"365 days miracle" in the Qur'an

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This article contains a list of all the occurrences of the word "day" (يوم - transliterated as "yawm") in all its forms in the Qur'an. It also counts the total number of occurrences, number of occurrences in singular/plural/dual separately and the number of occurrences, where the word consists only of the three arabic letters يوم (regardless of diacritics). The purpose is to refute the apologist argument, that this word appears 365 times in the Qur'an, just like there are 365 days in the non-islamic Gregorian calendar, which "cannot be a coincidence" (although it could be a coincidence even if it was true), and therefore the Qur'an must be from god.

List

Apologists often (always) don't present the full list[1], but there it is:

Total count Verse Word in arabic (يوم counted) Translation Number (counted)
1 1:04 1 يَوْمِ the day singular 1
2 2:08 وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ and in the day singular 2
3 2:48 يَوْمًا day singular 3
4 2:62 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 4
5 2:80 أَيَّامًا days plural 1
6 2:85 وَيَوْمَ and (on the) day singular 5
7 2:113 يَوْمَ 2 (on the) day singular 6
8 2:123 يَوْمًا a day singular 7
9 2:126 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 8
10 2:174 يَوْمَ 3 (on the) day singular 9
11 2:177 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 10
12 2:184 أَيَّامًا (for) days plural 2
13 2:184 أَيَّامٍ (of) days plural 3
14 2:185 أَيَّامٍ (of) days plural 4
15 2:196 أَيَّامٍ [three] days plural 5
16 2:203 أَيَّامٍ days plural 6
17 2:203 يَوْمَيْنِ two days dual 1
18 2:212 يَوْمَ 4 (on the) day singular 11
19 2:228 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 12
20 2:232 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 13
21 2:249 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 14
22 2:254 يَوْمٌ 5 the day singular 15
23 2:259 يَوْمًا a day singular 16
24 2:259 يَوْمٍ 6 (of) a day singular 17
25 2:264 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 18
26 2:281 يَوْمًا a day singular 19
27 3:9 لِيَوْمٍ on a day singular 20
28 3:24 أَيَّامًا [few] days plural 7
29 3:25 لِيَوْمٍ on a day singular 21
30 3:30 يَوْمَ 7 on the day singular 22
31 3:41 أَيَّامٍ [three] days plural 8
32 3:55 يَوْمِ 8 the day singular 23
33 3:77 يَوْمَ 9 on the day singular 24
34 3:106 يَوْمَ 10 on the day singular 25
35 3:114 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 26
36 3:140 ٱلْأَيَّامُ these days plural 9
37 3:155 يَوْمَ 11 on the day singular 27
38 3:161 يَوْمَ 12 on the day singular 28
39 3:166 يَوْمَ 13 on the day singular 29
40 3:167 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 30
41 3:180 يَوْمَ 14 on the day singular 31
42 3:185 يَوْمَ 15 on the day singular 32
43 3:194 يَوْمَ 16 on the day singular 33
44 4:38 بِٱلْيَوْمِ in the day singular 34
45 4:39 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 35
46 4:42 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 36
47 4:59 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 37
48 4:87 يَوْمِ 17 on the day singular 38
49 4:109 18 يَوْمَ on the day singular 39
50 4:136 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 40
51 4:141 يَوْمَ 19 on the day singular 41
52 4:159 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 42
53 4:162 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 43
54 5:3 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 44
55 5:3 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 45
56 5:5 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 46
57 5:14 يَوْمِ 20 the day singular 47
58 5:36 يَوْمِ 21 of the day singular 48
59 5:64 يَوْمِ 22 (till) the day singular 49
60 5:69 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 50
61 5:89 أَيَّامٍ [three] days plural 10
62 5:109 يَوْمَ 23 on the day singular 51
63 5:119 يَوْمُ 24 the day singular 52
64 6:12 يَوْمِ 25 the day singular 53
65 6:15 يَوْمٍ 26 of a day singular 54
66 6:16 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 55
67 6:22 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 56
68 6:73 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 57
69 6:73 يَوْمَ 27 on the day singular 58
