Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Peace be upon you, How many people saw Moses' staff turn into a serpent? How long did that miracle last? How many people witnessed Jesus when he created birds from clay by God's leave, healed the leprous and hopelessly blind by God's leave, and revived the dead by God's leave? How long did these miracles last? God's miracle to this generation, the mathematical miracle of the Qur'an, is far greater than the miracles Jesus, Moses, and all the previous messengers combined. Some profound facts: 1. The Qur'an consists of 114 suras (19x6), and the total number of verses is 6346, or 19x334. 2. The word "God" (Allah) occurs in the Qur'an 2698 times, 19x142, and when we add the numbers of the verses wherever we see the word "God," the total is 118123, 19x6217. 3. The word "Qur'an" occurs in the Qur'an 57 times (19x3), in 38 suras (19x2), and when we add the numbers of the verses wherever the word "Qur'an" is found, the total comes to 2660 (19x140). [Note: for a summary of the mathematical miracle, please visit: http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix1.html] [Quran 74:30] Over it is nineteen.* [74:31] We appointed angels to be guardians of Hell, and we assigned their number (19) (1) to disturb the disbelievers, (2) to convince the Christians and Jews (that this is a divine scripture), (3) to strengthen the faith of the faithful, (4) to remove all traces of doubt from the hearts of Christians, Jews, as well as the believers, and (5) to expose those who harbor doubt in their hearts, and the disbelievers; they will say, "What did GOD mean by this allegory?" GOD thus sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills. None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is a reminder for the people. [74:32] Absolutely, (I swear) by the moon. [74:33] And the night as it passes. [74:34] And the morning as it shines. One of the Great Miracles [74:35] This is one of the great miracles.* *74:30-35 This "One of the great miracles" provides the first physical evidence that the Quran is God's message to the world. This 19-based miracle is detailed in Appendix 1. References: One of the Great Miracles [74:35], http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix1verify.html God's Miracle to this generation greater than the miracles of all previous messengers, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/1988/aug/page4.html Mathematical Miracle of Quran, http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/miracle/ Peace.