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

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* 9) Verse 78:12 "''And We made above you '''seven strong ones''' (سَبْعًا شِدَادًا),''"
* 9) Verse 78:12 "''And We made above you '''seven strong ones''' (سَبْعًا شِدَادًا),''"
** "Seven strong-ones" (sabAAan shidadan, سَبْعًا شِدَادًا) refers to the seven heavens. <ref>Al-Jalalayn's interpretation: "and built above you seven mighty ones? seven heavens shidād is the plural of shadīda that is to say strong and sturdy unaffected by the passage of time"</ref>
** "Seven strong-ones" (sabAAan shidadan, سَبْعًا شِدَادًا) refers to the seven heavens. <ref>Al-Jalalayn's interpretation: "and built above you seven mighty ones? seven heavens shidād is the plural of shadīda that is to say strong and sturdy unaffected by the passage of time"</ref>
Notice that in the verses 17:44 and 23:86 the order of the Arabic words is different. They literally say "heavens seven".


We can get 7 occurrences if we count only the occurrences where the seven heavens are explicitly called seven "heavens" (samawat, سَمَٰوَٰتٍ) and not "paths" or "strong ones". So we could consider this word count to be valid. But is this really a miracle?  
We can get 7 occurrences if we count only the occurrences where the seven heavens are explicitly called seven "heavens" (samawat, سَمَٰوَٰتٍ) and not "paths" or "strong ones". So we could consider this word count to be valid. But is this really a miracle?  
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