70 6:93 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 59
71 6:128 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 60
72 6:130 يَوْمِكُمْ of your day singular 61
73 6:141 يَوْمَ 28 on the day singular 62
74 6:158 يَوْمَ 29 the day singular 63
75 7:8 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 64
76 7:14 يَوْمِ 30 the day singular 65
77 7:32 يَوْمَ 31 on the day singular 66
78 7:51 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so today singular 67
79 7:51 يَوْمِهِمْ their day singular 68
80 7:53 يَوْمَ 32 on the day singular 69
81 7:54 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 11
82 7:59 يَوْمٍ 33 of a day singular 70
83 7:163 يَوْمَ 34 on the day singular 71
84 7:163 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 72
85 7:167 يَوْمِ 35 the day singular 73
86 7:172 يَوْمَ 36 on the day singular 74
87 8:16 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 75
88 8:41 يَوْمَ 37 on the day singular 76
89 8:41 يَوْمَ 38 the day singular 77
90 8:48 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 78
91 9:3 يَوْمَ 39 on the day singular 79
92 9:18 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 80
93 9:19 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 81
94 9:25 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 82
95 9:29 بِٱلْيَوْمِ in the day singular 83
96 9:35 يَوْمَ 40 on the day singular 84
97 9:36 يَوْمَ 41 the day singular 85
98 9:44 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 86
99 9:45 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 87
100 9:77 يَوْمِ 42 [till] the day singular 88
101 9:99 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 89
102 9:108 يَوْمٍ 43 the day singular 90
103 10:3 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 12
104 10:15 يَوْمٍ 44 of a day singular 91
105 10:28 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 92
106 10:45 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 93
107 10:60 يَوْمَ 45 on the day singular 94
108 10:92 فَٱلْيَوْمَ but this day singular 95
109 10:93 يَوْمَ 46 on the day singular 96
110 10:102 أَيَّامِ the days plural 13
111 11:3 يَوْمٍ 47 of a day singular 97
112 11:7 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 14
113 11:8 يَوْمَ 48 on the day singular 98
114 11:26 يَوْمٍ 49 of a day singular 99
115 11:43 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 100
116 11:60 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 101
117 11:65 أَيَّامٍ [three] days plural 15
118 11:66 يَوْمِئِذٍ of that day singular 102
119 11:77 50 يَوْمٌ a day singular 103
120 11:84 51 يَوْمٍ of an day singular 104
121 11:98 يَوْمَ 52 on the day singular 105
122 11:99 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 106
123 11:103 يَوْمٌ 53 a day singular 107
124 11:103 يَوْمٌ 54 a day singular 108
125 11:105 يَوْمَ 55 on the day singular 109
126 12:54 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 110
127 12:92 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 111
128 14:5 بِأَيَّىٰمِ of the days plural 16
129 14:18 يَوْمٍ 56 a day singular 112
130 14:31 يَوْمٌ 57 of the day singular 113
131 14:41 يَوْمَ 58 on the day singular 114
132 14:42 لِيَوْمٍ to a day singular 115
133 14:44 يَوْمَ 59 of the day singular 116
134 14:48 يَوْمَ 60 on the day singular 117
135 14:49 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 118
136 15:35 يَوْمِ 61 (until) the day singular 119
137 15:36 يَوْمِ 62 (till) the day singular 120
138 15:38 يَوْمِ 63 (till) the day singular 121
139 16:25 يَوْمَ 64 on the day singular 122
140 16:27 يَوْمَ 65 on the day singular 123
141 16:27 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 124
142 16:63 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 125
143 16:80 يَوْمَ 66 on the day singular 126
144 16:80 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 127
145 16:84 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 128
146 16:87 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 129
147 16:89 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 130
148 16:92 67 يَوْمَ on the day singular 131
149 16:111 يَوْمَ 68 on the day singular 132
150 16:124 يَوْمَ 69 on the day singular 133
151 17:13 يَوْمَ 70 on the day singular 134
152 17:14 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 135
