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This article lists all occurrences of the words sun (ٱلشَّمْس, ''ash-shams'') and light (ٱلنُّور, ''al-noor'') in the Qur'an to analyze the claim that they both appear 33 times.
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This article lists all occurrences of the words sun (ٱلشَّمْس, ''ash-shams'') and light (ٱلنُّور, ''al-noor'') in the Qur'an to consider the claim that they both appear 33 times.
==Sun==
==Sun==
The "translation" column also includes the context of the word, so that we know what the Qur'an actually says about the sun. Whether scientific facts or unscientific nonsense.
The "translation" column also includes the context of the word, so that we know what the Qur'an says about the sun.


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|33||91:1||وَٱلشَّمْسِ||by the sun [and the moon which follows it]
|33||91:1||وَٱلشَّمْسِ||by the sun [and the moon which follows it]
|}
|}
There are '''33 occurrences''', including 10 occurrences with a prefix and including the word ''shamsan'' (the heat of sun).
In calculating a total number, one must decide whether to count singular/plural versions and ones with/without prefixes/suffixes.


==Light==
==Light==
Light is an interesting scientific subject, so in the translation column, there is also the context of the word. So that we can analyze whether the Qur'an tells us some interesting scientific facts, or whether it rather speaks poetically over and over again how Allah is "light", or leads to the "light".
In the translation column, the context of the word is included.


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|1||2:17||بِنُورِهِمْ||[Allah took] (with) their light
|1||2:17||بِنُورِهِمْ||[Allah took] (with) ''their'' light 1
|-
|-
|2||2:257||ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads to] the light
|2||2:257||1 ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads to] the light
|-
|-
|3||2:257||ٱلنُّورِ||[Taghut leads from] the light
|3||2:257||2 ٱلنُّورِ||[Taghut leads from] the light
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|4||4:174||نُورًا||[Allah sent] a light
|4||4:174||3 نُورًا||[Allah sent] a light
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|5||5:15||نُورٌ||a light [from Allah]
|5||5:15||نُورٌ 4||a light [from Allah]
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|6||5:16||ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads to] the light
|6||5:16||5 ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads to] the light
|-
|-
|7||5:44||وَنُورٌ||[in the Torah is a law] and a light
|7||5:44||وَنُورٌ||[in the Torah is a law] and a light
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|9||6:1||وَٱلنُّورَ||[Allah created both darkness] and light
|9||6:1||وَٱلنُّورَ||[Allah created both darkness] and light
|-
|-
|10||6:91||نُورًا||a light [in the book of Moses]
|10||6:91||6 نُورًا||a light [in the book of Moses]
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|11||6:122||نُورًا||[muslims were given] a light [from Allah, so they are superior to other people]
|11||6:122||نُورًا 7||[muslims were given] a light [from Allah, so they are superior to other people]
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|-
|12||7:157||ٱلنُّورَ||[believers follow] the light
|12||7:157||8 ٱلنُّورَ||[believers follow] the light
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|-
|13||9:32||نُورَ||[evil disbelivers want to put out] a light [of Allah]
|13||9:32||نُورَ 9||[evil disbelivers want to put out] a light [of Allah]
|-
|-
|14||9:32||نُورَهُۥ||[Allah makes] his light [perfect]
|14||9:32||نُورَهُۥ||[Allah makes] ''his'' light [perfect] 2
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|15||10:5||نُورًا||'''[Moon's] light''' *
|15||10:5||نُورًا 10||'''[Moon's] light''' *
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|16||13:16||وَٱلنُّورُ||[disbelievers and believers are like darkness] and (the) light
|16||13:16||وَٱلنُّورُ||[disbelievers and believers are like darkness] and (the) light
|-
|-
|17||14:1||ٱلنُّورِ||[this book leads to] the light
|17||14:1||11 ٱلنُّورِ||[this book leads to] the light
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|18||14:5||ٱلنُّورِ||[Moses was commanded to bring people to] the light
|18||14:5||12 ٱلنُّورِ||[Moses was commanded to bring people to] the light
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|-
|19||24:35||نُورُ||[Allah is] a light [of the heavens and the earth]
|19||24:35||نُورُ 13||[Allah is] a light [of the heavens and the earth]
|-
|-
|20||24:35||نُورِهِۦ||his light [is like a niche in which is a lamp]
|20||24:35||نُورِهِ||''his'' light [is like a niche in which is a lamp] 3
|-
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|21||24:35||نُّورٌ||a light [of Allah..]
|21||24:35||14 نُّورٌ||a light [of Allah..]
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|22||24:35||نُورٍ||[..is a light upon] light
|22||24:35||15 نُورٍ||[..is a light upon] light
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|23||24:35||لِنُورِهِۦ||[Allah leads] to his light [whom he wants]
|23||24:35||لِنُورِهِ||[Allah leads] to ''his'' light [whom he wants] 4
|-
|-
|24||24:40||نُورًا||[if god doesn't make] light [to someone..]
|24||24:40||16 نُورًا||[if god doesn't make] light [to someone..]
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|25||24:40||نُّورٍ||[..then he doesn't have] a light
|25||24:40||17 نُّورٍ||[..then he doesn't have] a light
|-
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|26||33:43||ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads to] the light
|26||33:43||18 ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads to] the light
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|27||35:20||ٱلنُّورُ||[the darkness and] light [are not equal just like disbelievers and believers]
|27||35:20||19 ٱلنُّورُ||[the darkness and] light [are not equal just like disbelievers and believers]
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|-
|28||39:22||نُورٍ||[Muslims follow] a light [from Allah]
|28||39:22||20 نُورٍ||[Muslims follow] a light [from Allah]
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|29||39:69||بِنُورِ||[the earth shall beam] with the light [of its lord]
|29||39:69||بِنُورِ||[the earth shall beam] with the light [of its lord]
|-
|-
|30||42:52||نُورًا||[faith is] a light
|30||42:52||نُورًا 21||[faith is] a light
|-
|-
|31||57:9||ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads from darkness to] the light [via Muhammad]
|31||57:9||22 ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah leads from darkness to] the light [via Muhammad]
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|32||57:12||نُورُهُم||their light [of believers, wil be running before them and on their right hand]
|32||57:12||نُورُهُم||''their'' light [of believers, wil be running before them and on their right hand] 5
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|33||57:13||نُّورِكُمْ||[the hypocrites will ask: give us some of] your light [oh you true believers..]
|33||57:13||نُّورِكُمْ||[the hypocrites will ask: give us some of] ''your'' light [oh you true believers..] 6
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|34||57:13||نُورًا||[..response to hypocrites: go back and ask there for] a light
|34||57:13||23 نُورًا||[..response to hypocrites: go back and ask there for] a light
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|35||57:19||وَنُورُهُمْ||[those who believe will get a their reward] and their light
|35||57:19||وَنُورُهُمْ||[those who believe will get a their reward] and ''their'' light 7
|-
|-
|36||57:28||نُورًا||[Allah gives] a light
|36||57:28||24 نُورًا||[Allah gives] a light
|-
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|37||61:8||نُورَ||[evil disbelievers want to put out] a light [of Allah]
|37||61:8||نُورَ 25||[evil disbelievers want to put out] a light [of Allah]
|-
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|38||61:8||نُورِهِۦ||[Allah perfects] his light
|38||61:8||نُورِهِ||[Allah perfects] ''his'' light 8
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|39||64:8||وَٱلنُّورِ||[believe in Allah, his messenger] and light
|39||64:8||وَٱلنُّورِ||[believe in Allah, his messenger] and light
|-
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|40||65:11||ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah via Muhammad leads to] the light
|40||65:11||26 ٱلنُّورِ||[Allah via Muhammad leads to] the light
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|41||66:8||نُورُهُمْ||their light [will run before them and on their right]
|41||66:8||نُورُهُمْ||''their'' light [will run before them and on their right] 9
|-
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|42||66:8||نُورَنَا||[oh Allah make perfect] our light
|42||66:8||نُورَنَا||[oh Allah make perfect] ''our'' light 10
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|43||71:16||نُورًا||[Allah made the Moon to be] a light [in heaven]
|43||71:16||27 نُورًا||[Allah made the Moon to be] a light [in heaven]
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* (*) In the verse 10:5, the word ''noor'' is sometimes translated as "a reflected light" to hide the ignorance of the author of the Qur'an about the fact that the Moon does not have its own light, but a reflected light. But the word "reflected" is not present in the Arabic original.


