The missing Basmalah of Sura 9 and the evidence that verses 9:128 and 9:129 were added after Muhammad's death, drawn from historical sources and the Quran's mathematical structure based on the number 19. The issue also announces the 1997 United Submitters International Conference in Tucson, Arizona, and offers a prayer of submission asking God for guidance and forgiveness.
Surely, we have revealed this scripture, and surely, we
will preserve it (15:9)
Every sura (chapter) in the Quran opens with
the statement “In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful,”
known as the Basmalah, with the exception of Sura 9. This conspicuous
absence of the Basmalah from Sura 9 has been an intriguing feature
of the Quran for 14 centuries. Many theories have been advanced to explain
this phenomenon.
Why Sura 9?
Now we learn that the missing Basmalah is one of the signs from the Most
Gracious, Most Merciful that Sura 9 has been tampered with. More specifically,
two false verses were added to the end of Sura 9 after the last verse
127. There is absolutely no doubt that
verses 9:128 and 9:129 do not belong to the
Quran. The evidence for these verses being false and added to the Quran
after Muhammad’s death is overwhelming.
9:128-129: The Suspects
From an historical point of view, these false verses have been suspected
for more than 1300 years, as documented in such classical references as
Bukhari, Al-Itqaan-i Suyooty, Ibn Kaheer, and others. Some of the findings
in these documents indicate that Muhammad’s cousin Ali knew that
false verses had been added to the Quran, and he said he was going to
do something about it. He actually did something about it. He and his
son Hussein fought to remove these false verses from the Quran. They did
not fight for power as announced by their enemies who killed them and
many others who
supported them. (For more information, please
refer to Appendix 24, Tampering With The Word of God, “Quran: The
Final Testament?Authorized English Version,” Translated From the
Original by Rashad Khalifa, Ph.D.)
Also, according to these Islamic references, every single verse in the
Quran was verified by a multiplicity of witnesses. The only exception
was for Verses 9:128 and 129. These verses were found only with Khuzeimah
Ibn Thaabet Al-Ansaary, one of the late companions of the prophet. When
some people questioned this improper exception, someone came up with a
Hadith (saying) which stated that “the testimony of Khuzeimah
equals the testimony of two men!”
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Strangely, the traditional Quran printings indicate that Sura 9
is “Medinan” (revealed in Medina), except the last two
verses, which they indicate as being “Meccan.” The question
is how could these “Meccan” verses be found with Khuzeimah,
a late Medinan Muslim, when the universal convention has been to
label as “Medinan” all revelations after the prophet’s
Hijerah (emigration) from Mecca?!
The injection of the two false verses 9:128 and 9:129 was in accordance
with God’s will. These verses demonstrated one of the major
functions of the Quran’s mathematical system, and proved that
no falsehood could enter into the Quran, as promised by God (41:42).
The false verses also resulted in an awesome miracle in its own
right, by God’s grace and wisdom.
Some people rightfully question that if God’s promise is
true, then no one should have been able to add the two false verses
into the
Quran in the first place. The addition
of these false verses is in accordance with God’s master plan.
The people who had the Quran with the additional two verses did
not lose any information. The original Quran is still preserved.
The mathematical structure of the Quran which was destined to be
unveiled 1400 years after the Quran’s revelation proved the
impossibility of such tampering, and exposed the hypocrites.
Divine Protection
Here is an example of the mathematical structure of the Quran based
on the number 19 that relates to the false verses 128 and 129 of
Sura 9 confirming that they do not belong to the Quran:
There are only 9 suras (chapters) which have 128 or more verses.
In these 9 suras, there are only 19 verses which are a multiple
of 128 or 129.
The sum of these 19 verses add up to 2698 (19 x 142).
The number 2698 is not an ordinary number. The Arabic word
Allah (God) occurs in the Quran 2698
times.
Not only do these facts based on the number 19 point to Sura 9,
but they also demonstrate how interconnected this mathematical system
is throughout the Quran. The fact that there are 19 such verses
that are multiples of 128 or 129, and that their sum is equal to
2698, the number of times the word God (Allah) mentioned in the
Quran, cannot be a coincidence or a result of personal manipulation.
It should be noted that if these false verses 128 and 129 of Sura
9 are included, then there will be 21 verses which are a multiple
of 128 or 129. The sum of those 21 verses would be equal to 2955,
not a multiple of 19, nor a number of any significance. Thus the
mathematical structure would breakdown.
The findings on the false verses of Sura 9 can be explained more
clearly in a table form. Therefore, one may want to refer to Table
1 below which summarizes these findings.
Table 1: The 19-based
mathematical structure of the Quran using the verses whose assigned
numbers are a multiple of 128 or 129.
Sura (Chapter) No.
No. of verses in the sura
No. of verses multiple of 128
or 129
Verse numbers multiple of 128
or 129
Sum of verses multiple of 128
or 129
2
286
4
128, 129, 256, 258
771
3
200
2
128, 129
257
4
176
2
128, 129
257
6
165
2
128, 129
257
7
206
2
128, 129
257
16
128
1
128
128
20
135
2
128, 129
257
26
227
2
128, 129
257
37
182
2
128, 129
257
19
Total
2698 (19x142)
Equals to the no. of occurrences of the word
God (Allah)
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In addition to the straightforward mathematical facts demonstrated,
there are other supportive findings regarding the numbers in this
table. For example, when the numbers in columns 1-3 are written
side by side, the resultant 49 digit number is a multiple of 19:
2 286 4 3 200 2 4 176 2...... 37 182 2 = 19 x...
Finally, when the numbers in the last column are written side by
side, the resultant 27 digit number is also a multiple of 19:
771 257 257 257 257 128 257 257 257 = 19 x...
Tip of the Iceberg
Of course, this is a minute example of the numerous other physical
and verifiable facts discovered in the Quran based on the number
19. All these facts produce a mathematical system which is perfectly
intertwined and interlocked beyond coincidence and human manufacture.
This mathematical coding is referred in the Quran to be “one
of the great miracles or signs.” It provides the first physical
evidence that the Quran is God’s message to the world. This
is a tremendous blessing for anybody who is seeking for truth to
know that every single word in the Quran (Arabic original) is a
revelation from God Himself, the Almighty, the Most Wise.
Over it is nineteen. We appointed angels to be guardians
of Hell, and assigned their number (19) to disturb
the disbelievers, to convince
the Christians and Jews (that this is a divine scripture), to strengthen
the faith of the faithful, to remove all traces of doubt from the
hearts of Christians, Jews, as well as the believers, and to expose
those who harbor doubt in their hearts, and the disbelievers; they
will say, “What did God mean by this allegory?” God
thus sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills.
None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is a reminder
for the people.
Absolutely, (I swear) by the moon. And the night
as it passes. And the morning as it shines.
This is one of the great miracles. A warning to the
human race. For those among you who wish to advance, or regress.
(74:30-37)
1997 Conference
August 29-31, 1997
Tucson, Arizona
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