153 17:52 يَوْمَ 71 on the day singular 136
154 17:58 يَوْمِ 72 the day singular 137
155 17:62 يَوْمِ 73 (to) the day singular 138
156 17:71 يَوْمَ 74 the day singular 139
157 17:97 يَوْمَ 75 on the day singular 140
158 18:19 يَوْمًا (for) a day singular 141
159 18:19 يَوْمٍ 76 of a day singular 142
160 18:47 وَيَوْمَ and the day singular 143
161 18:52 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 144
162 18:99 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 145
163 18:100 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 146
164 18:105 77 يَوْمَ on the day singular 147
165 19:15 يَوْمَ 78 on the day singular 148
166 19:15 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 149
167 19:15 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 150
168 19:26 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 151
169 19:33 يَوْمَ 79 on the day singular 152
170 19:33 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 153
171 19:33 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 154
172 19:37 يَوْمٍ 80 of a day singular 155
173 19:38 يَوْمَ 81 on the day singular 156
174 19:38 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 157
175 19:39 يَوْمَ 82 of the day singular 158
176 19:85 يَوْمَ 83 the day singular 159
177 19:95 يَوْمَ 84 on the day singular 160
178 20:59 يَوْمُ 85 (is) the day singular 161
179 20:64 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 162
180 20:100 يَوْمَ 86 on the day singular 163
181 20:101 يَوْمَ 87 on the day singular 164
182 20:102 يَوْمَ 88 on the day (when) singular 165
183 20:102 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 166
184 20:104 يَوْمًا a day singular 167
185 20:108 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 168
186 20:109 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 169
187 20:124 يَوْمَ 89 on the day singular 170
188 20:126 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 171
189 21:47 لِيَوْمِ for the day singular 172
190 21:103 يَوْمُكُمُ your day singular 173
191 21:104 يَوْمَ 90 on the day (when) singular 174
192 22:2 يَوْمَ 91 on the day singular 175
193 22:9 يَوْمَ 92 on the day (of) singular 176
194 22:17 يَوْمَ 93 on the day (of) singular 177
195 22:28 أَيَّامٍ days plural 17
196 22:47 يَوْمًا a day singular 178
197 22:55 يَوْمٍ 94 (of) a day singular 179
198 22:56 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 180
199 22:69 يَوْمَ 95 on the day singular 181
200 23:16 يَوْمَ 96 on the day (of) singular 182
201 23:65 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 183
202 23:100 يَوْمِ 97 [until] the day singular 184
203 23:101 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 185
204 23:111 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 186
205 23:113 يَوْمًا a day singular 187
206 23:113 يَوْمٍ 98 (of) a day singular 188
207 24:2 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 189
208 24:24 يَوْمَ 99 on the day (when) singular 190
209 24:25 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 191
210 24:37 يَوْمًا a day singular 192
211 24:64 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (on which) singular 193
212 25:14 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 194
213 25:17 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (when) singular 195
214 25:22 يَوْمَ 100 on the day singular 196
215 25:22 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 197
216 25:24 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 198
217 25:25 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 199
218 25:26 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 200
219 25:26 يَوْمًا a day singular 201
220 25:27 وَيَوْمَ and the day singular 202
221 25:59 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 18
222 25:69 يَوْمَ 101 on the day (of) singular 203
223 26:38 يَوْمٍ 102 on the day singular 204
224 26:82 يَوْمَ 103 on the day (of) singular 205
225 26:87 يَوْمَ 104 on the day (when) singular 206
226 26:88 يَوْمَ 105 the day on (which) singular 207
227 26:135 يَوْمٍ 106 of a day singular 208
228 26:155 يَوْمٍ 107 on a day singular 209
229 26:156 يَوْمٍ 108 of a day singular 210
230 26:189 يَوْمِ 109 of the day (of) singular 211
231 26:189 يَوْمٍ 110 of a day singular 212
