16 – World and Hereafter

The Quran speaks of two lives: the one in this “world” (Dunya), which is finite, and the other in the “hereafter” (Ahiret) which is infinite. The relation between these words in the Quran is very clear. These two words which are used sometimes together in a verse and sometimes separately, are mentioned 115 times each. There are two examples below:

185- The life of this world is no more than an illusion.
3. The Family of Imran, 185

103 – This should be a sign for those who fear the torment of the Hereafter…
11. Hud 103

The word	Number of occurrence
World	115
Hereafter	115

15 – The Surah on Honey-Bees

We observe that in the Quran, the honey bee is mentioned more specifically than other animals. (We presented this subject in the 43rd and the 44th chapters). There are many examples of animals in the Quran but none of them is mentioned in particular except the honey-bee and none of them is mentioned in successive verses. The number of this sura is 16 and entitled honey-bees (nahl). The number of this sura and the number of the chromosomes of the male honey-bee are equal. The number of chromosome of the female honey-bee is 2n which is equal to 32 (16X2). So the number of the sura indicates the number of chromosomes. The number of chromosome of an element is like the atomic number of that element, it can not be changed. Everywhere in the world, the number of chromosomes of the male honey-bees is 16 and every female honey-bee has 32 chromosomes. On the other hand, the verse number of this sura is 128, this means; 8 times the number of chromosomes of the male honey-bee (16) and also 4 times the number of chromosomes of the female honey-bee (32). Just like the number of this sura, the verse number is proportional to the number of chromosomes of the honey-bee.

In this sura, the verses 68 and 69 mention the honey-bees. The first verse, 68 has 13 words. If we count the words from the beginning of this sura up to the word honey-bee (nahl) in that verse, we come up with 884 letters. Let us see if this number has any meaning. This number is equal to the product of the verse number 68 (68X13=884). Can this be coincidence? There are many different ways in which the Quran shows its mathematical miracles.

What is the number of the sura Honey-bee (nahl)	16
How many verses does the sura Honey-bee have?	128 (16*8)

The number of chromosomes of the male honey-bee	16
The number of chromosomes of the female honey-bee	32 (16*2)

13 – Iron’s Isotopes

As the iron’s atomic number is encoded in the sura that mentions iron, there is also a sign in that sura about the iron’s isotopes.

1. The word “el hadid” which means a particular iron has a mathematical value of 57. The article “el” corresponds to “the” in English. When the word hadid is used with the article “el”, referring to a specific iron, the mathematical value turns out to be 57.

Alif	=	1
Lam	=	30
Ha	=	8
Da	=	4
Ya	=	10
Da	=	4
Total	=	57

2. The sura Iron (hadid) is the 57th sura of the Quran. And 57 is one of the isotopes of iron.

3. The sura Iron (hadid) is the 58th sura from the end of the Quran. That is another isotope of iron.

4. This sura has 29 numbered verses. This number becomes 30 when the unnumbered Basmalah is counted. This number is equal to the neutron numbers of two isotopes of iron, from the total of four. The frequency of the word God in this sura gives the neutron number of the other isotope.

The word	Mathematical value of the word
The iron (el hadid)	57

One of iron’s isotopes

57

What is the sura number of the sura the Iron?

57

12 – Atomic Number of Iron

There are many references to the chemical characteristics of iron, in the Quran. Let us see first the verse which mentions the importance and characteristics of iron:

25- We have surely sent our messengers with clear signs, and sent with them the Book and the Balance, so that man may stand by justice; and We sent down the iron, wherein there is strength, and many benefits for the people.
57. The Iron, 25

The verb “inzal” in the Quran is usually used to describe the action of coming from above the earth. The verb “inzal” refers to the fact that a creation in the world has taken place following an event exterior to the earth. The temperature of the earth was not sufficient, at the beginning, for the formation of iron. Not only the earth, but even a middle sized sun like ours did not have the heat necessary for the formation of iron. That is why iron must have come to our planet from outer space, as well as to the entire solar system. The iron we have in our planet today must have come to our solar system from other suns which had higher temperatures favorable for the formation of iron. To allude to iron, the Quran uses the verb “inzal” to explain its origin is the space.

The Quran shows other mathematical miracles by pointing out the iron’s atomic number, which is 26, in different ways.

1. In the Quran, there is a mathematical value for every letter. (We gave all the letters and their numerical values in the chapters on 19). The mathematical value for the word iron (hadid) is 26.

Ha	=	8
Da	=	4
Ya	=	10
Da	=	4
Total	=	26

2. The verse which refers to iron is the 25th verse in the sura Hadid. If we count Basmalah as a numbered verse then that number is 26.

