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This article lists all forms of the words ''jannah'' (paradise, garden) and ''jahannam'' (hell) in the Qur'an. Some Muslim apologists claim that they both appear 77 times and that this constitutes a miracle, however that does not appear to be the case. | This article lists all forms of the words ''jannah'' (paradise, garden) and ''jahannam'' (hell) in the Qur'an. Some Muslim apologists claim that they both appear 77 times and that this constitutes a miracle, however that does not appear to be the case. | ||
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* a snake (جَآنٌّ, ''jannun'' in verse 27:10) | * a snake (جَآنٌّ, ''jannun'' in verse 27:10) | ||
This word appears only in its singular form and it is a feminine word–it ends on the letter ''ta marbuta'' (ة). When a word is pronounced without the case markings ('iraab) and/or outside of the an idaafa, the ''ta marbuta'' at the end is not pronounced, so it is read as ''jannah'', not ''jannat''. So when using this word in English, it is basically always read as ''jannah''. But when reading whole sentences from the Qur'an in Arabic, the ''ta marbuta'' would be read as "t" unless the word cames at the end of the line. | This word appears only in its singular form and it is a feminine word–it ends on the letter ''ta marbuta'' (ة). When a word is pronounced without the case markings ('iraab) and/or outside of the an idaafa, the "t" of the ''ta marbuta'' at the end is not pronounced, so it is read as ''jannah'', not ''jannat''. So when using this word in English, it is basically always read as ''jannah''. But when reading whole sentences from the Qur'an in Arabic, the ''ta marbuta'' would be read as "t" unless the word cames at the end of the line. | ||
There are 3 forms of الجنة: | There are 3 forms of الجنة: | ||
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The word count for hell is | The word count for hell is much more straightforward. The issue of the word with with a prefix such as -b does arrise, tho. In English these Arabic prefixes would be expressed with another word, so the word count would be 77. The word count 77 for "hell" makes sense in Arabic as well. But it should be mentioned that apologists didn't count the word "day" with these prefixes in the [[365 days miracle in the Quran]] so now there is an inconsistency in the counting methods. There are 5 occurrences with a prefix so another possible word count would be 72. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
===Paradise word count=== | ===Paradise word count=== | ||