232 27:83 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (when) singular 213
233 27:87 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 214
234 27:89 يَوْمَئِذٍ on the day singular 215
235 28:41 وَيَوْمَ and the day (of) singular 216
236 28:42 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (of) singular 217
237 28:61 يَوْمَ 111 on the day (of) singular 218
238 28:62 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (when) singular 219
239 28:65 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (when) singular 220
240 28:66 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 221
241 28:71 يَوْمِ 112 till the day (of) singular 222
242 28:72 يَوْمِ 113 till the day (of) singular 223
243 28:74 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (when) singular 224
244 29:13 يَوْمَ 114 on the day singular 225
245 29:25 115 يَوْمَ on the day singular 226
246 29:36 ٱلْيَوْمَ the day singular 227
247 29:55 يَوْمَ 116 on the day (when) singular 228
248 30:4 وَيَوْمَئِذٍ and on that day singular 229
249 30:12 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 230
250 30:14 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 231
251 30:14 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 232
252 30:43 يَوْمٌ 117 the day singular 233
253 30:43 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 234
254 30:55 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 235
255 30:56 يَوْمِ 118 [till] the day singular 236
256 30:56 يَوْمُ 119 the day singular 237
257 30:57 فَيَوْمَئِذٍ but on that day singular 238
258 31:33 يَوْمًا the day singular 239
259 32:4 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 19
260 32:5 يَوْمٍ 120 [in] a day singular 240
261 32:14 يَوْمِكُمْ [this] day of yours singular 241
262 32:25 يَوْمَ 121 on the day (of) singular 242
263 32:29 يَوْمَ 122 on the day (of) singular 243
264 33:21 وَٱلْيَوْمَ and the day singular 244
265 33:44 يَوْمَ 123 on the day singular 245
266 33:66 يَوْمَ 124 on the day singular 246
267 34:18 وَأَيَّامًا and days plural 20
268 34:30 يَوْمٍ 125 of a day singular 247
269 34:40 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 248
270 34:42 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so on that day singular 249
271 35:14 وَيَوْمَ and the day singular 250
272 36:54 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so this day singular 251
273 36:55 ٱلْيَوْمَ on that day singular 252
274 36:59 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 253
275 36:64 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 254
276 36:65 ٱلْيَوْمَ on that day singular 255
277 37:20 يَوْمُ 126 the day of singular 256
278 37:21 يَوْمُ 127 the day of singular 257
279 37:26 ٱلْيَوْمَ on that day singular 258
280 37:33 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 259
281 37:144 يَوْمِ 128 the day singular 260
282 38:16 يَوْمِ 129 the day of singular 261
283 38:26 يَوْمَ 130 the day of singular 262
284 38:53 لِيَوْمِ for the day of singular 263
285 38:78 يَوْمِ 131 the day of singular 264
286 38:79 يَوْمِ 132 the day singular 265
287 38:81 يَوْمِ 133 [till] the day singular 266
288 39:13 يَوْمٍ 134 of a day singular 267
289 39:15 يَوْمَ 135 on the day (of) singular 268
290 39:24 يَوْمَ 136 on the day singular 269
291 39:31 يَوْمَ 137 on the day (of) singular 270
292 39:47 يَوْمَ 138 on the day (of) singular 271
293 39:60 وَيَوْمَ and on the day (of) singular 272
294 39:67 يَوْمَ 139 on the day (of) singular 273
295 39:71 يَوْمِكُمْ your day singular 274
296 40:9 يَوْمَئِذٍ that day singular 275
297 40:15 يَوْمَ 140 on the day (of) singular 276
298 40:16 يَوْمَ 141 the day singular 277
299 40:16 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 278
300 40:17 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 279
301 40:17 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 280
302 40:18 يَوْمَ 142 of the day singular 281
303 40:27 بِيَوْمِ in the day (of) singular 282
304 40:29 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 283
305 40:30 يَوْمِ 143 day singular 284
306 40:32 يَوْمَ 144 the day of singular 285
307 40:33 يَوْمَ 145 the day (on which) singular 286
308 40:46 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 287
309 40:49 يَوْمًا one day singular 288
310 40:51 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 289
311 40:52 يَوْمَ 146 the day (on which) singular 290
312 41:9 يَوْمَيْنِ two days dual 2
313 41:10 أَيَّامٍ [four] days plural 21
314 41:12 يَوْمَيْنِ two days dual 3
315 41:16 أَيَّامٍ days plural 22
316 41:19 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 291
317 41:40 يَوْمَ 147 on the day singular 292
318 41:47 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 293
319 42:7 يَوْمَ 148 of the day singular 294
320 42:45 يَوْمَ 149 on the day singular 295
321 42:47 يَوْمٌ 150 the day singular 296
322 42:47 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 297
323 43:39 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 298
324 43:65 يَوْمٍ 151 of a day singular 299
325 43:67 يَوْمَئِذٍۭ on that day singular 300
326 43:68 ٱلْيَوْمَ this day singular 301
327 43:83 يَوْمَهُمُ their day singular 302
328 44:10 يَوْمَ 152 for the day singular 303
329 44:16 يَوْمَ 153 on the day singular 304
330 44:40 يَوْمَ 154 the day of singular 305
331 44:41 يَوْمَ 155 the day (on which) singular 306
332 45:14 أَيَّامَ the days plural 23
333 45:17 يَوْمَ 156 on the day singular 307
334 45:26 يَوْمِ 157 [to] the day (of) singular 308
335 45:27 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 309
336 45:27 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 310
337 45:28 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 311
338 45:34 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 312
339 45:34 يَوْمِكُمْ your day singular 313
340 45:35 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so on that day singular 314
341 46:5 يَوْمِ 158 (till) the day of singular 315
342 46:20 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 316
343 46:20 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so today singular 317
344 46:21 يَوْمٍ 159 of a day singular 318
345 46:34 وَيَوْمَ and on the day singular 319
346 46:35 يَوْمَ 160 on the day singular 320
347 50:20 يَوْمُ 161 the day singular 321
348 50:22 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 322
349 50:30 يَوْمَ 162 on the day singular 323
350 50:34 يَوْمُ 163 the day singular 324
351 50:38 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 24
352 50:41 يَوْمَ 164 on the day singular 325
353 50:42 يَوْمَ 165 the day singular 326
354 50:42 يَوْمُ 166 the day of singular 327
355 50:44 يَوْمَ 167 the day singular 328
356 51:12 يَوْمُ 168 the day singular 329
357 51:13 يَوْمَ 169 the day singular 330
358 51:60 يَوْمِهِمُ their day singular 331
359 52:9 يَوْمَ 170 on the day singular 332
360 52:11 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 333
361 52:13 يَوْمَ 171 the day singular 334
362 52:45 يَوْمَهُمُ their day singular 335
363 52:46 يَوْمَ 172 the day singular 336
364 54:6 يَوْمَ 173 the day singular 337
365 54:8 يَوْمٌ 174 a day singular 338
366 54:19 يَوْمِ 175 a day singular 339
367 54:48 يَوْمَ 176 on the day singular 340
368 55:29 يَوْمٍ 177 [every] day singular 341
369 55:39 فَيَوْمَئِذٍ so on that day singular 342
370 56:50 يَوْمٍ 178 of a day singular 343
371 56:56 يَوْمَ 179 on the day singular 344
372 57:4 أَيَّامٍ [six] days plural 25
373 57:12 يَوْمَ 180 on the day singular 345
374 57:12 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 346
375 57:13 يَوْمَ 181 on the day singular 347
376 57:15 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so today singular 348
377 58:6 يَوْمَ 182 on the day singular 349
378 58:7 يَوْمَ 183 on the day singular 350
379 58:18 يَوْمَ 184 on the day singular 351
380 58:22 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 352
381 60:3 يَوْمَ 185 on the day singular 353
382 60:6 وَٱلْيَوْمَ and the day singular 354
383 62:9 يَوْمِ 186 the day [of Friday] singular 355
384 64:9 يَوْمَ 187 on the day singular 356
385 64:9 لِيَوْمِ for the day singular 357
386 64:9 يَوْمُ 188 the day singular 358
387 65:2 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 359
388 66:7 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 360
389 66:8 يَوْمَ 189 on the day singular 361
390 68:24 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 362
391 68:39 يَوْمِ 190 [to] the day singular 363
392 68:42 يَوْمَ 191 on the day singular 364
393 69:7 أَيَّامٍ [eight] days plural 26
