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* "Magic" (السحر, ''as-sihr'') and "fitnah" (الفتنه) both mentioned 60 times
* "Magic" (السحر, ''as-sihr'') and "fitnah" (الفتنه) both mentioned 60 times
** Magic is derived from the root سحر. There are 63 words derived from this root in the Qur'an. The word ''siḥ'r'' (magic) appears only 28 times <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=sHr</ref>.
** Magic is derived from the root سحر. There are 63 words derived from this root in the Qur'an. The word ''siḥ'r'' (magic) appears only 28 times <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=sHr</ref>.
 
* "Human being" (إنسان, ''insaan'') is used 65 times as well as references to the stages of human creation (تُرَابٍ 17, نُّطْفَةٍ  12, عَلَقَةٍ  6, مُضْغَةً 3, عِظَٰمًا  15, لَحْمًا 12 )
Claims not analyzed yet:
** There are many words for "human being" besides "insaan".
* The words "spending" (صدق, ''sadaqa''. ِِِِِِAcually الْإِنْفَاقِ, ''al-infaq'') and "satisfaction" (رضو) both occur 73 times.
** Human species evolved through evolution, not by the stages described in the Qur'an <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution</ref>.
* The phrase "creation of 7 heavens" (خلق السموت, ''khalaq as-samawat'') mentioned 7 times
* "Speaking publicly" (الجهر) and "publicizing" (العلانيه) both mentioned 18 times
* The word "say" (قل, ''qul'') and "they said" (قالوا) both occur 332 times.
* The word "say" (قل, ''qul'') and "they said" (قالوا) both occur 332 times.
** A meaningless connection. What is the interpretation of this "miracle"? Also the words are counted with various prefixes, that were not counted in other word counts <ref>
Use your browser search tool for قُلْ (''qul'').
http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=qwl</ref>.
* The words "good deeds" (الصالحات, ''as-salihat'') and "bad deeds" (السيئات) both occur 167 times.
** The word ṣāliḥāt occurs 62 times <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=SlH</ref>.
* The words "treachery" (خَائِنَةٍ, ''khainah'') and "foul" (خَبِيثَةٍ, ''khabith'') both occur 16 times
** The apologetic word count for ''khabith'' includes the '''verb''' ''khabutha'' <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=xbv</ref>.
* The words "trouble" (الضيق) and "peace" (الطمأنينة) both occur 13 times.
** The word count for trouble counts together verbs and nouns of various meanings <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Dyq</ref>.
* The words "right guidance" (الهدى, ''al-huda'') and "mercy" (الرحمة, ''ar-rahma'') both occur 79 times.
** There are many words that have something to do with mercy, derived from the roor ''r-h-m'' <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=rHm</ref>. Apologists often counted all such words (verbs+ nouns of similar meaning) together, so why are they suddenly excluding some of them?
* The words "reward" (أَجْر, ''ajr'') and "action" (فعل, ''fa'il'') both occur 107 times.
* The words "reward" (أَجْر, ''ajr'') and "action" (فعل, ''fa'il'') both occur 107 times.
** The word count for "reward" includes words (including verbs) with a different meanings like "serve", "hire", "bridal due" and "payment" <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Ajr</ref>.
* "Speaking publicly" (الجهر) and "publicizing" (العلانيه) both mentioned 18 times.
** There are only 16 words derived from the root جهر in the Qur'an <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=jhr</ref>.
* The words "love" (المحبة, ''al-mahabbah'') and "obedience" (الطاعة, ''al-ta'ah'') both occur 83 times.
* The words "love" (المحبة, ''al-mahabbah'') and "obedience" (الطاعة, ''al-ta'ah'') both occur 83 times.
** "Love" is derived form the root h-b-b. There are 95 words derived from this root in the Qur'an. 68 of them are verbs <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Hbb</ref>. So this word count mixes verbs and nouns together.
* The words "spending" (صدق, ''sadaqa''. ِِِِِِAcually الْإِنْفَاقِ, ''al-infaq'') and "satisfaction" (رضو) both occur 73 times.
** Meaningless connection.
* The words "refuge" (الْمَصِيرُ, ''maseer'') and "forever" (أَبَدًا, ''abadan'') both appear 28 times.
* The words "refuge" (الْمَصِيرُ, ''maseer'') and "forever" (أَبَدًا, ''abadan'') both appear 28 times.
* The words "right guidance" (الهدى, ''al-huda'') and "mercy" (الرحمة, ''ar-rahma'') both occur 79 times.
** The word ''abadan'' is also means "ever" <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Abd</ref> and is used negatively in verses like 2:95
* "Human being" (إنسان) is used 65 times as well as references to the stages of human creation (تُرَابٍ 17, نُّطْفَةٍ  12, عَلَقَةٍ  6, مُضْغَةً  3, عِظَٰمًا  15, لَحْمًا 12 )
*** "But they will never wish for it, ever (''abadan''), because of what their hands have put forth."
* The words "good deeds" (الصالحات, ''as-salihat'') and "bad deeds" (السيئات) both occur 167 times.
* The phrase "creation of 7 heavens" (خلق السموت, ''khalaq as-samawat'') mentioned 7 times.
* The words "trouble" (الضيق) and "peace" (الطمأنينة) both occur 13 times.
** Not analyzed yet.
* The words "treachery" (خَائِنَةٍ, ''khainah'') and "foul" (خَبِيثَةٍ, ''khabith'') both occur 16 times


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