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Extracted and re-written from the Article "The Perpetual Miracle of Muhammad",
by Rash'ad Khalifa (1396 Hijri, 1976 AD),
Islamic Productions International, Inc. 5937 East Pima Street, Tucson, Arizona, 85711, USA

1.0 Introduction: The miracles of God

1.1 What is the miracle of God to Mohammad?

2.0 Some Initial Factual Observations

2.1 The first verse of the Qur'an: Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem

2.2 The mysterious letters at the beginning of certain chapters in the Qur'an

2.3 What does the Qur'an say specifically about these obsevations?

2.4 What do these Initial Factual Observations mean?

The first verse of the Qur'an: Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem

The mysterious letters at the beginning of chapters in the Qur'an

What does the Qur'an says about these observations?


1.0 Introduction: The Miracles of Almighty God

All the messengers of God were supported by miracles; supernatural phenomena which proved that they were indeed sent by the Almighty God to deliver His message. For example, when Moses went to Pharaoh, he was supported by miracles such as the turning of his staff into a serpent and by the parting of the sea. The prophet Jesus was supported by miracles such as the healing of the Leprous and the hopelessly blind, reviving the dead, and creating birds from clay.

1.1 What is the miracle of God to Muhammad?

The last divine message delivered to Muhammad, the Qur'an, states in sura 29, verses 49 and 50, that Muhammad's miracle is the Qur'an itself.

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"Nay, here are signs self-evident in the hearts of those endowed with knowledge: and none but the unjust reject Our signs."
"Yet they say: Why are not signs sent down to him from his Lord? Say: The signs are indeed with Allah: and I am indeed a clear warner." (Al-Quran 29:49-50)

Every generation during the last 1400 years did witness miraculous manifestations in the Qur'an. As the mysteries of the universe were unveiled by advancing science and technology, the people discovered that the new discoveries were already revealed in the Qur'an. For example, when the rotation movement of the planet earth was discovered, the students of Qur'an noted that this was already stated in sura 27, verse 88, "When you look at the mountains, you may think they are standing still. But they are moving, similar to the movement of the clouds. Such is the skillful creation of God, who perfected everything". When it was discovered that the sun is a "source" of light, and the moon a mere reflection, we learned that these new discoveries were as old as the Qur'an. In sura 10, verse 5; sura 25, verse 61', and sura 71, verse 16, we find that the sun is consistently called a lamp "SIRAJ" and the moon described as a lighted object.

It would take a long discussion to point out all the miraculous features manifested in the Qur'an over the past 1400 years. But this presentation deals with the Qur'anic miracles being manifested to our generation. Together, we will witness this perpetual miracle; we can see it, touch it, and witness it just as physically as Pharaoh, the magicians, and the Israelites witnessed the miracles of Moses; and just as physically as the disciples of Jesus saw him revive the dead. You will undeniably appreciate the perpetuity of this miracle.

The Qur'anic verse, from sura number 17, AL-ISRAA', verse 88, states:

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"If all the humans and all the Jinns banded together in order to produce a Qur'an like this, they will surely fail; no matter how much assistance they lend one another."

In this article, we shall see, and touch miraculous features in the Qur'an, representing indisputable proof that the above verse is a fact. We will witness physical, touchable, examinable, and perpetual miracles, which prove that the Qur'an is indeed the word of God, and that it comes to us perfectly preserved.

Since the prophet Muhammad was the last messenger from God, it is only logical that his miracle, which is consequently the last miracle, should be eternal, and perpetual, in order to be witnessed by all generations of human beings from the time of Muhammad's mission to the end of the world. This presentation is a manifestation of this logical conclusion; right here and now, to witness the perpetual miracle of Muhammad. The miracles of all previous messengers were limited by time and place. None of us witnessed Moses when he turned his staff into a serpent; none of us saw Jesus revive the dead. Only the people who were present in a specific place, at a specific time, did witness those miracles. But the miracle of Muhammad was witnessed by all the past generations, it is being witnessed by our generation, it will be witnessed by us right here and now, and it will be witnessed by all future generations.