394 69:15 فَيَوْمَئِذٍ then on that day singular 365
395 69:16 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 366
396 69:17 يَوْمَئِذٍ that day singular 367
397 69:18 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 368
398 69:24 ٱلْأَيَّامِ the days plural 27
399 69:35 ٱلْيَوْمَ today singular 369
400 70:4 يَوْمٍ 192 a day singular 370
401 70:8 يَوْمَ 193 on the day singular 371
402 70:11 يَوْمِئِذٍۭ of that day singular 372
403 70:26 بِيَوْمِ of the day singular 373
404 70:42 يَوْمَهُمُ their day singular 374
405 70:43 يَوْمَ 194 the day singular 375
406 70:44 ٱلْيَوْمُ the day singular 376
407 73:14 يَوْمَ 195 on the day singular 377
408 73:17 يَوْمًا on the day singular 378
409 74:9 يَوْمَئِذٍ that day singular 379
410 74:9 يَوْمٌ 196 a day singular 380
411 74:46 بِيَوْمِ the day singular 381
412 75:1 بِيَوْمِ by the day singular 382
413 75:6 يَوْمُ 197 the day singular 383
414 75:10 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 384
415 75:12 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 385
416 75:13 يَوْمَئِذٍۭ on that day singular 386
417 75:22 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 387
418 75:24 يَوْمَئِذٍۭ on that day singular 388
419 75:30 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 389
420 76:7 يَوْمًا a day singular 390
421 76:10 يَوْمًا a day singular 391
422 76:11 ٱلْيَوْمِ of [that] day singular 392
423 76:27 يَوْمًا a day singular 393
424 77:12 يَوْمٍ 198 day singular 394
425 77:13 لِيَوْمِ for the day singular 395
426 77:14 يَوْمُ 199 the day singular 396
427 77:15 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 397
428 77:19 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 398
429 77:24 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 399
430 77:28 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 400
431 77:34 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 401
432 77:35 يَوْمُ 200 the day singular 402
433 77:37 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 403
434 77:38 يَوْمُ 201 the day singular 404
435 77:40 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 405
436 77:45 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 406
437 77:47 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 407
438 77:49 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 408
439 78:17 يَوْمَ 202 the day singular 409
440 78:18 يَوْمَ 203 the day singular 410
441 78:38 يَوْمَ 204 the day singular 411
442 78:39 ٱلْيَوْمُ the day singular 412
443 78:40 يَوْمَ 205 the day singular 413
444 79:6 يَوْمَ 206 the day (on which) singular 414
445 79:8 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 415
446 79:35 يَوْمَ 207 the day (on which) singular 416
447 79:46 يَوْمَ 208 the day singular 417
448 80:34 يَوْمَ 209 the day (on which) singular 418
449 80:37 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 419
450 80:38 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 420
451 80:40 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 421
452 82:15 يَوْمَ 210 on the day singular 422
453 82:17 يَوْمُ 211 the day singular 423
454 82:18 يَوْمُ 212 the day singular 424
455 82:19 يَوْمَ 213 the day (on which) singular 425
456 82:19 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 426
457 83:5 لِيَوْمٍ for a day singular 427
458 83:6 يَوْمَ 214 the day (on which) singular 428
459 83:10 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 429
460 83:11 بِيَوْمِ the day singular 430
461 83:15 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 431
462 83:34 فَٱلْيَوْمَ so today singular 432
463 85:2 وَٱلْيَوْمِ and the day singular 433
464 86:9 يَوْمَ 215 on the day singular 434
465 88:2 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 435
466 88:8 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 436
467 89:23 يَوْمَئِذٍۭ on that day singular 437
468 89:23 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 438
469 89:25 فَيَوْمَئِذٍ but on that day singular 439
470 90:14 يَوْمٍ 216 a day singular 440
471 99:4 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 441
472 99:6 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 442
473 100:11 يَوْمَئِذٍ that day singular 443
474 101:4 يَوْمَ 217 the day (on which) singular 444
475 102:8 يَوْمَئِذٍ on that day singular 445

