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| {{Quote|Dr. Fahd al-Roomi<ref>https://islamqa.info/en/69741</ref>| | | {{Quote|Dr. Fahd al-Roomi<ref>https://islamqa.info/en/69741</ref>| |
| The word yawm (day) is mentioned 365 times in the Qur’aan, the number of days in a year. In order to prove this '''he counted the words “al-yawm” and “yawman” but he ignored words such as “yawmukum” (your day) and “yawmuhum” (their day) and yawma’idhin (on that day), because if he had done that, he would have got a different number'''. The same applies to the word al-isti’aadhah which refers to seeking refuge from the shaytaan. He says that it is repeated 11 times, but he includes in that the words “a’oodhu” (I seek refuge) and “fasta’idh” (seek refuge) but not “ ‘udhtu” (I sought refuge) or “ya’oodhoona” (they seek refuge) or “u’eedhuha” (I seek refuge for her) or “ma’aadh Allaah” (Allaah forbid).}} | | The word yawm (day) is mentioned 365 times in the Qur’aan, the number of days in a year. In order to prove this '''he counted the words “al-yawm” and “yawman” but he ignored words such as “yawmukum” (your day) and “yawmuhum” (their day) and yawma’idhin (on that day), because if he had done that, he would have got a different number'''. The same applies to the word al-isti’aadhah which refers to seeking refuge from the shaytaan. He says that it is repeated 11 times, but he includes in that the words “a’oodhu” (I seek refuge) and “fasta’idh” (seek refuge) but not “ ‘udhtu” (I sought refuge) or “ya’oodhoona” (they seek refuge) or “u’eedhuha” (I seek refuge for her) or “ma’aadh Allaah” (Allaah forbid).}} |
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| ==Summary==
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| *There are exactly 0 word count miracles in the Qur'an. This is the conclusion not only of the critics of Islam, but also of many Islamic scholars.
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| *Apologists use various questionable counting methods to get some interesting number. Since they are using so many counting methods, it is very probable that they would find some word counts that are in some way interesting. It is probable - not improbable nor miraculous. Also they use additional deceptive methods like mistranslation to make the word count claims look better.
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| **Probably the most amazing claim of the word "day" appearing 365 days is false. It is based on arbitrary exclusions and uses the solar, Gregorian calendar, while the 12 months miracle claim uses a verse that defines the Islamic year as based on the lunar calendar, which lasts 354 days.
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| **Probably the most valid claim is that the Qur'an mentions "angel" (+ "angels") and "shaytan" (+"shaytans") both 88 times. But this word count is inconsistent with the majority of other word counts with regards to its counting method, by counting plural and singular forms together and by including words with prefixes and suffixes.
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| ***Apologists (in the description of the word count) try to make it seem that only the singular (or only the plural) forms were counted,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3QHYELlo1s
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| "This book uses the word "angels" 88 times, ملائكاة ."ملائكاة (mala'ika) is the plural form.
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| </ref> which is a misleading tactic by them.
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| *The word counts found by apologists are all somewhere between questionable and wrong. And they are inconsistent with regards to their counting methods. They do not prove that the Qur'an is from god.
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| **These word count "miracle" claims rather indicate the helplessness of apologists in trying to find any evidence for Islam.
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| *The number claimed for a word (or a pair of words) sometimes has a connection or relevance to the word, but most often it does not. This is another inconsistency.
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| *Even if all counts were right and if it proved supernatural origin, it wouldn't mean that the supernatural origin is god specifically. The author could have been any other supernatural being, like Satan or jinn - both have bigger powers than humans.
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |