THE NINETEEN QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN CLERGY
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QUESTION 19
Can you see the mathematical miracle?
"Mathematics is the language with which God has written the
universe." (Galileo)
Chapter 74 of the Quran, God's Final Testament, is dedicated
to the number 19. The name of that chapter is "Al-Muddassir"
(The Hidden Secret). The number 19 is specifically mentioned
in that Chapter as a punishment for those who state that the
scripture is human-made (74:25), and proclaims that the 19
is "One of the great miracles" (74:35). In 74:31, the
purpose of the number 19 is spelled out: to remove all doubt
regarding the authenticity of the Quran, increase the faith
of the believers, and to be a scientific punishment for
hypocrites and disbelievers. However, the implication of
this number as a proof for the authenticity of the Quran
remained unknown for centuries. For fourteen centuries, the
commentators tried in vain to understand the function and
fulfilment of the number 19.
In 1974, the Lord of the universe unveiled the secret of
number 19 to Dr. Rashad Khalifa, an Egyptian-American
biochemist. His four-year long computerized study on the
Quran did not have any expected target. Surprisingly, he
discovered the mathematically intertwined structure by
"chance." This multifold interlocked mathematical design is
a message in universal language. This message, providing a
built-in physical evidence of its divine source, leaves no
doubt in any sincere person's heart that the Quran is The
Final Testament.
Before the secret is decoded
Before the discovery of 19-based system, we knew a
symmetrical mathematical system in the Quran. For example:
** The word "month" (shahr) occurs 12 times.
** The word "day" (yawm) occurs 365 times.
** The word "days" (ayyam, yewmeyn) occurs 30 times.
** The word "sabt" (seventh day-Saturday) occurs 7 times.
** The words "satan" (shaytan) and "angel" (malak),
both occur 88 times.
** The words "this world" (dunya) and "hereafter" (ahirah),
both occur 115 times.
Simple to understand, impossible to imitate
The mathematical structure of the Final Testament is simple
to understand and impossible to imitate. You do not need to
know Arabic, the original language of the Quran to examine
it for yourself. Basically what you need is to be able to
count up to 19. It is a challenge for atheists, an
invitation for agnostics and a guidance for believers. It is
a perpetual miracle for the computer generation. Dr. Khalifa
introduces this supernatural message as follows:
The Quran is characterized by a unique phenomenon never
found in any human authored book. Every element of the Quran
is mathematically composed-the chapters, the verses, the
words, the number of certain letters, the number of words
from the same root, the number and variety of divine names,
the unique spelling of certain words, and many other
elements of the Quran besides its content. There are two
major facets of the Quran's mathematical system: (1) The
mathematical literary composition, and (2) The mathematical
structure involving the numbers of chapters and verses.
Because of this comprehensive mathematical coding, the
slightest distortion of the Quran's text or physical
arrangement is immediately exposed (Quran The Final
Testament, Translated by Rashad Khalifa, Islamic
Productions, Tucson, 1989, p 609).
Physical, examinable divine proof
Here are some examples of this historical discovery:
** The first verse, i.e., the opening statement
"Bismillahirrahmanirrahim", shortly "Basmalah,"
consists of 19 Arabic letters.
** The first word of Basmalah, Ism (name) occurs in
the Quran 19 times.
** The second word of Basmalah, Allah (God)
occurs 2698 times, or 19x142.
** The third word of Basmalah, Rahman (Gracious)
occurs 57 times, or 19x3.
** The fourth word of Basmalah, Rahim (Merciful)
occurs 114 times, or 19x6. Although this phenomenon
(the opening statement consists of 19 letters,
and each word occurs in multiple of 19) represents
a minute portion of the code, it was described
by Martin Gardner in the Scientific American as
"ingenious" (September, 1981, p. 22-24)
** The multiplication factors of the words of
the Basmalah (1+142+3+6) add up to 152 or 19x8.
** The Quran consists of 114 chapters, which is 19x6.
** The total number of verses in the Quran including
all Basmalahs is 6346, or 19x334. If you add the
digits of that number, 6+3+4+6 equals 19.
** The Basmalah occurs 114 times, (despite its
conspicuous absence from chapter 9, it occurs
twice in chapter 27) and 114 is 19x6.
** From the missing Basmalah of chapter 9 to
the extra Basmalah of chapter 27,
there are precisely 19 chapters.
** It follows that the sum of the chapter
numbers from 9 to 27 (9+10+11+12+...+26+27) is 342.
This total (342) also equals the number of words
between the two Basmalahs of chapter 27,
and 342 equals 19x18.
** The occurrence of the extra Basmalah is in 27:30.
The number of the chapter and the verse add up to 57,
or 19x3.
