Advanced search
Visit
7965
Last Updated: 2011/09/29
Summary of question
What is your opinion about the numerical miracle of the Qur'an?
question
Sometimes it is said that the Quran has numerical miracle, for instance, the word "month" has been used in the Qur'an 12 times and the word "day" has been used 365 times. Likewise, the words "death" and "life" or "world" and "hereafter" have been used in equal numbers. What is your opinion in this regard?
Concise answer

The Quran features many miraculous aspects that are not restricted to eloquence and expressiveness. In fact, one of the miracles which have been claimed for the Quran is numerical miracle which needs further investigation and it is very likely that that we can confidently and firmly ascribe such a miracle to the Qur'an in future. What is known as numerical miracle today is at the most a kind of congruence or analogy established between the terminologies of the Quran and obtained through persoalized methods in the process of counting words. No mention has been made of this type of miracle in the Quran or traditions. However, part of the statistics presented in this regard reveals some sort of consistency and coherence between the words of the Quran. For example, if we consider the word "shahr" (month = 30 days) without its plural forms, we notice that that it has been used 12 times in the Quran.  Other examples have also been presented in connection with the numerical miracle of the Quran. Such claims have to be substantiated by those who have made them.[1]

Note: As was stated, when it comes to the numerical miracle of the Quran, no fixed criterion has been mentioned for counting the words. Perhaps, it is likely that those words may have been counted on personalized methods. For example, the term "shahr = month" if taken into account together with its plural form have been used more than twelve times. However, it should be noted that even if such a miracle is not proved with the Quran, it will not reduce anything from the miraculous nature of this heavenly book.

For further information about the miracle of the Quran, refer to the following indexes:

1. Question 115 (site: 985) (Definition of Miracle and Proving it)

2. Question 70 (site: 311) (Miracle of the Quran)

3. Question 69 (site: 310) (Miracles of the Quran)



[1] - For further information in this regard, refer to Porsojoo or Quran Discourse website.

Detailed Answer
This question does not have a detailed answer.
Question translations in other languages
Comments
Number of comments 0
Please enter the value
Example : Yourname@YourDomane.ext
Please enter the value
Please enter the value

Thematic Category

Random questions

  • Is it true that some Muslim Gnostics can fly or levitate?
    12266 Practical 2007/02/08
    That which you have mentioned is an effect and result of Man’s spiritual strength, sometimes this may come about by acting in accordance with religious laws and legitimate ascetic discipline. This means that; by moving closer to Allah, Man can possess the greatest name ...
  • What are the distinct criteria through which we can distinguish a lafdhi mutawatir report from an ijmali or ma\'anawi one?
    9619 Contextual study 2014/09/28
    Mutawatir literally means for things to come one after another, without any interval between them and in hadithic terms, refers to a hadith that has been narrated by a group of narrators that one can be definite haven’t all agreed on forging and lying about altogether. Any ...
  • What are the features and privileges of Behar al-Anwar?
    6998 Contextual study 2015/05/03
    Behar al-Anwa being a huge hadith collection is the most important work by Allamah Muhammad Baqir Majlisi. It is a big encyclopedia of Shiite traditions encompassing all religious issues and themes including exegesis of the Quran, history, jurisprudence, theology etc. Some of the most important features of ...
  • Please explain the principles of Sheikh Toosi's political thought.
    8594 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/12/21
     With the emergence of every era new needs and questions are generated which cause scientists and scholars to think and contemplate and strive to find appropriate answers to, and Sheikh Toosi is one the great scholars who has carried such a burden. The fundamentals of ...
  • Are there any women who reached the rank of ijtihad in religious seminaries?
    9574 تاريخ بزرگان 2007/11/04
    A worthy interaction of Islam with science, and requiring that from every Muslim man and woman, has resulted in women always studying the sciences in Islamic communities and finally some of them reached the rank of ijtihad.As an example, lady Mujtahideh Amin who passed away in 1403h. Lady Mujtahideh ...
  • Who were the Ansar?
    9406 تاريخ بزرگان 2010/04/07
    Ansar is the plural form of Naser from the root of Nasr, and means people who help and aid. In the advent of Islam, the residents of Medinah and its outskirts, especially the members of the two tribes of the Aws and Khazraj were called the Ansar, because ...
  • What is the relationship between man’s efforts and the sustenance that has been measured out for him?
    12817 Traditional 2011/08/15
    There are two kinds of sustenance. There is a sustenance that we go after and a sustenance that comes after us. In the traditions, the sustenance that comes after us is called “the sustenance that seeks,” and the sustenance that we seek has been named “the sought ...
  • What is the proof for Prophet Adam and Nuh (pbuh) being buried in Najaf?
    23457 تاريخ بزرگان 2010/07/20
    The main reasoning that proves the burial of Prophet Adam and Nuh (pbuh) in Najaf are the many hadith that disclose this fact. ...
  • Is it permissible to evade government tax in non-Islamic countries?
    7801 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/01/10
    The answer given by Ayatollah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani is as follows:1. You must abide by the rules of the country in which you are living except for when the rules may be opposed to Islamic Shari'ah.
  • I wish to know what the seven paradises are. Can you explain them for me?
    47501 Traditional 2012/04/07
    Dar al-Salam (Abode of Peace), Dar al-Jalal (Abode of Glory), Jannatul Mava (Garden of Refuge), Jannatul Khuld (Garden of Eternity), Jannatul Adan (Garden of Eden), Jannatul Firdous (Garden of Paradise) and Jannatul Naeem (Garden of Bliss) (or Delight) are names for the seven paradises which have been ...

Popular