The Quran's mathematical composition based on 19 anchors this issue, from the digits of verse 72:28 to the counts and gematrical values of the Arabic word for number, read as proof that God guards every letter. A reptile series turns to crocodilians, with temperature determining the sex of their young as a sign that God makes male and female. An incarcerated brother writes thanking the community for a Quran.
The Quran is characterized
by a unique phenomenon never found in any human authored book. Every element
of the Quran is mathematically composed based on the number 19: the suras,
the verses, the words, the number of certain letters, the number of words
from the same root, the number of occurrence of key words and statements
and many other elements of the Quran besides its content. Thus the believers
realize that not a single sura, verse, word, number or even a letter in
the Quran is out of God’s control.
God designed and perfected the Quran in the Arabic language. He sent
His final message to the world with an incontrovertible proof of divinity.
The Quran’s literary excellence reinforced with its mathematical
composition is beyond imitation by any of His creatures, even all humans
and jinns
put together. Therefore, one of the major
functions of the Quran's mathematical composition is to guard every letter
and every aspect of the Quran. Thus, the believers are assured that there
is no human intervention, and no falsehood in the Quran. It is a protected
book by its Designer as promised:
No falsehood could enter it, in the past or in the future; a revelation
from a Most Wise, Praiseworthy. 41:42
Any letter, word, statement, verse or any number used in the Quran,
—where, how, when and how many were used—is deliberate, and
not by coincidence. God told us in the Quran that He has counted the numbers
of all things. He used this statement in verse 72:28. Note that the sum
of the digits of the verse adds up to 19 (7+2+2+8 = 19).
The Arabic Word “Adda” (Count)
The word “number” in Arabic (‘Adad) comes from the
root word “Adda.” God used this word in all its forms in the
whole Quran 57 times, and 57 is 19 x 3.
Furthermore, the gematrical value of the verb “Adda” (count)
is 74, and 74 is the Sura where God mentions the number 19, a prime number
and the foundation upon which the mathematical miracle is built. Is it
a coincidence? Not with God.
In 74:31, right after the number 19 is mentioned in verse 30, God used
the Arabic word “Eddatahum” (their numbers). The gematrical
or numerical value of this word (ed-datahum) is 619. The number 619 is
a unique number in that its index is 114 (which means that the 114th prime
number is 619).
[Ed. Note: it was pointed out that the gematrical value of "Eddatahum" is 519. If you take 519 + 72 + 28, the total is 619. 72:28 is the verse where God tells us He has counted the numbers of all things.]
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REPTILES III
CROCODILIANS
Of all reptiles, the most feared and perhaps least
well known are the crocodilians, which includes 22 species of crocodiles,
alligators, caimans and gharials. I knew almost nothing about them,
except how fearsome they look—especially when you’re
sitting in a canoe and see one on the shore (that happened for me
in Florida a few years ago). I learned a lot of fascinating things
about these creatures of God. They’ve been around about 200
million years. They, like the turtles, were contemporaries of the
dinosaurs. As primitive as they look, they are actually the most
advanced of all reptiles, and are in fact more closely related to
birds than to lizards. They have a more efficient circulatory system;
they are more intelligent; and they are way more attentive of their
young.
Crocodilians inhabit North America, Central America, South America,
China and Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, India, Pakistan and
many Pacific Islands. The Indopacific Crocodile is the largest reptile
living. It reaches 23 feet or more, weighing maybe a ton. Even the
smallest croc, the dwarf crocodile of Africa, is about 6 feet long.
There’s a lot that’s interesting about the way they
care for their young. The female makes a nest, lays
eggs—it varies from species to
species, but anywhere from 20 to 80 eggs—and covers them with
mud and plant material.
Then, unlike other reptiles, she stays close by. In some species
even the male stays around for protection. When the young crocs
are ready to hatch they begin to make noise inside the eggs. She
will dig into the nest and take the eggs one by one in her mouth.
She rolls them gently back and forth until the shell cracks. She
then takes the tiny crocs down to the water—she can carry
up to 20 at a time in her huge mouth. They will then stay close
together for weeks or months. Some even remain in family groups
for years.
Despite all this attention and care, mortality rates are as high
as 90% in the first year. Many things happen. The female doesn’t
sit on the nest like birds so climatic conditions will affect the
eggs. If it’s too cool, too wet, or too hot, the eggs will
not develop. In many cases, the whole clutch will perish.
Predators hang around even though the female is nearby, because
croc eggs are a prime source of food for so many other animals.
Many female crocs fast while standing guard but they do need water.
Predators wait for her to go get a drink. Lizards, birds, raccoons,
foxes and monkeys all raid the nests. If the eggs survive, the hatchlings
face a lot of dangers, as the tiny crocs also are food for all kinds
of predators—frogs, snakes and turtles, herons, raccoons and
other mammals. Interestingly, if the croc survives to adulthood,
all these predators will become his prey.
53:45 He is the One who created the
two kinds, male and female.
I think the most interesting thing about crocodilian offspring
is that it is truly God who decides the male and female. We know
that’s true for everything, but in this case, the sex of the
offspring is determined by temperature, not by chromosomes. When
the egg is laid, its sex has not been decided. Temperatures during
the first half of incubation will determine the sex of each individual.
