Symmetry in the Quran

Symmetry in the Quran is the belief, held by some Muslims, that the word and verse structure of the Quran exhibits such complicated symmetry that it could be neither random placements, nor the intentional work of man, but rather proof of "the will of God". There are many examples of such symmetry. Using a program called QuranCode and other analysis programs, scholars have found many patterns.

An example is that chapter 76, called Al-Insan, has 247 words, and three mentions of the word silver. The middle word of the chapter is word number 124, which is the word "silver". It is in a verse that is the middle verse of the chapter (verse 16 of 31), and it is the third of five words of the verse.

Some of this symmetry is caused by the significance of the number 19 in Islam. It is claimed that if all the numbers mentioned in the Quran are added up, their sum is 162,146, which is 19 times 6534; that there are 114 (19 times 6) Surahs; that Muhammad's first revelation consists of a verse that has 19 words and 76 (4 times 19) letters.

Symmetry in Quranic linguistics

symmetrical patterns include:

• “al hayat” (life), 145 times; “al mawt” (death), 145 times.
  • Also 145÷ life & death [2]= 72.5 the average global human life.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word ḥayat (حَيَوٰة) actually occurs 76 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word mawt (مَوْت) actually occurs 50 times
• “al-dunya” (mundane life), 115 times; “al akhira” (the afterlife), 115 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word dun'yā (دُّنْيَا) doesn't always mean "this world", but in other contexts also "nearer" or "nearest"
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word al-ākhira (آخِرة) means "last" or "second" in some contexts (in Quran 17:7, 29:20, 38:7)
• “malaika” (angels), 88 times; “shayatin” (demons), 88 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word malak (مَلَك) occurs 88 times if we count both singular (malak) and plural (malaika) forms together
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the words shaytan (Satan) and shayatin (plural Satans), when counted together (including the form with a suffix شَيَٰطِينِهِمْ in 2:14) occur 88 times
• “ar rajul (man), 24 times; “al mar’a (woman), 24 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word rajul (رَجُل) in various forms occurs 29 times
  • the word im'ra-at (ٱمْرَأَت) meaning "woman" or "wife" occurs 26 times in various forms
• “as salihat (good deeds), 167 times; “as sayya’at” (wrongdoings), 167 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus the word ṣāliḥāt (صَّٰلِحَٰت) actually occurs 62 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus the word sayyiāt (سَيِّـَٔات) actually occurs 36 times
• “qul” (say), 332 times; “qalu” (said), 332 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the verb qāla (قَالَ) occurs 1618 times in various forms (singular, plural, with prefixes/suffixes). It's not clear what counting method was used for 332.
• “an nas” (people), 50 times; “an nabiya” (prophets), 50 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word nās (نَّاس) in various forms occurs 241 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word "prophet", nabiīī (نَّبِىّ), in various forms occurs 75 times. The form anbiyā occurs only 5 times.
• “al muslimat” (Muslim women), 41 times; “al muslimin” (Muslim men), 41 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word mus'limāt (مُسْلِمَٰت) occurs only two times (66:5 and 33:35). In the case of 66:5, the word is actually translated as "submissive" and not as "Muslim women".
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word mus'lim (مُسْلِم) in its various forms (including the plural mus'limīn) occurs only 39 times.
• "yawma-izhin" (That day), 70 times; "qiyama" (Judgment day), 70 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, various forms of the term yawma-idhin (يَوْمَئِذٍ), including forms with prefixes, does occur 70 times This form was omitted when counting the word "day" to reach 365 occurrences.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the form qiyāmat (قِيَٰمَة) does occur 70 times
• "dunya" (near), 115 times; "akhira" (far), 115 times
  • This is a duplicate of previously mentioned claim where the same words were translated as "mundane life" and "the afterlife".
• "shitaa" (winter), 1 time; "sayf" (summer), 1 time
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, both words occur only once and both are in the same verse 106:2.
• "Isa" (Yahushua), 25 times; "Adam", 25 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word ʿīsā (عيسى) in various forms (including with prefixes) does occur 25 times.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word Adam in various forms (including with prefixes) does occur 25 times.
• The Quran says there are seven heavens above us, sometimes described as seven layers (23:17). We are in the lowest of these layers (دنيا), so the Quran is basically saying that there are six layers "above" the one we are in. The phrase ‘seven heavens’ is used in the whole Quran exactly seven times: 2:29, 41:12, 65:12, 67:3, 71:15, 17:44, and 23:86.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word samā (سَمَآء), "heaven", in various forms occurs 310 times. In the 5 verses 2:29, 41:12, 65:12, 67:3, 71:15 the term is سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ, but in verses 17:44 and 23:86, the word order is opposite (السَّمَاوَاتُ السَّبْعُ)
  • There are also two additional verses which also mention "seven heavens", but using a different word for "heaven". 23:17 uses سَبْعَ طَرَآئِقَ and 78:12 uses سَبْعًا شِدَادًا.
• "Muslims circumambulate around the Qibla, seven times during pilgrimage. The word ‘Qibla’ is used in the whole Quran exactly seven times: 2:142:8, 2:143:15, 2:144:8, 2:145:10, 2:145:14, 2:145:18, and 10:87:12".
  • Muslims actually circumambulate around the Kaba. Qibla is only the direction to the Kaba.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word qib'lat (قِبْلَة) does occur 7 times
• The words "Sea" and "Land" are used 32 and 13 times respectively in the Quran. 32 plus 13 equals 45, and the two words make up 71.1 and 28.9 percent respectively of those 45. These percentages roughly correspond to what we today know the proportion of the Earth's surface made up of water and land to be.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word baḥr (بَحْر), "sea", occurs 41 times in various forms
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word barr (بَرّ), meaning "land" occur 20 times (excluding Barr in 52:28 where it is one of the names of Allah)
• "Human being" is used 65 times: the sum of the number of references to the stages of man's creation (with the term "soil" included, but for example "water" was not included, although the Quran says "We made from water every living thing" in 21:30) is the same:

