Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an: Difference between revisions

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Also, there is not a single website that lists all the occurrences of the word "day" in the Qur'an showing it to be 365 times. While there is [[365 days miracle in the Quran|a list]] on WikiIslam showing it to be much more than 365.
Also, there is not a single website that lists all the occurrences of the word "day" in the Qur'an showing it to be 365 times. While there is [[365 days miracle in the Quran|a list]] on WikiIslam showing it to be much more than 365.
But let's say for a moment the 365 occurrences of the word "yawm" is a mathematically sound citation. If this was discovered at a time when people did not know how many days there were in a year then it may be considered a miracle, but calendars have existed since 3000 BC, and the Julian calendar (which consisted of 365 or 366 days) began in 45 BC.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian_calendar&oldid=406578579 Julian calendar] - Wikipedia, accessed January 16, 2011</ref>


===Conclusion===
===Conclusion===


There is no miracle to be found here. Apologists have manipulated data and used an un-Islamic method of counting days within a year to make the (unverified) numbers "fit".  
There is no miracle to be found here. Apologists have manipulated data and used an un-Islamic method of counting days within a year to make the numbers "fit".
 
But let's say for a moment the 365 occurrences of the word "yawm" is a mathematically sound citation. If this was discovered at a time when people did not know how many days there were in a year then it may be considered a miracle, but calenders have existed since 3000 BC, and the Julian calendar (which consisted of 365 or 366 days) began in 45 BC.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julian_calendar&oldid=406578579 Julian calendar] - Wikipedia, accessed January 16, 2011</ref>


== "Prayer" mentioned 5 times ==
== "Prayer" mentioned 5 times ==
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