So the word appears 475 times in all forms, 217 times in يوم form and 445 times in the singular and it does not appear 365 times as some apologists like to claim.

Grammatical forms counted by apologists

Now let's look at the questionable counting method used by apologists. There are 38 forms of this word used in the Quran. Here is a list of all these forms, with number of occurrences and with demonstration of the apologist way of counting.

A quick guide for non-Arabs:

  • The letter after m determines case
    • yawmu - nominative
    • yawma - accusative
      • When indefinite noun is accusative, the letter ا (alif) is suffixed
    • yawmi - genitive
  • wa- (و) prefix means "and"
  • bi- (ب) prefix means "in" or "with"
  • fa- (ف) prefix means "then"
  • li- (ل) prefix means "to" or "for"
  • al- (ال) prefix generally means the word is definite, but with the word yawm, al-yawm means "today".
    • bi- + al- becomes bil-
    • wa- + al- becomes wal-
    • fa- + al- becomes fal-
  • The "n" at the end means indefinite. If there is no al- prefix making it definite nor -n suffix making it indefinite, than it's possessive "day of".
  • ayyaam is plural, yawmayn is dual.
  • -kum suffix means "your", -hum or -him means "their"
  • yawma-idhin means "that day"

Yellow are forms ignored by apologists and orange are singular forms ignored by apologists.

N. Example In Arabic Transliteration Occurrences Apologist counting
1 1:4 يَوْمِ yawmi 31 31
2 2:8 وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ wa-bil-yawmi 1 32
3 2:48 يَوْمًا yawman 16 48
4 2:62 وَٱلْيَوْمِ wal-yawmi 21 69
5 2:80 أَيَّامًا ayyaaman 3 IGNORED
6 2:85 وَيَوْمَ wa-yawma 44 113
7 2:113 يَوْمَ yawma 133 246
8 2:184 أَيَّامٍ ayyaamin 18 IGNORED
9 2:203 يَوْمَيْنِ yawmayni 3 IGNORED
10 2:249 ٱلْيَوْمَ al-yawma 38 284
11 2:254 يَوْمٌ yawmun 9 293
12 2:259 يَوْمٍ yawmin 28 321
13 3:9 لِيَوْمٍ li-yawmin 4 325
14 3:140 ٱلْأَيَّامُ al-ayyaamu 1 IGNORED
15 3:167 يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin 59 IGNORED
16 4:38 بِٱلْيَوْمِ bil-yawmi 2 327
17 5:119 يَوْمُ yawmu 16 343
18 6:130 يَوْمِكُمْ yawmi-kum 4 IGNORED
19 7:51 فَٱلْيَوْمَ fal-yawma 8 351
20 7:51 يَوْمِهِمْ yawmi-him 1 IGNORED
21 10:102 أَيَّامِ ayyaami 1 IGNORED
22 11:66 يَوْمِئِذٍ yawmi-idhin 1 IGNORED
23 14:5 بِأَيَّىٰمِ bi-ayyaami 1 IGNORED
24 21:47 لِيَوْمِ li-yawmi 4 355
25 21:103 يَوْمُكُمُ yawmu-kum 1 IGNORED
26 30:4 وَيَوْمَئِذٍ wa-yawma-idhin 1 IGNORED
27 30:57 فَيَوْمَئِذٍ fa-yawma-idhin 4 IGNORED
28 33:21 وَٱلْيَوْمَ wal-yawma 2 357
29 34:18 وَأَيَّامًا wa-ayyaaman 1 IGNORED
30 40:27 بِيَوْمِ bi-yawmi 5 362
31 43:67 يَوْمَئِذٍۭ yawma-idhin 4 IGNORED
32 43:83 يَوْمَهُمُ yawma-humu 3 IGNORED
33 45:14 أَيَّامَ ayyaama 1 IGNORED
34 51:60 يَوْمِهِمُ yawmi-himu 1 IGNORED
35 69:24 ٱلْأَيَّامِ al-ayyaami 1 IGNORED
36 70:11 يَوْمِئِذٍۭ yawmi-idhin 1 IGNORED
37 70:44 ٱلْيَوْمُ al-yawmu 2 364
38 76:11 ٱلْيَوْمِ al-yawmi 1 365

Since apologists are counting complicated forms like wa-bil-yawmi, we cannot say that they count only the "simple" or "basic" forms. And by counting words with prefixes, they are inconsistent by not counting words with suffixes, like yawmi-kum. Their choice of grammatical forms counted is very arbitrary. They exclude 20 (including 11 singular) forms out of 38. If they counted all forms, they wouldn't get 365, if they counted only singular forms, they wouldn't get to 365. Since there are so many ways for arbitrary selection from 38 numbers, it is not a miracle that one of those selections turned out to have an interesting sum.

The completely ignored نهار (nahaar)

Yawm (يوم) is not the only Arabic word used in the Quran for "day". The word nahaar (نهار) which also means "day" occurs 57 times in the Quran [2]. Apologists completely ignore this word when counting occurrences of "day".

