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 ** This word count is in contradiction with the "''Sun'' and ''light'' both appear 33 times" miracle.
 * The word "payment" or "reward" (الجزاء, ''al-jaza'u'') is repeated 117 times and the word "forgiveness" (المغفرة, ''al-mughfira'') is repeated 234 times (a double word count).
-** The word ''al-jaza'u'' is derived from the root جزي (j-z-y). When we search for all occurrences of words derived from this root in the Qur'an, we get '''118 occurrences''' <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=jzy</ref>. Most of these occurrences are verbs. So apologists not only counted it wrong, but also counted nouns and verbs together to get the result. The words like "jizya" or "punishment" or "penalty" share the meaning of "payment", "reward" or "recompense" with the other words, so there it no reason to exclude them. And if we should exclude them, then we should exclude them all.
+** The word ''al-jaza'u'' is derived from the root جزي (j-z-y). When we search for all occurrences of words derived from this root in the Qur'an, we get '''118 occurrences'''.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=jzy</ref> Most of these occurrences are verbs. So apologists not only counted it wrong, but also counted nouns and verbs together to get the result. The words like "jizya" or "punishment" or "penalty" share the meaning of "payment", "reward" or "recompense" with the other words, so there it no reason to exclude them. And if we should exclude them, then we should exclude them all.
 ** Does this word count mean that all payments should be forgiven? Is it just to forgive payments? Shouldn't the message be that ''bad deeds'' should be forgiven? The words "payment" and "forgiveness" don't seem to be related so even if there was a double word count for "forgiveness" it wouldn't mean anything.
 * The words "Adam" (ءَادَمَ) and "Jesus" (عِيسَىٰ, ''Isa'') both appear 25 times and that is a miracle because verse 3:59 says "Jesus is like Adam".
-** If we count all forms of the words, then they do both occur 25 times <ref>https://www.chess.com/blog/Rayyan/adam-and-jesus</ref>.
+** If we count all forms of the words, then they do both occur 25 times.<ref>https://www.chess.com/blog/Rayyan/adam-and-jesus</ref>
 ** Jesus is like Adam only in the way that they both don't have a human father. Besides that they are very different. For example Adam doesn't have a mother, while Jesus has.
 ** Jesus and Moses are similar, because they are both considered to be prophets. So why they are not mentioned the same number of times?
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 ** The order of the suras is man-made. If we used the original (Allah's) revelation order, the verses from the 3rd sura would have a higher number than 7, because it is a Medinan sura. Also they probably wouldn't be equal, because the historical revelation order and the order used today are totally different.
 * The words "tree" (شجرة, ''shajarah'') and "plant" (نبات, ''nabat'') both occur 26 times.
-** When we search for all occurrences of words derived from the root شجر (sh-j-r), we find 27 occurrences <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24jr</ref>. When we exclude the words "arises", "vegetation" and "plant", we get '''24 occurrences'''.
+** When we search for all occurrences of words derived from the root شجر (sh-j-r), we find 27 occurrences.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24jr</ref> When we exclude the words "arises", "vegetation" and "plant", we get '''24 occurrences'''.
-** When we search for the root نبت (''n-b-t''), we get 26 occurrences <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nbt</ref>. Most of them are verbs and the rest of the words are questionable whether to count them or not. If we count only the singular word "plant" then we get '''0 occurences'''.
+** When we search for the root نبت (''n-b-t''), we get 26 occurrences.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nbt</ref> Most of them are verbs and the rest of the words are questionable whether to count them or not. If we count only the singular word "plant" then we get '''0 occurences'''.
 * The words "hardship" (ٱلْعُسْرِ, ''al-'usri'') and "patience" (صَبْرًا, ''sabran'') both occur 114 times.
-** The word ''sabran'' is derived from the root صبر (s-b-r). There are only 103 words derived from this root in the Qur'an <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Sbr</ref>, most of them being verbs. ''al-'usri'' is derived from the root عسر. There are only 12 occurrences of words derived from this root in the Qur'an<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Esr</ref>. Apologists probably meant the word "severe" (شَدِيدٌ, ''shadidun''), but there are only 102 words derived from its root (شدد) in the Qur'an.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24dd</ref>
+** The word ''sabran'' is derived from the root صبر (s-b-r). There are only 103 words derived from this root in the Qur'an,<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Sbr</ref> most of them being verbs. ''al-'usri'' is derived from the root عسر. There are only 12 occurrences of words derived from this root in the Qur'an.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Esr</ref> Apologists probably meant the word "severe" (شَدِيدٌ, ''shadidun''), but there are only 102 words derived from its root (شدد) in the Qur'an.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24dd</ref>
 * The words "benefit" (نفع, ''nafa'a'') and "corrupt" (فسد, ''fasad'') both appear 50 times.
 ** If we count nouns and verbs together and count all words derived from the roots of these words, we get 50 occurrences for both <ref>