Salaamun Aleykum Abdalla, I don't know where this topic came from but it is very interesting. I just wanted to share some articles that on the internet on the numerical inimitability of the Quran. It is quite incredible indeed:
http://www.mucizeler.com/ing/mmwh/index.htm http://19.org/index.php?id=14,246,0,0,1,0 Abdalla, can you send me the resources that you are aware of in regards to this "Numerical Inimitability" sub-branch of Sciences of the Quran? Thank you, Mete ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Abdalla Alothman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: General Arabization Discussion <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 01:09:19 +0300 >Asalamu alaikum wa rahmatullaah (Peace) > >On Thursday 30 June 2005 23:29, Julie Devall wrote: >> Dear Mr. Alothman and all >> >> I didn't mean to be insensitive to the nature of Quran, pardon my ignorance >> of this. > >The issue is a little bit subtle, and many Muslims tend to get confused with >it. I learned to distinguish between the MuSHaf and the Quran three years ago >only. I'm 35 years old, by the way :) > >> Just wondering, what sorts of functions will people want from this encoding >> of the Quran? > >A lot of functions. There are indeed a lot of patterns inside the Quran >that could to be dug out. I say this not out of speculation, but a humble >experience. > >The development of software is a very flexible process that requires >a thorough understanding of the discipline the software is trying to >serve. If the software solves problems related to accounting, a great >deal of accounting knowledge needs to be studied. > >When it comes to the Quran, the Quran is backed up with an intensive >discipline called "The Sciences of the Quran." This science includes >other disciplines as well such as logic, grammar, exegesis and so on. >In addition to the disciplines, the Sciences of the Quran include more >than one branch. The inimitability, is an example of a branch that includes >several sub-branches of which the numerical inimitability is one. An example >of the numerical inimitability is the aaya that says: > >[Quran 3:59] Verily, the likeness of 'Iesa (Jesus) before Allâh is the >likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: "Be!" >- and he was. > >Recently, researchers found that this likeness carries more than one face: >The word Jesus appears in the Quran 25 times, and so does the word "Adam." > >I have a set of classes that I made in the near past -- with the help and >guidance of some of my brothers -- that applies simple mathematical routines >on the Quran. > >The latest was permutating over the letters that appear on some suras (Alif >Laam Meem: Surat Albaqara <#2>, Surat Aal Imraan <#3>, Surat Luqmaan <#31> >etc., >Haa Meem: Surat Aldukhan <#45>, Surat Alzukhruf <#43>, etc. >Kaaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Saad: Surat Maryam, #19. >Alif Laam Meem Saad >Alif Laam Ra >Alif Lam Meem Ra >Ya Seen >Taa Haa >etc. > >The idea was to permutate (a very consumable computational operation) and >go through the results searching for meaningful words or phrases. The results >were amazing, but might be misleading. Because the operation consumes a lot >of computer power, the results are also incomplete. It's just an attempt that >could be improved by holding some letters as constants as suggested by a dear >brother; This would reduce the amount of time and produce entries for each >set of constant letters. > >As for "encoding" the Quran, I think a great effort by many people, including >Arabeyes, has been made, and it needs to be appreciated. I think very little >work needs to be done just to have a complete standard. > >Wishing you and your family peace and good health. > >Salam, >Abdalla Alothman > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general > -- Mete Kural Touchtone Corporation 714-755-2810 --
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