2.0 Some Initial Factual Observations

This document deals with only one of the miracles of the Qur'an, that deals with the number 19. Some of the initial observations related to this fact are cited below. We shall discuss each of them in detail later on in this article:

2.1 The first verse of the Qur'an: Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem

The key to Muhammad's perpetual, eternal, miracle is found in the very first verse of the Qur'an, which says, "IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL?" when we count the letters that make up this verse, we find that they are 19. And, it was discovered that every word in this verse is mentioned in the entire Qur'an a number of times that is always multiples of 19.

  1. The first verse of the Qur'an consists of 19 letters
  2. Every word in this verse is mentioned in the entire Qur'an as a multiple of 19

2.2 The mysterious letters at the beginning of certain chapters in the Qur'an

One of the Qur'an's unique properties is the existence of alphabetical letters at the beginning of some suras. These letters, let us call them "Qur'anic initials", are prefixed to 29 suras, and they bear no apparent meaning. For example, we find that sura number 2, AL-BAQARAH, starts with a verse that consists of 3 letters, A. L. M., Alif Lam Mim. What do these letters mean? What is their significance? We shall see here that they bear indisputable evidence that the Qur'an is God's unaltered final message to all Humanity. These previously mysterious letters carry to us overwhelming proof that every letter in the Qur'an was placed according to a complex interlocking system that is far beyond human ability.

These Qur'anic initials are unique to the Qur'an; they are not found in any other book in history, anywhere in the world. You will see that these Qur'anic initials have a consistent and direct relationship to the number 19, the letters of BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM. To begin with, as you see in physical indisputable numbers, 14 letters, participate in forming 14 sets of initials, and these are found in 29 suras. When you add up 14+14+29, you find the total 57, 19x3.

2.3 What do these Initial Factual Observations mean?

There are 3 possible explanations, or conclusions, to be derived from these facts.

    1. THE FIRST EXPLANATION is that this phenomenon happened by shear accident; or by coincidence
    2. THE SECOND POSSIBLE EXPLANATION is that the prophet Muhammad himself designed and wrote the Qur'an in this numerical system
    3. A SUPER BEING did write the Qur'an, with its complicated mathematical design

The first verse of the Qur'an: Bismillah ir Rahman nir Raheem

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    Our Observation of the above verse has shown:

  1. The first verse of the Qur'an consists of 19 letters
  2. Every word in this verse is mentioned in the entire Qur'an as a multiple of 19

The key to Muhammad's perpetual, eternal, miracle is found in the very first verse of Qur'an, which says, "IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL?" when we count the letters that make up this verse, we find that they are 19. And, it was discovered that every word in this verse is mentioned in the entire Qur'an a number of times that is always multiples of 19.

Let us repeat this observation; the first verse in the Qur'an consists of 19 letters, and every word in this verse is mentioned in the Qur'an a number of times which is consistently a multiple of 19. The first word "NAME" is found in the Qur'an exactly 19 times; the second word. "ALLAH" is mentioned in the Qur'an 2,698 times, and this number is a multiple of 19, it equals 19 x 142; the third word of the verse, "AL-RAHMAN" is found repeated in the Qur'an 57 times, 3 multiples of 19; and finally, the fourth word in the first Qur'anic verse,"AL-RAHIM," is mentioned in the Qur'an 114 times, 6 multiples of 19.

At this early stage, doubt may interfere and we may question, "How do I know, these numbers are correct? How do I know that numbers are not made up?" To eliminate this doubt, let it be reminded that these numbers have been documented many times in the past. The words of Al-Qur'an have been counted by many scholars in the past, and their findings documented in many great classic books. One such reference is the book "INDEX TO THE WORDS OF QUR'AN" by Muhammad Fuad Abdul-Baqi and published by the People's Press of Cairo, Egypt.  All the numbers mentioned in this article were discovered independently through the use of electronic computers, are also found in this book, and in many other books as well.

