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==Apologetic Claim== | ==Apologetic Claim== | ||
In an attempt to prove the divine origins of [[Islam]], there are many Islamic websites promoting "word count miracles" in the Qur'an. The basic claim here is that certain words in the Qur'an are repeated a specific and | In an attempt to prove the divine origins of [[Islam]], there are many Islamic websites promoting "word count miracles" in the Qur'an. The basic claim here is that certain words in the Qur'an are repeated a specific number of times, and for some reasons, that number is meaningful or rather miraculous. Hence Muslim apologists assert that the Qur'an is the word of God. | ||
This article also includes what can be termed as "non-miracles." For example, the Muslim claim is that the word "day" appears 365 times in the Quran and there are 365 days in a year, so this is a miracle by Allah. But when we calculate the occurrences of the word "night" in the Qur'an, we find that it is only 92 though there are 365 nights in a year. | |||
==The Deceptive Tactics== | ==The Deceptive Tactics== | ||
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===Conclusions=== | ===Conclusions=== | ||
* The word ''salawat'' in the | * The word ''salawat'' in the Uthmani script appears more than 5 times. | ||
* If we count all forms of the word salawat in the simple script, we can get 5 occurrences. 3 out of them refer to the plural "prayers", but the other 2 mean "blessings" and "synagogues". | * If we count all forms of the word salawat in the simple script, we can get 5 occurrences. 3 out of them refer to the plural "prayers", but the other 2 mean "blessings" and "synagogues". | ||
* The claim that the word "prayer" or "prayers" is mentioned 5 times in the Qur'an, is a lie. | * The claim that the word "prayer" or "prayers" is mentioned 5 times in the Qur'an, is a lie. | ||
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* 1) 2:185 "The month of '''Ramadan''' is that in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction..." | * 1) 2:185 "The month of '''Ramadan''' is that in which the Quran was revealed, a guidance to men and clear proofs of the guidance and the distinction..." | ||
And that's it. There are no more occurrences of this word in the Qur'an | And that's it. There are no more occurrences of this word in the Qur'an although it is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. So the Qur'an is not very consistent in these word count "miracles". | ||