** Each letter of the Arabic alphabet corresponds to
a number according to their original sequence in
the alphabet. The Arabs were using this system for
calculations. When the Quran was revealed
14 centuries ago, the numbers known today did
not exist. A universal system was used where
the letters of the Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic,
and Greek alphabets were used as numerals.
The number assigned to each letter is its
"Gematrical Value." The numerical values of
the Arabic alphabet are shown below:
(The table is omitted)
A study on the gematrical values of about 200
attributes of God which are mentioned in the Quran,
shows that only four names have gematrical values which
are multiples of 19. These are "Wahid" (One), "Zul Fadl
al Azim" (Possessor of Infinite Grace), "Majid"
(Glorous), "Jaami" (Summoner). Their gematrical value
are 19 , 2698, 57, and 114 respectively, which are all
divisible by 19 and correspond exactly to the
frequencies of occurrence of the Basmalah's four words.
** The total numbers of verses where the word Allah (God)
occurs add up to 118123, and is 19x6217.
** The total occurrences of the word Allah (God) in all
the verses whose numbers are multiples of 19 is 133,
or 19x7.
** Chapter 96, first in the chronological sequence,
consists of 19 verses.
** This first chronological chapter is placed ahead
of the last 19 chapters.
** The last revelation, chapter 110, consists of 19 words.
** The key commandment: "You shall devote your worship to
God alone" (in Arabic "Wahdahu") occurs in 7:70; 39:45;
40:12,84; and 60:4. The total of these numbers adds up
to 361, or 19x19.
** The Quran is characterized by a unique phenomenon that
is not found in any other book: 29 chapters are
prefixed with "Quranic Initials" which remained
mysterious for 1406 years. With the discovery of
the code 19 , we realized their major role in
the Quran's mathematical structure. The initials
occur in their respective chapters in multiples of 19.
For example, Chapter 19 has five letters in its
beginning, K.H.Y.A'.SS., and the total occurrence of
these letters in this chapter is 798, or 19x42.
** To witness the details of the miracle of these
initials, a short chapter which begins with one
initial, letter "Q" will be a good example.
The frequency of "Q" in chapter 50 is 57, or 19x3.
The letter "Q" occurs in the other Q-initialed
chapter, i.e., chapter 42, exactly the same number
of times, 57. The total occurrence of the letter
"Q" in the two Q-initialed chapters is 114,
which equals the number of chapters in the Quran.
"The Quran" is mentioned in the Quran 57 times.
The description of the Quran as "Majid" (Glorious)
is correlated with the frequency of occurrence of
the letter "Q" in each of the Q-initialed chapters.
The word "Majid" has a gematrical value of 57.
Chapter 42 consists of 53 verses, and 42+53 is 95,
or 19x5. Chapter 50 consists of 45 verses, and 50+45
is 95, or 19x5. The number of Q's in all verses
numbered "19" throughout the Quran is 76, or 19x4.
** The Quran mentions 30 different numbers:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 30, 40,
50, 60, 70, 80, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1000, 2000, 3000,
5000, 50000, & 100000. The sum of these numbers
is 162146, which equals 19x8534.
** If we write down the number of each verse in the Quran,
one next to the other, preceded by the number of
verses in each chapter, the resulting long number
consists of 12692 digits (19x668). Additionally,
the huge number itself is also a multiple of 19.
The details of this study is endless. Keeping up with the
new discoveries is a challenging task.
In the original of The Old Testament
Is this mathematical structure unique to the Quran? For a
while we thought so. But, we were wrong. The same 19-based
mathematical composition was discovered by Rabbi Judah in
the 12th century AD in a preserved part of the Old
Testament. Evidently, the prime number 19 is the signiture
of God, the Greatest Matematician.
Below is an excerpt from Studies In Jewish Mysticism, Joseph
Dan, Association for Jewish Studies, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, 1978, p 88.
"The people (Jews) in France made it a custom to add (in the
morning prayer) the words: Ashrei temimei derekh (blessed
are those who walk the righteous way), and our Rabbi, the
Pious, of blessed memory, wrote that they were completely
and utterly wrong. It is all gross falsehood, be cause there
are only nineteen times that the Holy Name is mentioned (in
that portion of the morning prayer), ... and similarly you
find the word Elohim nineteen times in the peri cope of Ve-
elleh shemot ...
"Similarly, you find that Israel were called sons nineteen
times, and there are many other examples. All these sets of
nineteen are intricately inter twined, and they contain many
secrets and esoteric meanings, which are contained in more
than eight volumes. Therefore, anyone who has the fear of
God in him will not listen to the words of the Frenchmen who
add the verse Ashrei temimei derekh (blessed are those who
walk in the paths of God s Torah, for according to their
additions the Holy Name is mentioned twenty times ... and
this is a great mistake. Furthermore, in this section there
are 152 words, but if you add Ashrei temimei derekh
there are 158 words. This is nonsense, for it is a great and
hidden secret why there should be 152 words ..." (Dan,
Joseph. Studies In Jewish Mysticism, Association for Jewish
Studies. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1978, p 88.)