As noted, we are dealing with strictly physical facts; and they are facts that do not require knowledge of the Arabic language to be appreciated. This shows the universal aspect of the Qur'an that it was not revealed only for the Arabs, but for all people on earth.  For example, we do not have to know Arabic to count the letters in the first Qur-anic verse, and confirm that they are 19. And this is of course a physical fact; no guesswork, interpretation, or conjecture is involved. The number 19 itself is a special number; it contains the beginning and the end, the numeral 1 which is the beginning of the mathematical system, and the numeral 9 which is the end. Also, we note that the number 19 is not divisible by any other number. For example, while the number 20 is divisible by 2, 4, 5, and 10; and the number 10 is divisible by 2, 3, 6 and 9, the number 19 like certain other numbers is unique, i.e. it is not divisible.


What does the Qur'an says about these observations?

This is the first verse of sura 10, and it says "A.L.R. This is a scripture whose verses have been perfectly designed, then elucidated. It comes from the most Wise, most Cognizant."

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"A.L.R. These are the Ayats of the Book of Wisdom."
"Is it a matter of wonderment to men that We have sent Our inspiritation to a man from among themselves? - that he should warn mankind (of their danger), and give the good news to the believers that they have before their Lord, the lofty rank of Truth. (But) the Unbelievers say: This is indeed an evident sorcerer!". (Al-Quran 10:1-2)


This is verse 9 of sura 15, stating, "Surely, we did reveal this scripture, and surely, we will preserve it."

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"We have, without doubt, send down the Message, and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)". (Al-Quran 15:9)



What does the Qur'an specifically say about the number 19?

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Does the number 19 itself have any explicit mention or significance in the Qur'an? YES INDEED. We find the number 19 in verse 30 of sura 74, sura AL- MUDDATHIR. And we find it mentioned as the answer to those who claim that the Qur'an is man-made. Thus, when we read verses 11 through 37 of this sura, we find them stating that any one who reaches the conclusion or the belief that the Qur'an is man-made, not the word of God, this person will have the number 19 imposed on him; they will have the number 19 to reckon with.

The old interpretation of this verse (verse 30 of sura 74) is that 19 are the angels guarding Hell. But in view of these new findings, and in the new light being shed on this verse immediately following this verse, we find that the number 19 was mentiond in verse 30 for 5 distinct reasons; (1) to cause a great disturbance to the disbelievers (and certainly these findings about the number 19 will disturb the disbelievers), (2) to assure the good Christians and the good Jews who see nothing wrong with the Qur'an, but who are not quite sure whether or not whether it is a scripture from God, to assure them that it is God's message to them, and that it constitutes the finalization and consummation of their own scriptures, (3) to augment and strengthen the faith of the believers, who already believe that the Qur'an is the word of God, (4) to eliminate any doubts that may linger in the hearts of the believers and/or the good Christians and Jews, and finally, (5) to expose the hypocrites and the disbelievers, and to stamp them once and for all as unfortunate fanatics whom God wills to send astray.

In addition for these 5 reasons stated in verse 31, as to why the number 19 was selected in verse 30, we find that verse 31 also states that only God knows the real number of His soldiers. Therefore, the number 19 is not the number of angels, guardiansof Hell, and we have to accept a new interpretation of the number 19 of verse 30, in view of these new Qur'anic findings.

