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This article lists all occurrences of the Arabic words ''iman'' (إِيمَٰن) and ''kufr'' (كُفْر) in the Qur'an. ''Iman'' means faith or belief, ''kufr'' means disbelief or infidelity. The purpose is to analyze the claim (miracle) that they both appear 25 times when counting without the genitive forms. | This article lists all occurrences of the Arabic words ''iman'' (إِيمَٰن) and ''kufr'' (كُفْر) in the Qur'an. ''Iman'' means faith or belief, ''kufr'' means disbelief or infidelity. The purpose is to analyze the claim (miracle) that they both appear 25 times when counting without the genitive forms. | ||
==Arabic grammar== | ==Arabic grammar== | ||
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===Genitive=== | ===Genitive=== | ||
Whether the word is in the nominative, accusative or genitive form depends on diacritics on the third letter of the root.<ref>{{cite web|url= |title= |publisher= |author= |date= |archiveurl= | Whether the word is in the nominative, accusative or genitive form depends on diacritics on the third letter of the root.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://arabic.desert-sky.net/g_cases.html |title=Arabic case system |publisher= |author= |date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122114458/http://arabic.desert-sky.net/g_cases.html |deadurl=no}} </ref> So ''r'' (ر) in ''kufr'' and ''n'' (ن) in ''iman''. | ||
To put it very simply: | To put it very simply: | ||
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** This word count does not include occurrences of the word ''kufoor'' which are sometimes translated as "disbelief" | ** This word count does not include occurrences of the word ''kufoor'' which are sometimes translated as "disbelief" | ||
** By now it is worth noting how many words are being excluded to arrive at the number 25. This is hardly miraculous; it looks as if a Muslim apologist can select or ignore any occurrences of a word or meaning according to his/her convenience, just to get to the desired number. This is a type of fallacy called [[w:Cherry picking|cherry picking]]. | ** By now it is worth noting how many words are being excluded to arrive at the number 25. This is hardly miraculous; it looks as if a Muslim apologist can select or ignore any occurrences of a word or meaning according to his/her convenience, just to get to the desired number. This is a type of fallacy called [[w:Cherry picking|cherry picking]]. | ||
** If Allah intended this word count miracle, then what is its meaning? Is belief equal to disbelief? Shouldn't belief have something like a double word count? And why we have to exclude some forms to get the miraculous word count? | ** If Allah intended this word count miracle, then what is its meaning? Is belief equal to disbelief? Shouldn't belief have something like a double word count? And why we do have to exclude some forms to get the miraculous word count? | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Miracles]] | [[Category:Miracles]] | ||
[[Category:Qur'an]] | |||
[[Category:Arabic]] | |||