3. The name God mentioned in this verse for 26th time is in the 25th verse. The atomic number of an element is the main characteristic of that element and is determined by the number of its protons which are the building blocks of that element. Iron’s atomic number is 26 because of its 26 protons. The fact that from the beginning of the sura Iron (Hadid) till the end of the verse of that sura that alludes to iron, the word God is used 26 times.

The word	Mathematical value of the word
Iron	26

Iron’s atomic number	26
How many times is the word? “God” used from the beginning of the sura, till the end of 25th verse which is the only verse wherein 26 the properties of iron mentioned?	26

11 – Seven Heavens

In the Quran, it is told that the heavens are created in seven layers. We studied this subject in our book’s first section, chapter 17. The term “seven heavens” is used seven times in the Quran.

2. The Cow, 29
17. The Children of Israel, 44
23. The Believers, 86
41. Elucidated, 12
65. Divorce, 12
67. The Kingdom, 3
71. Noah, 15

The word	Number of occurrence
Seven heavens	7

What is the number the Quran gives for the number of heavens?

7

10 – The Color White

White is the source of all colors. In the color spectrum, we can witness that from white derive seven other colors. And when those seven colors come together, we have the white color. Thus, white has a special place among the other colors. In the Quran “to be white” is expressed by the word “ebyad”. The mathematical value of this word is 813. (In Arabic, the same characters are used both for numbers and letters. That is why each letter, and consequently each word, has a numerical value). If we add up the numbers of the verses where the color white is mentioned, we end up with the mathematical value of the word, viz 813.

Mathematical value of the letters derived form the word “ebyad” Alif 1 Ba 2 Ya 10 Dwad 800 Total 813

The total of the numbers of the verses in which the word “white” is used Surah Number Verse Number 2 187 3 106 3 107 7 108 12 84 20 22 26 33 27 12 28 32 35 27 37 46 37 49 Total 813

9 – The Land-Sea Ratio

The word sea (bahr) is used 32 times in the Quran. The word bahr is used both for the sea and other waters like lakes and rivers. The word land (berr, yabas) is used 13 times. If we calculate the ratio of 32 to 45 the result is 71.111%.

You may look up in any encyclopedia in the world and see that the lands cover 71% of the earth whereas the seas cover 29% of it. It is really an interesting miracle that scientific and the Quranic ratios of the lands to the seas are exactly the same. This knowledge which was not available in Muhammad’s time is coded in the Quran with concordance of words. People who will outgrow their stubbornness will see that this is an easy to understand and impossible to imitate miracle.
The Word Number of occurrence The Ratio
Sea 32 32/45=71.111
Land 13 13/45=28.888

The ratio of seas to earth %71
The ratio of lands to earth %29

8 – The Date of the Landing on the Moon

In chapter 16, we studied the expressions in the Quran that alluded to man’s landing on the moon. One of the most important among the signs is in the first verse of the sura “Qamar”. The number of verses to be counted from this verse to the end of the Quran is 1398. The year 1389 in the Muslim calendar corresponds to the year 1969 in the Gregorian calendar. And the year 1969 was the year when man landed on the moon for the first time. (On the other hand, the number 1389 also points out that man will land on the moon 1389 years after this verse or the Quran was revealed by God. Because the Muslim calendar had started at a time when the revelation was not completed.)

1- The Hour has come and split the moon has.
54 – The Moon, 1
How many verses are there from the first verse of the sura Qamar till the end of the Quran? 1389

In which Muslim year did the first man land on the moon? 1389

7 – The Months

The earth’s revolution around the sun makes 365 days while, the moon’s 12 revolution around the earth makes12 months. The Quran says that there are 12 months in year. As we all know, a year consists of 12 months. On the other hand, in the Quran, the word “a month” (þehr) is also mentioned 12 times to indicate that there are 12 months in a year.The following verse mentions this:

36- …twelve is the number of months with God…
9 – Repentance, 36
The word Number of occurrence
A month 12

The number of the months or the number of the moon’s revolation around 12 the world in a year 12

6 – The Moon

The word moon (Qamar), is used exactly 27 times in the Quran together with its derivatives. This number is equal to the number which is the moon’s ecliptic cycle around the world. (We mentioned the Quran’s description of the moon in the 15th and 16th chapters of our book’s first section). The Quran indicates that both the sun and the moon are based on calculation. (Gracious, 55) The sun’s and the moon’s definition in terms of mathematics is interesting and these words in question are mathematically coded in the Quran.
The word Number of occurrence
Moon 27
How long does the moon’s ecliptic cycle take? 27