*(*) In the verse 10:5, the word ''noor'' is sometimes translated as "a reflected light" to suggest scientific insight, however the word "reflected" is not present in the original Arabic.
There are '''43 occurrences''' of this word.
If only the following forms are counted:
*النور (''al-noor'') - the light
*نور (''noor'') - a light
*نورا (''nooran'') - a light (accusative)
there are 27 occurrences. When counting the accusative form with the suffixed ا (''alif'') the count of 33 is likewise not attained.
To achieve a count of 33, one must exclude only the forms with possessive pronoun suffixes like "his", "our" and "their", but not exclude the forms with prefixes like "and", "with", "for". This counting method appears to be arbitrary.
===Muneer===
===Muneer===
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There is also the word ''muneer'' (enlightening) from the same root نور (n-w-r) which is sometimes translated as "light":
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|6||35:25||ٱلْمُنِيرِ||enlightening [Book]
|6||35:25||ٱلْمُنِيرِ||enlightening [Book]
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==Observations==
*The word "sun" appears 33 times in all its forms
*The word "light" appears 43 times in all its forms
*The word "sun" appears 23 times without any suffixes or prefixes. Or only 22 times when the accusative ''alif'' suffix is excluded.
*The word "light" appears 27 times without any suffixes or prefixes. Or only 18 times when the accusative ''alif'' suffix is excluded.
*To get 33 occurrences in both words, one must exclude the forms with possessive pronoun suffixes like "their", "his", "our" and not excluding the accusative ''alif'' suffix and not excluding any prefixes.
**This exclusion appears arbitrary, and is not employed consistently or even at all order to achieve other word count "miracles"
==See also==
*[[Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an]]
*[[365 days miracle in the Quran|"365 days miracle" in the Qur'an]]
*[[12 months miracle in the Quran|"12 months miracle" in the Qur'an]]
*[[Man and woman word count]]
*[[Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an]]
*[[Paradise and hell word count in the Qur'an]]
*[[Iman and kufr word count in the Qur'an]]
*[[Land to water ratio miracle in the Qur'an]]
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