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This article lists all occurrences of the Arabic words ''iman'' (إِيمَٰن) and ''kufr'' (كُفْر) in the Qur'an. ''Iman'' means faith or belief, ''kufr'' means disbelief or infidelity. The purpose is to analyze the claim (miracle) that they both appear 25 times when counting without the genitive forms. | This article lists all occurrences of the Arabic words ''iman'' (إِيمَٰن) and ''kufr'' (كُفْر) in the Qur'an. ''Iman'' means faith or belief, ''kufr'' means disbelief or infidelity. The purpose is to analyze the claim (miracle) that they both appear 25 times when counting without the genitive forms. | ||
==Arabic grammar== | ==Arabic grammar== | ||
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===Genitive=== | ===Genitive=== | ||
Whether the word is in the nominative, accusative or genitive form depends on diacritics on the third letter of the root <ref> | Whether the word is in the nominative, accusative or genitive form depends on diacritics on the third letter of the root.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://arabic.desert-sky.net/g_cases.html |title=Arabic case system |publisher= |author= |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122114458/http://arabic.desert-sky.net/g_cases.html |deadurl=no}} </ref> So ''r'' (ر) in ''kufr'' and ''n'' (ن) in ''iman''. | ||
To put it very simply: | To put it very simply: | ||
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We have 36 forms. When we exclude the 17 genitive forms, we get 19 occurrences. | We have 36 forms. When we exclude the 17 genitive forms, we get 19 occurrences. | ||
However when we exclude the 11 forms with possessive suffixes we get the 25 occurrences. | However when we exclude the 11 forms with possessive pronoun suffixes we get the 25 occurrences. | ||
There is also the word ''kufoor'' (كفور) from the same root which is translated as "disbelief" or "ungratefulness" and was not counted: | There is also the word ''kufoor'' (كفور) from the same root which is translated as "disbelief" or "ungratefulness" and was not counted: | ||
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* The word ''iman'' appears '''45''' times in all its forms and the word ''kufr'' appears '''36''' times in all its forms | * The word ''iman'' appears '''45''' times in all its forms and the word ''kufr'' appears '''36''' times in all its forms | ||
* When the genitive form is not counted, ''iman'' appears '''21''' times and ''kufr'' '''19''' times. | * When the genitive form is not counted, ''iman'' appears '''21''' times and ''kufr'' '''19''' times. | ||
* When the forms with suffixes like "their", "her", "his" are excluded, then both ''iman'' and ''kufr'' have '''25''' occurrences. | * When the forms with possessive pronoun suffixes like "their", "her", "his" are excluded, then both ''iman'' and ''kufr'' have '''25''' occurrences. | ||
** In this word count, the words with various prefixes are counted, and also the words with the letter ا (''alif'') at the end of the word, are counted. So these occurrences cannot be called "basic forms" in any way and this method of counting and excluding words is very specific and questionable | ** In this word count, the words with various prefixes are counted, and also the words with the letter ا (''alif'') at the end of the word, are counted. So these occurrences cannot be called "basic forms" in any way and this method of counting and excluding words is very specific and questionable. | ||
** This word count includes the occurrence in the verse 39:7 which is sometimes translated as "ungratefulness" and not "disbelief" | ** This word count includes the occurrence in the verse 39:7 which is sometimes translated as "ungratefulness" and not "disbelief" | ||
** This word count does not include occurrences of the word ''kufoor'' which are sometimes translated as "disbelief" | ** This word count does not include occurrences of the word ''kufoor'' which are sometimes translated as "disbelief" | ||
** If Allah intended this word count miracle, then what is its meaning? | ** By now it is worth noting how many words are being excluded to arrive at the number 25. This is hardly miraculous; it looks as if a Muslim apologist can select or ignore any occurrences of a word or meaning according to his/her convenience, just to get to the desired number. This is a type of fallacy called [[w:Cherry picking|cherry picking]]. | ||
** If Allah intended this word count miracle, then what is its meaning? Is belief equal to disbelief? Shouldn't belief have something like a double word count? And why we do have to exclude some forms to get the miraculous word count? | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an]] | |||
* [[365 days miracle in the Quran]] | |||
* [[12 months miracle in the Quran]] | |||
* [[Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an]] | |||
* [[Land to water ratio miracle in the Qur'an]] | |||
* [[Man and woman word count in the Qur'an]] | |||
* [[Paradise and hell word count in the Qur'an]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Miracles]] | [[Category:Miracles]] | ||
[[Category:Qur'an]] | |||
[[Category:Arabic]] | |||