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This article lists all forms of the words ''jannah'' (paradise, garden) and ''jahannam'' (hell) in the Qur'an. The purpose is to analyze the claim (aka "miracle") that they both appear 77 times. The word count has to be in the Arabic Qur'an, which makes it complicated for most people, but this article is written in a way that can be understood without the knowledge of Arabic.
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This article lists all forms of the words ''jannah'' (paradise, garden) and ''jahannam'' (hell) in the Qur'an. Some Muslim apologists claim that they both appear 77 times and that this constitutes a miracle, however that does not appear to be the case. The word count has to be in the Arabic Qur'an, which makes it complicated for most people, but this article is written in a way that can be understood without previous knowledge of Arabic.


==Paradise - الجنة (''al-jannah'')==
==Paradise - الجنة (''al-jannah'')==
The word paradise (الجنة, ''al-jannah''), literally means "the garden". The root of this word is جنن (j-n-n). There are also other words derived from this root:
The word paradise (الجنة, ''al-jannah''), literally means "the garden". The root of this word is جنن (j-n-n). Some other Arabic words derived from this root:
* garden (جَنَّٰتٍ, ''jannatin'' in verse 2:25)
* garden (جَنَّٰتٍ, ''jannatin'' in verse 2:25)
* over-shadowed (جَنَّ, ''janna'' in verse 6:76)
* over-shadowed (جَنَّ, ''janna'' in verse 6:76)
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* a snake (جَآنٌّ, ''jannun'' in verse 27:10)
* a snake (جَآنٌّ, ''jannun'' in verse 27:10)


This word appears only in the singular form and it is a feminine word - it ends on the letter ''ta marbuta'' (ة). When a word is alone (not in a context of an Arabic text), the ''ta marbuta'' at the end is not pronounced, so it is read as ''jannah'', not ''jannat'', so when using this word in English it is basically always read as ''jannah''. But when reading whole sentences from the Qur'an in Arabic, the ''ta marbuta'' would be read as "t".  
This word appears only in its singular form and it is a feminine word–it ends on the letter ''ta marbuta'' (ة). When a word is pronounced without the case markings ('iraab) and/or outside of the an idaafa, the ''ta marbuta'' at the end is not pronounced, so it is read as ''jannah'', not ''jannat''. So when using this word in English, it is basically always read as ''jannah''. But when reading whole sentences from the Qur'an in Arabic, the ''ta marbuta'' would be read as "t" unless the word cames at the end of the line.


There are 3 forms of الجنة:
There are 3 forms of الجنة:
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As we can see, this word does not appear 77 times and in 5 cases refers to the jinns:
This word does appears 55 times and in 5 cases refers to the jinns:
* 1) Verse 11:119 "... Certainly I will fill hell with the '''jinn''' (ٱلْجِنَّةِ, ''aljinnati'') and the men, all together."
* 1) Verse 11:119 "... Certainly I will fill hell with the '''jinn''' (ٱلْجِنَّةِ, ''aljinnati'') and the men, all together."
* 2) Verse 32:13 "... I will certainly fill hell with the '''jinn''' (ٱلْجِنَّةِ, ''aljinnati'') and men together."
* 2) Verse 32:13 "... I will certainly fill hell with the '''jinn''' (ٱلْجِنَّةِ, ''aljinnati'') and men together."
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* 5) 114:6 "From among the '''jinn''' (ٱلْجِنَّةِ, ''aljinnati'') and the men."
* 5) 114:6 "From among the '''jinn''' (ٱلْجِنَّةِ, ''aljinnati'') and the men."


In the verse 41:30 the word appears with a prefix:
In the verse 41:30 the word appears with a prefixed preposition:
* "Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings '''of Paradise''' (بِٱلْجَنَّةِ, ''biljannati''), which you were promised."
* "Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings '''of Paradise''' (بِٱلْجَنَّةِ, ''biljannati''), which you were promised."


So this word count is already very questionable. Not only we didn't get to the number 77, but it's hard to say even to which number we have arrived, because there are many ways of counting:
Two questions that arise are many ways:
* Include or exclude the verses where the word refers to the jinns?
* Include or exclude the verses where the word refers to the jinns?
* Include or exclude the verse where the word appears with a prefix?
* Include or exclude the verse where the word appears with a prefix?


Logically, if the miracle is supposed to be that the word count for "paradise" is 77, just like it is for "hell", then we should exclude the cases where it means something else. So the word "paradise" is mentioned '''52 times''' in the Qur'an and the miracle claim is false.
Contrary to the miracle claim, there do not to appear to be 55 instances of the word occurring.  


==Garden - جنة (''jannah'')==
==Garden - جنة (''jannah'')==
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The word count for hell is easier. But there is still the question whether to count the words with prefix? In English these Arabic prefixes would be expressed with another word, so the word count would be 77. The word count 77 for "hell" makes sense in Arabic as well. But it should be mentioned that apologists didn't count the word "day" with these prefixes in the [[365 days miracle in the Quran]] so now there is an inconsistency in the counting methods. There are 5 occurrences with a prefix so another possible word count would be 72.
The word count for hell is easier. But there is still the question whether to count the words with prefix? In English these Arabic prefixes would be expressed with another word, so the word count would be 77. The word count 77 for "hell" makes sense in Arabic as well. But it should be mentioned that apologists didn't count the word "day" with these prefixes in the [[365 days miracle in the Quran]] so now there is an inconsistency in the counting methods. There are 5 occurrences with a prefix so another possible word count would be 72.
* When counting the word "hell" without prefixes, we get 72 occurrences. Exactly the same number as the number of virgins Muslims are supposed to get in paradise. Is this just a miracle? If Allah wrote the Qur'an, he must have known very well that this word count would be 72 and that it is the same as the number of virgins and he must had some wise reason for that. One possible interpretation might be that Muslims who want to go to heaven to get the virgins, might actually get 72 hells as a punishment for their lust.
* When counting the word "hell" without prefixes, we get 72 occurrences. This is exactly the same number as the number of virgins Muslims are supposed to get in paradise. Is this a miracle? If Allah wrote the Qur'an, he must have known very well that this word count would be 72 and that it is the same as the number of virgins and he must had some wise reason for that. One possible interpretation might be that Muslims who want to go to heaven to get the virgins, might actually get 72 hells as a punishment for their lust.


==Conclusions==
==Conclusions==
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===Hell word count===
===Hell word count===
* The word count for hell is less problematic. There are basically only two reasonable counting methods. Counting all occurrences gets the result '''77''' and counting without prefixes gets the result 72.
* The word count for hell is less problematic. There are basically only two reasonable counting methods. Counting all occurrences gets the result '''77''' and counting without prefixes gets the result 72.
* Muslim apologists count the word "garden" hand in hand with "paradise". But in most of the Qur'an, hell is simply described as the "fire". Why are they ignoring this word's occurrences?
==See also==
* [[Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an]]
* [[365 days miracle in the Quran]]
* [[12 months miracle in the Quran]]
* [[Iman and kufr word count in the Qur'an]]
* [[Man and woman word count in the Qur'an]]
* [[Dunya and akhira word count in the Qur'an]]
* [[Land to water ratio miracle in the Qur'an]]
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