. 279 1507 26 T.S.M. 611 25297 27 T.S. 121 5883 28 T.S.M. 581 24691 29 A.L.M. 1672 31154 30 A.L.M. 1254 25014 31 A.L.M. 817 16177 32 A.L.M. 570 11227 36 Y.S. 285 5250 38 S. 29 2610 40 H.M. 444 15712 41 H.M. 324 11424 42 H.M.-`A.S.Q. 562 28224 43 H.M. 368 13312 44 H.M. 166 6128 45 H.M. 231 8248 46 H.M. 261 9288 50 Q 57 5700 68 N,N 133 6650 41388 1048091 41388 + 1048091 = 1089479 (19 x 57341)

It is noteworthy that the initial “N” must be counted as two N's. This reflects the fact that the original Quranic text spells out this initial with 2 N's.

Table 12: Mathematical Coding of the Number of Verses with Initials

Sura No. No. of Initials Initialed Verses 2 3</