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This article lists all occurrences of the | This article lists all occurrences of the Arabic words ''ad-dunya'' (ٱلدُّنْيَا) and ''al-akhira'' (الآخرة) in the Qur'an. The translation of these words to English is complicated and is discussed in the article. These words do not appear in the dual or plural forms, so this word count will be easier and less questionable than others. | ||
To make it clear for non-speakers of | To make it clear for non-speakers of Arabic: | ||
* The ''al-'' (ال) prefix represents the definite article, like the "the" in English | * The ''al-'' (ال) prefix represents the definite article, like the "the" in English | ||
* The letter د (d) in ''dunya'' is from a group of letters called ''sun letters'' <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_and_moon_letters</ref>. If a word starts with a sun letter, then the "l" in the al- prefix is replaced with the first letter of the word in pronunciation. So Al-Dunya is read as Ad-Dunya. Just like Al-Salam (peace) is read as As-Salam. The "s" here takes double time in pronunciation. | * The letter د (d) in ''dunya'' is from a group of letters called ''sun letters'' <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_and_moon_letters</ref>. If a word starts with a sun letter, then the "l" in the al- prefix is replaced with the first letter of the word in pronunciation. So Al-Dunya is read as Ad-Dunya. Just like Al-Salam (peace) is read as As-Salam. The "s" here takes double time in pronunciation. | ||
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==Conclusions== | ==Conclusions== | ||
* The word Ad-Dunya appears 115 times in the Qur'an but doesn't always mean "this world" or "worldly life" | * The word Ad-Dunya appears 115 times in the Qur'an but doesn't always mean "this world" or "worldly life" | ||
* The word Al-Akhira appears 71 times, when counting the basic form Al-Akhira and 115 times | * The word Al-Akhira appears 71 times, when counting the basic form Al-Akhira and 115 times when the word count includes occurrences with prefixes - like ''bilakhirati'' (بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ) in the verse 12:37. | ||
* The word Al-Akhira also doesn't always mean "hereafter". | * The word Al-Akhira also doesn't always mean "hereafter". | ||
* "''The words Dunya (this world) and Akhira (hereafter) both appear 115 times in the Qur'an, which is a numerical miracle.''" | * "''The words Dunya (this world) and Akhira (hereafter) both appear 115 times in the Qur'an, which is a numerical miracle.''" | ||
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** The word ''dunya'' doesn't always mean "world" and the word ''akhira'' doesn't always mean "hereafter". So the miracle claim is wrong. And phrasing it without the translations is misleading, because it makes people assume that those words always mean "this world" and "hereafter". | ** The word ''dunya'' doesn't always mean "world" and the word ''akhira'' doesn't always mean "hereafter". So the miracle claim is wrong. And phrasing it without the translations is misleading, because it makes people assume that those words always mean "this world" and "hereafter". | ||
** What is the message behind the number 115? This number seems to be a product of coincidence. | ** What is the message behind the number 115? This number seems to be a product of coincidence. | ||
** What is the message behind these numbers being equal? Worldly life is the same as hereafter? They are equally important? Are they equally long? Shouldn't the hereafter be much more important and have a double word count? | ** What is the message behind these numbers being equal? Worldly life is the same as hereafter? They are equally important? Are they equally long? Shouldn't the hereafter be much more important and have a possibly double word count if there is any thing miraculous in the Qur'an? | ||
** The correct way of describing the miracle: The word ''ad-dunya'' (ٱلدُّنْيَا), meaning either "this world" or "nearer" or "lower" and so on, appears 115 times in the Qur'an and the word ''al-akhira'' (الآخرة) meaning either "hereafter" or "second" or "latter" and so on, appears 71 times in the Qur'an and if we count also the words with prefixes like bi- (ب) or waw- (و) the word appears 115 times. So the same | ** The correct way of describing the miracle: The word ''ad-dunya'' (ٱلدُّنْيَا), meaning either "this world" or "nearer" or "lower" and so on, appears 115 times in the Qur'an and the word ''al-akhira'' (الآخرة) meaning either "hereafter" or "second" or "latter" and so on, appears 71 times in the Qur'an and if we count also the words with prefixes like bi- (ب) or waw- (و) the word appears 115 times. So, that is the same number of times as the word ''ad-dunya''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||