Word	Number of times used
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

• al-Fatihah in itself has 7 verses, 3.5 dedicated towards our praise of the Omnipotent, and the next 3.5 dedicated towards our prayers to the Omnipotent.
  • It's not clear how it was counted. Sura al-Fatiha: "(1) In the name of God, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful. (2) Praise be to God, Lord of all the worlds. (3) The Compassionate, the Merciful. (4) Ruler on the Day of Reckoning. (5) You alone do we worship, and You alone do we ask for help. (6) Guide us on the straight path, (7) the path of those who have received your grace; not the path of those who have brought down wrath, nor of those who wander astray."
• The words “salawat” (prayers) and "aqimis-salah" (establish prayer) are mentioned 5 times in the Quran, the same as the number of mandatory daily prayers.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the word ṣalat (صَلَوٰة), meaning "prayer", in various forms occurs 83 times. The plural versions ṣalawāt occur 5 times. In 2:238, 9:99 and version with a suffix in 23:9 the word means "prayers". However, in 2:157 it means "blessings [from their Lord]" and in 22:40 it means "synagogues".
• The word "alwan" (colors) is written 7 times, the same as the number of colors of the rainbow.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, various forms forms of the word lawn (لَوْن), meaning "color" occur 9 times. Form of the plural alwān, including forms with prefixes and suffixes, occur 7 times.
  • Rainbow shows a spectrum of colors, not 7 distinct ones.
• The words "samawat" + "sab" (heavens + seven) are written together 7 times, the same as the number of heavens described in the Quran.
  • This is a duplicate of previous claim. In 2 times the word order is reversed.
• There are 365 days in a year. The word "yawm" (day in singular) is written exactly 365 times.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, various form of the word yawm (يَوْم) occur 405 times. Plus it doesn't include the previously mentioned 70 occurrences of yawma-idhin (يَوْمَئِذٍ), meaning "that day" and other words meaning "day" like نهار (nahaar). Also to get it down to 365, the forms with suffixes were discarded, although in other claims, forms with suffixes were counted.
• There are 12 months in a year. The word singular form of "shahr" (month) occurs exactly 12 times
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, the singular form does occur 12 times. However, in some cases, like in 9:36, the form counted as singular is ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا (meaning "twelve months"). The word shahr in all its forms occurs 21 times.
• There are 19 years in the metonic cycle. The word "sanah" (year) is written exactly 19 times.
  • According to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, various forms of the word sanat (سَنَة) do occur 19 times: 7 times in singular form sanat (سَنَة) and 12 times in plural form, sinīn (سِنِين).

See also

• Bible code
• Numerology
• Quran code

References

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