(Recitation of verses II through 30 from sura 74, AI.-MUDDATHIR)

A historical fact that supports the identification of the number 19 in sura AL-MUDDATHIR as the 19 letters of BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM comes from reviewing the sequence of revelations of Al-Qur'an. As most of you know, the first time when the angel Gabriel came to the prophet Muhammad, he brought the first few verses of sura AL-'ALAQ, which is by the way sura number 19 from the end of Qur'an, and consists of 19 verses. In the second visit, the angel brought the first few verses of sura AL-QALAM, number 68. In the third visit, Gabriel brought to the Prophet the first few verses of sura AL-MUZZAMMIL, number 73. In the fourth visit, Gabriel brought the first verses of sura AL-MUDDATHIR, up to verse 30 stating the number 19. Do you know what the angel brought immediately following this number 19? HE BROUGHT THE 19 LETTERS, BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM. In the fifth visit, the angel Gabriel brought the first COMPLETE sura, and it was sura AL-FATIHAH, the opening sura, which begins with BISMILLAHIR RAHMANlR RAHiM. Therefore, it would seem reasonable to interpret the number 19 of sura AL-MUDDATHIR as the 19 letters of BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM.  We will see throughout this presentation, the 19 letters of BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM do bear the indisputable proof that the Our'an can never be man-made, and in this most profound way they offer the perfect answer to those who claim that the Qur'an is man-made.  We also know that the number 19 of sura AL-MUDDATHIR is specifically mentioned in connection with those who claim that the Qur'an is man-made.

More proof in Al-Quran to support the miraculous facts

Although what we have seen so far provides ample proof that the Qur'an must be the word of God, that it can never he man-made, and that it is God's unaltered message to all the people, Arabs and non-Arabs.  As mentioned above, this is only the tip of the Ice-berg.  It seems that the Almighty Allah (God) wills that the evidence supporting His divine message shall be no less than overwhelming. Thus, the greater portion of this physical, touchable, examinable, and indisputable evidence is found in the mysterious letters which open certain suras.

One of the Qur'an's unique properties is the existence of alphabetical letters at the beginning of some suras. These letters, let us call them "Qur'anic initials", are prefixed to 29 suras, and they bear no apparent meaning. For example, we find that sura number 2, AL-BAQARAH, starts with a verse that consists of 3 letters, A. L. M., Alif Lam Mim. What do these letters mean? What is their significance? As you will see here and now, they bear indisputable evidence that the Qur'an is God's unaltered final message to all Humanity. These previously mysterious letters carry to us overwhelming proof that every letter in the Qur'an was placed according to a complex interlocking system that is far beyond human ability.

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We find exactly half the Arabic alphabet, 14 letters, participating in the make-up of exactly 14 different sets of Qur'anic initials, and these initials prefix 29 suras. The 14 letters are Alif, Ha, Ra, Sin, Sad, Ta, 'Ayn, Qaf, Kaf, Lam, Mim, Nun, Ha, and Ya.   The 14 sets of initials are Qaf, Nun, Sad, Ta Ha, Ya Sin, Ta Sin, Ha Mim, Alif Lam Mim, Alif Lam Ra, Ta Sin Mim, 'Ayn Sin Qaf, Alif Lam Mim Ra, Alif Lam Mim Sad, and Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sad. The 29 suras that begin with Qur'anic initials are sura numbers 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50 & 68. These Qur'anic initials are unique only to the Qur'an; they are not found in any other book in history, anywhere in the world. You will see that these Qur'anic initials have a consistent and direct relationship to the number 19, the letters of BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM. To begin with, as you see in physical indisputable numbers, 14 letters, participate in forming 14 sets of initials, and these are found in 29 suras. When you add up 14+14+29, you find the total 57, 19x3.

