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The ''-i'' ending in ''al-barri'' means that the word is in the genitive case. | |||
There is no question about this word count. There are clearly '''12 occurrences''' of this word. They are all exactly the same forms. There are no prefixes, no plural and dual forms, no differences in diacritics, like in word counts for other words. And all other words have a totally different meaning. Rarely the word count is so clear. | |||
==''Al-Bahr'' - sea (not water)== | ==''Al-Bahr'' - sea (not water)== | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 15 November 2016
According to some apologists, the Qur'an describes the ratio of land to water on Earth. That is approximately 71.8% water and 29.2% land [1]. This ratio isn't stated anywhere in the Qur'an, but according to apologists, the ratio is supposed to be hidden in a ratio of word counts.
The counted words are al-barr (ٱلْبَرّ) for "land" and al-bahr (ٱلْبَحْرِ) for "water", but the word al-bahr actually means "the sea".
Al-Barr - land
The trilateral root of the word بَرّ (barr) is برر (b-r-r). From this root we can derive many words. Besides "land", there is the meaning of "righteousness" and "kindness". Al-Barr (The Most Kind) is one of the names of Allah [2].
This is the list of all the occurrences of words with the root برر in the Qur'an:
| Count | Verse | Word in Arabic | Transliteration | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:44 | بِٱلْبِرِّ | bi-al-birri | in righteousness |
| 2 | 2:177 | ٱلْبِرَّ | al-birra | the righteousness |
| 3 | 2:177 | ٱلْبِرَّ | al-birra | the righteous |
| 4 | 2:189 | ٱلْبِرُّ | al-birru | the righteousness |
| 5 | 2:189 | ٱلْبِرَّ | al-birra | the righteous |
| 6 | 2:224 | تَبَرُّوا۟ | tabarroo | you do good |
| 7 | 3:92 | ٱلْبِرَّ | al-birra | the righteousness |
| 8 | 3:193 | ٱلْأَبْرَارِ | al-abrari | the righteous |
| 9 | 3:198 | لِّلْأَبْرَارِ | lil-abrari | for the righteous |
| 10 | 5:2 | ٱلْبِرِّ | al-birri | the righteousness |
| 11 | 5:96 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 1 |
| 12 | 6:59 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 2 |
| 13 | 6:63 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 3 |
| 14 | 6:97 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 4 |
| 15 | 10:22 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 5 |
| 16 | 17:67 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 6 |
| 17 | 17:68 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 7 |
| 18 | 17:70 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 8 |
| 19 | 19:14 | وَبَرًّا | wa-barran | and dutiful |
| 20 | 19:32 | وَبَرًّا | wa-barran | and dutiful |
| 21 | 27:63 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 9 |
| 22 | 29:65 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 10 |
| 23 | 30:41 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 11 |
| 24 | 31:32 | ٱلْبَرِّ | al-barri | the land 12 |
| 25 | 52:28 | ٱلْبَرُّ | al-barru | the Most Kind |
| 26 | 58:9 | بِٱلْبِرِّ | bil-birri | for righteousness |
| 27 | 60:8 | تَبَرُّوهُمْ | tabarroo-hum | you deal kindly |
| 28 | 76:5 | ٱلْأَبْرَارَ | al-abrara | the righteous |
| 29 | 80:16 | بَرَرَةٍ | bararatin | dutiful |
| 30 | 82:13 | ٱلْأَبْرَارَ | al-abrara | the righteous |
| 31 | 83:18 | ٱلْأَبْرَارِ | al-abrari | the righteous |
| 32 | 83:22 | ٱلْأَبْرَارَ | al-abrara | the righteous |
The -i ending in al-barri means that the word is in the genitive case.
There is no question about this word count. There are clearly 12 occurrences of this word. They are all exactly the same forms. There are no prefixes, no plural and dual forms, no differences in diacritics, like in word counts for other words. And all other words have a totally different meaning. Rarely the word count is so clear.