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*354 occurrences would be interesting, because that is the number of days in the lunar year
*354 occurrences would be interesting, because that is the number of days in the lunar year
*365 occurrences would be interesting, because that is the number of days in a year
*365 occurrences would be interesting, because that is the number of days in a year
===Reliance on the Gullibility of the Audience===
These counts are manipulated, generally in unstated ways, to produce the desired totals, but most Muslims who are predisposed to believe such things will not take the time needed to count and verify the claim themselves, so they may assume on good faith that it is true, especially once consider


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==Other miracles==
==Other miracles==
There are many more wordcount miracles whose analysis would be beyong the scope of this article, see below for their respective articles on WikiIslam:  
There are many more wordcount miracles whose analysis would be beyond the scope of this article, see below for their respective articles on WikiIslam:  


**In this word count, phrases like "twelve months" are counted as singular.
*[[12 months miracle in the Quran]]
**The miracle uses the verse that defines the Islamic lunar calendar, while the 365 miracle uses the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the solar year.
**In this word count, phrases like "twelve months" are counted as singular. The miracle uses the verse that defines the Islamic lunar calendar, while the 365 days miracle uses the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the solar year.
*[[Man and woman word count in the Qur'an|The words "man" and "woman" both appear 23 times and 23 is the number of chromosomes]]
*[[Man and woman word count in the Qur'an|The words "man" and "woman" both appear 23 times and 23 is the number of chromosomes]]
**The word "woman" appears 24 times.
**The word "woman" appears 24 times.
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*[{{Reference archive|1=http://ahmadiyya.org/islam/number.pdf|2=2011-03-20}} An alleged ‘miracle’ in the Holy Quran]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://ahmadiyya.org/islam/number.pdf|2=2011-03-20}} An alleged ‘miracle’ in the Holy Quran]
*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Religions/Numerics/ Mathematical Miracles in the Qur'an or the Bible?]
*[http://www.answering-islam.org/Religions/Numerics/ Mathematical Miracles in the Qur'an or the Bible?]
*[https://islamqa.info/en/answers/69741/discussion-of-numerical-miracles-in-the-quraan-and-use-of-the-solar-calendar Discussion of numerical miracles in the Qur’aan and use of the solar calendar] - IslamQA (the largest Islamic online Fatwa website) answer on this topic


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