Starting with a single-lettered Qur'anic initial, let us look at the initial Qaf. We find this letter, as a Qur'anic initial, in 2 suras, sura QAF, number 50, and sura AL-SHURA, number 42. When you count the number of occurrences of the letter Qaf, in sura Qaf, you will find them 57, 19x3. At this point, I urge you to count the letter Qaf yourself in sura Qaf. This is a process that will take from you only 3-5 minutes, but it will afford you the chance to touch this great miracle, and to find out for yourself. It is not the same as having me tell you how many Qaf's are in sura Qaf. If you do not know Arabic, all you need to do is to learn what the letter Qaf looks like, then count the letter in sura Qaf. This also demonstrates to you that the perpetual Qur'anic miracle can be appreciated by any one, not just the Arabs. Please take the few minutes to count the letter Qaf as it occurs in sura Qaf, and you will find them 57. Now count the letter Qaf in the only other sura which contains it as an initial, sura number 42, AL-SHURA, you will find that even though this sura is more than twice as long as sura Qaf, it contains the same number of Qafs, 57. Not only will you note that the 2 suras have the same number of Qafs, but when you add the total number of Qafs in the 2 suras, 57 + 57, the result is 114, the same as the number of suras in the Qur'an, and 6 multiples of 19. Thus, if the letter Qaf (Q) stands for "Qur'an", and you will agree this is a reasonable assumption, then the 114 Qafs in the suras initialed with Qaf tells us loud and clear that the 114 suras of the Qur'an are the Qur'an, the whole Qur'an, and nothing but the Qur'an.

WHO PLANNED AND DESIGNED THIS NUMERICAL BALANCE? WHO WOULD KNOW THE ONLY SURAS WHICH CONTAIN EQUAL NUMBERS OF THE LETTER QAF, 57 + 57, ADDING UP TO EXACTLY THE NUMBER OF SURAS IN THE QUR'AN? Who else but the author of the Qur'an, the Almighty God? We see here that God, knowing the distribution of individual alphabets within the Qur'an, even before it was completely revealed, placed the initial Qaf at the beginning of the only 2 suras which contain 56 Qafs each, thereby making the total 57 and 57, equaling 114. We know from our history that the Qur'an was revealed to prophet Mohammad over a period of 26 years. The revelations took place in various locations, at various times and for various and specific events ..... God kept these facts concealed for 14 centuries. It is our generation that was destined to uncover these physical facts, as part of the.Qur'an's perpetuity, being Muhammad's perpetual miracle. The link between the Qur'anic initial Qaf, and the number 19 is obvious, since 57 = 19x3 and the total of Qafs, 114, equals 19x6. We will see that 19, the number of letters in BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM, is the common denominator in ALL the Qur'anic initials.

At this point, I wish to cite at least one example to illustrate the great significance of the Qur'anic initials. Looking at sura Qaf, verse 13, we find this a short verse which is usually recited by us without paying much attention. We pass by it casually; but it contains a most profound demonstration of how every letter in the Qur'an is divinely designed, calculated, and carefully counted. This short verse says,"Ad, Pharaoh, and the people of Lot". Three rebellious peoples, the people of 'Ad, Pharaoh, and the people of Lot. The people of Lot are mentioned in the Qur'an 12 times, and they are called consistently, "Qawm Lut." except in Sura Qaf, where they are called "Ikhwan Lut." They are consistently called, "Qawm Lut ...Qawm Lut ... with only 1 exception; in sura Qaf, they are called "Ikhwan" instead of Qawm. As you see, had the word "Qawm" been used in sura Qaf, what would happen to the number of letter Qaf in sura Qaf? Of course the count would increase by one, and we would find 58 Qafs in sura Qaf, instead of 57. 58, of course, is not multiples of 19, it is not divisible by 19, and when you add it to the 57 Qafs of the other Qaf initialed sura, the total will come out 115, not 114. In other words, the whole numerical code will collapse, and the initial Qaf (Q) at the beginning of sura Qaf and sura AI-Shura would become meaningless. You can see clearly that one word, the alteration of one word, destroys the numerical system, and makes it simply disappear. During the last 1400 years, if one word in sura Qaf or sura AI-Shura, one word that contains the letter Qaf, such as Qad, Qala, Yaqulu, Qawm, etc., if any Qaf-containing word were lost, introduced, or altered, the whole mathematical system we see here would have disappeared, and these miraculous features of the Qur'anic initials would have never been witnessed.