In the American alligator, high temperature creates males, low temperature
makes females, but in the crocodile high and low temperatures create
females, only intermediate temperature makes males. A small difference
in temperature—One or two degrees—makes a marked difference
in sex ratio. Within a nest, all may be the same sex or the temperature
may vary enough to have all females in the lower layer of eggs and
all males above or vice versa. In American alligators, those who
build their nests in cool marshes will have all females; those who
nest in warm mounds will have all males. Muggers of India nest at
different times throughout the season, in fact a single female may
nest twice. Those that nest early in the season will produce mostly
females; those who nest later when the soil temperature has risen
will have mostly males. I think this is fascinating. God is the
One who makes each of these creatures into male or female.
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CROCODILIANS
Crocodilians are well adapted as predators. When in the water,
they swim casually using a gentle “s” motion of their
tail to propel them. They stay almost completely submerged with
only nostrils and eyes above the water, looking like a small log.
They may smell prey on shore from a great distance and swim closer,
with a final lunge that may carry the croc several times its own
length up onto the beach. If it gets a hold of any part of the animal,
it will win. It will pull the victim into the water where it drowns.
If it doesn’t get a hold, it may knock the animal over with
several blows of its head. In addition, crocs will sneak up on a
wading bird and as it takes off, the croc can leap out of the water
almost vertically. And if large game isn’t available, the
croc will use its tail to sweep schools of fish toward its mouth
and gobble up as many as possible.
As to diet, one book said adults will eat “anything they want.”
They regularly take down mammals that come to drink at the water’s
edge, like gazelle, zebras and wildebeest. They can crush the strong
bony shells of turtles. They may try to take a hippo or elephant
calf but the mother will be protective and have been known to crush
crocs.
The Nile crocodile has a reputation
as the number one killer of beast and humans on the African continent.
A crocodile wouldn’t go out of his way to find a human victim
but they will take anything presented to them. A horrible incident
from World War II happened off the coast of Burma. A thousand Japanese
soldiers, fleeing the allied advance, tried to cross a mangrove
swamp at night. British troops reported the horrifying sounds, and
at dawn only about 20 were found alive. The crocs were simply following
their instincts and taking advantage of an easy meal.
Had I known all this, I might not have been so blasé in
my encounter with the alligator in Florida. My sister and I were
canoeing and we knew that alligators were present. The canoe rental
place had basically said not to worry, just keep paddling. We heard
a huge sound and both of us saw the alligator at the same time.
Fortunately it was at least 50 feet from us, on shore, but looking
our way.
Everything stopped, including my heart. It was a typical American
alligator, about 8 or 9 feet long, and I felt incredibly small and
insignificant. I said Bismillah and started to breath again and
we kept paddling. When we came back the alligator was gone.
This was a great gift. The opportunity
to see one of God’s amazing creatures in its natural habitat.
I’m thankful that I don’t live where I have to wash
my clothes in the same river where crocodiles lie in wait, but I’m
also thankful for the opportunity to see one and know a little bit
of that fear and awe.
Reptiles are awesome creatures, nearly 6000 different species,
so many variations. They walk on their bellies, they walk on two
legs, they walk on four. They are part of God’s intricate
interwoven plan on this earth. We like them or we fear them, but
we need to appreciate them. For their part, they just want to be
left alone, in their submission to God. Unlike dogs and cats, they
don’t want to bond with us or serve us; they just want to
be allowed to do their own thing. A naturalist, Henry Beston, wrote
in The Outermost House: “For the animal shall not be
measured by man….They are not brethren, they are not underlings;
they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life
and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth.”
How true, for God says in 6:38:
All the creatures on earth and all the birds that
fly with wings are communities like you. We did not leave anything
out of this book. To their Lord, all these creatures will be summoned.
Lydia Kelley
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7+2+2+8 = 19
As we know the total number of the suras in the Quran is 114, and 114
= 6 x 19.
Indeed, God is in full control of everything.
Over it is nineteen. We appointed angels to be guardians
of Hell, and we assigned (EDDATAHUM) THEIR NUMBER (i.e.19)
(1) to disturb the disbelievers.
(2) to convince the Christians and Jews (that this is a divine scripture),
(3) to strengthen the faith of the faithful,
(4) to remove all traces of doubt from the hearts of Christians, Jews,
as well as the believers, and
(5) 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.
My brothers and sisters, verily all praise is for Allah alone. We seek
His help and forgiveness. I pray that Allah will forgive us for our bad
deeds and bless us for our good deeds.
My brothers and sisters, I just received the Quran you sent me. I was
so happy when it came. I haven’t been able to put it down, inshallah.
I would really like to thank you for sending it to me.
May name is Richard Martin. I’m locked up at the MTC jail in Baltimore.
The Quran is everything I thought it would be and more. Dr. Rashad Khalifa
did a very good job, inshallah. I only put it down to write this letter
to you.
Inshallah send me some of those Submitters Perspectives. I love reading
them. They have really opened up my eyes to Al-Islam. Inshallah you with
Allah’s help have helped me a great deal. Inshallah if I ever get
to Tucson AZ, I will visit your community. May Allah bless you all for
your prison daw’ah service…
As-salaamu Alaikum, my brothers and sisters
P.S. keep up the great work!!
Richard Martin
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reading materials to our incarcerated brothers as we can. If you would
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