Conclusions

Main

  • The word يوم does not appear in the Qur'an 365 times, as some apologists like to claim.
  • The word يوم (day) in all its forms appears 475 times in the Qur'an.
  • The word يوم appears 445 times in its singular form in the Qur'an.
  • The word يوم in its basic form (consisting only of the trilateral root ي - و - م (ya - waw - mim) without any suffix/prefix letters and while ignoring the differences in diacritics) appears 217 times in the Qur'an.
  • To arrive at 365 occurrences, apologists exclude 3 dual and 27 plural forms, 10 singular occurrences with suffixed possessive pronouns and 70 forms of the word يومئذ (yawma-ithin, which means "that day"), but allow 91 words with prefixes بِ (bi), وَ (wa), فَ (fa) or لِ (li). They also allow 75 occurrences with the ال (al) prefix, although اليوم (al-yawm) often means "today".
  • The Arabic word nahaar (نهار), which also means "day", is completely ignored by apologists. If we added its 57 occurrences to the 475 occurrences of yawm (يوم), that would be 532 occurrences of "day".

Other

  • Even if the word يوم appeared 365 times in its basic form, these words would not be the same because there are still differences in diacritics, which change the meaning and pronunciation (يَوْمَ / يَوْمٍ / يَوْمِ / يَوْمٌ / يَوْمُ .. - yawma / yawmin / yawmi / yawmun / yawmu ..).
  • Many times the word "day" refers to the Day of Resurrection and its length is not 1 day, but 50 000 years [3]
  • يومئذ (yawma-ithin) means "that day" [4] and not "then forth" and even if we excluded it because it means "then forth", then we should also exclude اليوم, because it means "today".
  • يوما has the letter ا (alif) as a suffix to indicate accusative [5], so it is not the basic form.
  • The word "day" is also used to describe the supposed six days of creation of the world. We can see that this word always means "day" and never "epoch" or "period" so it literally talks about six days of creation, which is scientifically inaccurate.
  • A year in Islam's lunar calendar has 354 days and not 365. [6]
  • The Earth doesn't orbit around the Sun exactly 365 days, but approximately 365.25 days, so if the word appeared 365 times and signified the time needed for the earth to orbit around the Sun, it still wouldn't be accurate. So if the whole number 365 means anything, then it is the number of days in the non-Islamic Gregorian calendar.
  • According to Islam, the Sun rises on one side [7]of the flat earth[8][9], then goes over the earth, then sets on the other side [10], then goes under the throne of Allah (it doesn't shine on the other side of the round earth, creating day on the other side) and there it asks for permission to rise again.[11] So the idea of a rotating earth, which orbits around the Sun, is not compatible with the Islamic doctrine.

See also

References

  1. Like here http://www.answering-christianity.com/day_365_month_12_times_in_quran.htm
  2. http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nhr
  3. "To Him ascend the angels and the Spirit in a day the measure of which is fifty thousand years." - Quran 70:4
  4. For example, let's take the verse 88:8 and see whether different translations prefer to translate the word يومئذ (yawma-ithin) as "that day" or "then forth".
    • Arabic: "وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاعِمَةٌ"
    • Transliteration: "Wujoohun yawma-ithin naAAima"
    • For non-speakers of arabic: Wujoohun = Faces, naAAima = joyful
    Translations:
    • Pickthall: "In that day other faces will be calm"
    • Sahih International: "[Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure"
    • Dr. Ghali: "(Other) faces upon that day will be blissful,"
    • Shakir: "(Other) faces on that day shall be happy,"
    • Yusuf Ali: "(Other) faces that Day will be joyful,"
  5. http://arabic.desert-sky.net/g_cases.html#acc
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar
  7. "Until when he reached the land of the rising of the sun" Quran 18:90
  8. "And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out)" Quran 71:19 (and many other verses)
  9. "As for His words sutihat, ‘laid out flat’, this on a literal reading suggests that the earth is flat, which is the opinion of the scholars of the Law, and not a sphere as astronomers have it" - Al-Jalalayn's interpretation of the verse 8:20
  10. "Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud." Quran 18:86
  11. "The Prophet (ﷺ) asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: "And the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All- Knowing." " Sahih al-Bukhari Book 59, Hadith 10 (3199)