Moving on to other Qur'anic initials, let us look at the letter Nun. We find this letter in sura AI-Qalam, number 68. And when you count the occurrences of the letter Nun in this Non-initialed sura, you will find them 133, 19x7.

As for the Qur'anic initial Sad, we find it at the beginning of 3 suras, sura 7 (AI-A'raf), sura 19 (Maryam), and sura 30 (Sad). Counting the occurrences of the letter Sad in these 3 suras, we find the total 152, 19x8.

You will find details of the counts of all the Qur'anic initials enclosed with this tape. As you see, we are dealing with strictly physical facts. No one can argue with you about the physical fact that the letter Qaf occurs in the 2 Qaf-initialed suras 114 times, 19x5; no one can argue with you about the physical fact that the letter Nun occurs In sura Al-Qalam, the only non-initialed sura, 133 times, 19x7, and no one can argue about the physical fact that the 3 non-initialed suras contain 152 Sads, 19x8. .Let me cite one more example to show the awesome control of individual alphabets in the composition of Qur'an. In sura number 7, Al-A'raf, which is initiated with the 4 letters A.L.M.S. (Alif Lam Mim Sad), we note that verse 69 contains the word BASTATAN and we note that the spelling of this word uses the letter Sad, instead of the letter Sin, as we write it in the Arabic language. You see, the whole Arabic language does not have the root word BASATA with a Sad. which leaves no confusion that the word in verse 69 is BASATA with a Sin. Furthermore, we are taught that this special way of spelling BASATAN is "TAWQIFIYYAH" which means OBLI-GATORY, and means that the angel Gabriel, when he brought this verse, he told the Prophet,"Tell your revelation writers to write this word with a Sad, not a Sin". Certainly, we can see very clearly the importance of having this word spelled with a Sad; for if it were written in the normal Arabic, with a Sin, the total number of Sad in the 3 Sad-initialed suras (number 7, number 19, and no. 38) would have become 151, which is not divisible by 19. In other words, the whole numerical system associated with the Qur'anic initials would have been upset, and God's miraculous signs, the previously mysterious letters would have become meaningless. This illustrates again the intricate design of the alphabetical distribution within the Qur'an, and again proves in a most profound manner that the Qur'an was perfectly protected by the Almighty God from any distortion, alteration, addition, or loss. Thus, every generation of human beings will receive and witness Muhammad's perpetual miracle, the Qur'an, with the built-in numerical system which proves the 2 important facts: (1) that the Qur'an is God's message to them all, and (2) that this final message from the Almighty comes to them perfectly preserved.

Looking at the Qur'anic initials which consist of more than one letter, we find a most fascinating phenomenon. We find that not only these letters add up to multiples of 19 within the sura, but also when we add up the similar initials, individual initials,from all the suras with common initials, the total is found to be multiples of 19. In other words, if the addition is done horizontally within the sura, or vertically to involve all the suras with the same initial, either way, the total comes out multiples of 19. This explains to you what I meant when I said that this numerical system is "interlocking," and that the almighty God had willed that the evidence supporting His message shall be no less than overwhelming.

All the numbers of all the Qur'anic initials are enclosed in the accompanying printed materials, so I do not need to go through these details. But let us look at a couple of examples to illustrate this interlocking system., and see how complex it is beyond human ability. When we look at sura Ta Ha, number 20, which is initialed with the 2 letters Ta and Ha, when you count the 2 letters Ta and Ha as they occur in this sura, you will find their total 342, 19x18. Now, the letter Ta occurs as a Qur'anic initial in 4 suras, number 20, 26, 27, and 26. If you count the letter Ta in these 4 suras, and then count the letter Ha similarly in the 2 suras which are initialed with it, namely, suras number 19 and 20, you will find that the grand total of all Ta plus all Ha equals 589, 19x31.

