WORD REPETITIONS IN THE QUR'AN

Apart from the miraculous characteristics of the Qur'an which we have looked into so far, it also contains what we can term "mathematical miracles." There are many examples of this fascinating Qur'anic aspect. One example of this is the number of repetitions of certain words in the Qur'an. Some related words are surprisingly repeated the same number of times. Below is a list of such words and the number of repetitions in the Qur'an.

seaven heavens - seven times.

"The creation of the heavens (khalq as-samawat)" appears seven times.

"Day (yawm)" is repeated in singular form 365 times

plural and dual forms "days (ayyam and yawmayn)" 30 times.

The number of repetitions of the word "month" (shahar) is 12 times

The number of repetitions of the words "plant" is 26 times

and "tree" is 26 times

The word "payment or reward" is repeated 117 times,
while the expression "forgiveness" (mughfirah), which is one of

the basic morals of the Qur'an, is repeated exactly twice that amount, 234 times

When we count the word "Say," we find it appears 332 times.

We arrive at the same figure when we count the phrase "they said." 332 times

The number of times the words, "world" (dunya) is 115 times

and "hereafter" (akhira) are repeated is also the same: 115 times

The word "satan" (shaitan) is used in the Qur'an is 88 times,

as is the word "angels" (malaika) is 88 times

The word faith (iman) (without genitive) is repeated 25 times

throughout the Qur'an as is also the word infidelity (kufr). 25 times

The words "paradise" and "hell" are each repeated 77 times.

The word "zakah" (charity) is repeated in the Qur'an is 32 times

and the number of repetitions of the word "blessing" (barakah) is 32 times

The expression "the righteous" (al-abraar) is used 6 times

but "the wicked" (al-fujjaar) is used half as much, i.e., 3 times

The number of times the words "Summer-hot" appears 5 times

and "winter-cold" 5 times

The words "wine" (khamr) appears 6 times

and "intoxication" (saqara) 6 times

The number of appearances of the words "mind" is 49 times

and "light" 49times

The words "tongue appear 25 times

and "sermon" 25 times.

The words "benefit" appear 50 times
and "corrupt" appear 50 times.


"Reward" (ajr) 107 times
and "action" (fail) are both repeated 107 times.


"Love" (al-mahabbah) 83 times
and "obedience" (al-ta'ah) also appear the same number of times: 83 times


The words "refuge" (maseer) 28 times
and "for ever" (abadan) appear the same number of times. 28 times


The words "disaster" (al-musibah) 75 times
and "thanks" (al-shukr) appear the same number of times. 75 times


"Sun" (shams) 33 times
and "light" (nur) appears 33 times
In counting the word "light" only the simple forms of the word were included.

The number of appearances of "right guidance" (al-huda) 79 times
and "mercy" (al-rahma) is the same: 79 times


The words "trouble" 13 times
and "peace" are both repeated 13 times


The words "man" 23 times
and "woman" are also employed equally: 23 times.

Will they not ponder the Qur’an? If it had been from other than Allah, they would have found many inconsistencies in it. (Qur’an, 4:82)

The number of times the words "man" and "woman" are repeated in the Qur'an, 23, is at the same time that of the chromosomes from the egg and sperm in the formation of the human embryo. The total number of human chromosomes is 46; 23 each from the mother and father.

"Treachery" (khiyanah) is repeated 16 times,
while the number of repetitions of the word "foul" (khabith) is 16 times


"Human being" is used 65 times: the sum of the number of references to the stages of man's creation is the same: i.e.
Human being 65


Soil (turab) 17

Drop of Sperm (nutfah) 12

Embryo ('alaq) 6

A half formed lump of flesh (mudghah) 3

Bone ('idham) 15

Flesh (lahm) 12

TOTAL 65

The word "salawat" appear five times

and Allah has commanded man to perform the prayer (salat) five times a day.

The word "land" appears 13 times in the Qur'an

and the word "sea" 32 times, giving a total of 45 references.

If we divide that number by that of the number of references to the land we arrive at the figure 28.888888888889%.

The number of total references to land and sea, 45, divided by the number of references to the sea in the Qur'an, 32, is 71.111111111111%.

Extraordinarily, these figures represent the exact proportions of land and sea on the Earth today.