How can we explain this phenomenon?
There are primarily four possible explanations:
1) Manipulation: You may be skeptical about this data.
However, you can eliminate this option in several hours
by random checking of detailed computer print outs
published in several books. They can be obtained from
the Monotheist Production International.
2) Coincidence: This possibility is eliminated by the
statistical probability laws. The consistency and
frequency of the 19-based pattern is much too
overwhelming to occur coincidentally.
3) Human fabrication: While fabricating a literary work
that meets the criteria of the document summarized here
is a stunning challenge for our computer generation,
it is certainly improbable for the time of initiation
of the document, namely, 610 AD. One more fact augments
the improbability of human fabrication. If a certain
person or persons had fabricated this literary work,
they would want to reap the fruits of their efforts;
they would have bragged about it.
In view of the originality, complexity, and
mathematical sophistication of this work, one has to
admit that it is ingenious. However, no one has ever
claimed credit for this unique literary code; the code
was never known prior to the computer decoding
accomplished by Dr. Khalifa. Therefore it is reasonable
to exclude the possibility of human fabrication.
The timing of the discovery may be considered another
evidence for the existence and full control of Supreme
Being: The mystery of the number 19 which is mentioned
as "one of the greatest events" in Sura 74 (The Hidden
Secret) was unveiled exactly 1406 (19x74) lunar years
after the revelation of the Quran. Dr. Khalifa
discovered the code 19 in 1974. The connection between
19 and 74 (the number of Sura which this code is
mentioned) is significant in the timing of the
discovery.
4) Super Intelligent Source: The only remaining
possibility is that a super intelligent source is
responsible for this document; one who designed the
work in this extraordinary manner, then managed to keep
it a well guarded secret for 14 centuries, for a
predetermined time.
The mathematical code ensures that the source is super
intelligent and also that the document is perfectly
intact.
It is not a dream anymore
The following excerpts are from the famous astronomer and
science-fiction writer Carl Sagan's book:
"No, don't you see? This would be different. This isn't just
starting the universe out with some precise mathematical
laws that determine physics and chemistry. This is a
message. Whoever makes the universe hides messages in
transcendental numbers so they'll be read fifteen billion
years later when intelligent life finally evolves. I
criticized you and Rankin the time we first met for not
understanding this. 'If God wanted us to know that he
existed, why didn't he send us an unambiguous message?' I
asked. Remember?"
"I remember very well. You think God is a mathematician."
"Something like that. If what we're told is true. If this
isn't a wild-goose chase. If there's a message hiding in pi
and not one of the infinity of other transcendental numbers.
That's a lot of ifs."
"You're looking for Revelation in arithmetic. I know a
better way."
"Palmer, this is the only way. This is the only thing that
would convince a skeptic. Imagine we find something. It
doesn't have to be tremendously complicated. Just something
more orderly than could accumulate by chance that many
digits into pi. That's all we need. Then mathematicians all
over the world can find exactly the same pattern or message
or whatever it proves to be. Then there are no sectarian
divisions. Everybody begins reading the same Scripture. No
one could then argue that the key miracle in the religion
was some conjurer's trick, or that later historians had
falsified the record, or that it's just hysteria or delusion
or a substitute parent for when we grow up. Everyone could
be a believer." (Carl Sagan, Contact, Simon & Schuster, New
York, 1985, p 418-419)
Eerily, almost everything exactly has been happening
according to Carl Sagan's prediction with an exception that
the code of the divine message is not pi, it is a peculiar
prime number. Also the last statement seems to be too
optimistic, at least for the time being. Already millions of
Muslims have rejected the mathematical code based on the
presupposition that the Creator of the universe won't employ
mathematics in his book. And born-again Christians are ready
to coin it as Anti Christ.
However, this mathematically coded message promises a new
era in the world of religions. It does not only provide an
examinable evidence for the existence of God, it also expose
the widespread corruption plagued all the organized
religions. This mathematical code suggests (as it is
published in our numerous books) a "Copernican revolution"
in theology of religions. Instead of Krishna-centered, or
Jesus-centered, or Muhammad-centered religions we must turn
to the original center, to the God-centered model. Here is
the challenging question:
Can you see the mathematical miracle of The Final Testament?
Moslem Questions on Christianity Edip Yuksel P.O. Box 43476, Tucson, AZ 85733-3476 U.S.A. Tel/Fax: (520) 323-7636
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