Another sura with 2 initials is sura Ya Sin, number 36, which is initialed of course with the 2 letters Ya and Sin. When you count these 2 letters within the sura, you find the total 285, 19x15. And when you count the letter Ya in all the Ya-initialed suras (suras number 19 and 36), then add this to the total of Sin in all the sin-initialed suras (number 26, 27, 28, 36, & 42), you will find that the grand total is 969, 19x51.

What do these initial Factual Observations mean?

There are 3 possible explanations, or conclusions, to be derived from these facts.

    1. THE FIRST EXPLANATION is that this phenomenon happened by shear accident; or by coincidence
    2. THE SECOND POSSIBLE EXPLANATION is that the prophet Muhammad himself designed and wrote the Qur'an in this numerical system
    3. A SUPER BEING did write the Qur'an, with its complicated mathematical design

THE FIRST EXPLANATION is that this phenomenon happened by shear accident; or by coincidence. However, this explanation can be easily rejected; since a coincidence may happen once or twice, but not 3 times; certainly not 4 times as we see here. If you pick up any man-made book and count the letters in its first sentence, there is the possibility that one word in this sentence is repeated in the entire book in a manner related to the number of letters in the sentence. But the possibility that 2 words in this sentence are repeated relative to the number of letters that make up the sentence, is very slim. And the chance that 3 words are repeated in this manner by shear coincidence is considered impossible. We find all 4 words of the first Qur'anic verse mentioned in the entire Qur'an as multiples of 19, the number of letters which make up the verse. This could not happen by coincidence.

THE SECOND POSSIBLE EXPLANATION is that the prophet Muhammad himself designed and wrote the Qur'an in this numerical system. This is of course what all the non-Muslims claim. For if they thought or believed that the Qur'an is God's message to them, they would have become Muslims. In effect, what this second conclusion says is that a non-lettered man who lived in the seventh century, and possessed no sophisticated mathematical knowledge, said to himself, "I am going to write a book, a large book, where the first sentence consists of 19 letters, and every word in this sentence shall be repeated in the whole book multiples of 19". Then he proceeded to write the book following this design, over a period of 23 years. You can see how absurd this conclusion is. Even now, some of those opponents insist that Muhammad wrote the Qur'an. To these stubborn disbelievers, we can ask the question, If Muhammad designed and wrote the Qur'an in this unique manner, why then didn't he reap the fruits of his efforts? Why did he not boast and pride himself on this remarkable achievement? We do not know of any other book in history with a numerical system like this. Why didn't the Prophet show off among his companions? All these findings were never known prior to June 1975.

THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION LEFT is that a SUPER BEING did write the Qur'an, with its complicated mathematical design. The inescapable conclusion is that the Qur'an was authored by the Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent Almighty Allah (God).  We shall witness before the end of this document, that what we have discussed so far is only the tip of the iceberg; only a minute portion of the total mathematical system of ths Qur'an.

Conculsion

Not only do these facts prove that the Qur'an is the word of God, but they also prove that the Qur'an was never distorted, nor altered in any way, nor was any part of it lost, deleted, or added.  We see that in the entire Qu'ran each word and verse is perfectly placed, e.g. "Qul Huwallahu Ahad" the word ALLAH here is counted and perfectly placed in this specific position. It is one of the 2,698 ALLAH words found in the Qur'an. Thus, the 2 important conclusions to be derived from the facts presented in this article are: (1) THE QUR'AN' IS GOD'S MESSAGE TO ALL HUMANITY; and (2) THE QUR'AN HAS BEEN PROTECTED AND PRESERVED; it is God's unaltered, final, and eternal message.

This relationship between the number 19, the letters of BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHIM, and the Qur'anic initials covers ALL the Qur'anic initials, as you see in the attached data. With that, I will let you study those numbers, and reflect on this great and historical miracle. Words simply cannot express the awesomeness of these most fascinating phenomena; and you can now realize that I was not exaggerating at all when I said that our generation and the generations to come will be witnessing THE PERPETUAL MIRACLE OF MUHAMMAD.