Code 19

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This 1 on 1 will be discussing the miracle of Code 19 supposedly contained within the Qur'an. Edip Yuksel will be presenting for us the Miracle of Code 19 with evidences. Refutations will be put forth by Ahmed Baghat.

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Code 19

(Summary from upcoming book On it 19, Edip Yuksel)

The miraculous function of the number 19 prophesized in Chapter 74 was unveiled in 1974 through a computerized analysis of the Quran. Though, in retrospect, the implication of 19 in Chapter 74 traditionally called Hidden One, were obvious, it remained a secret for 1406 (19x74) lunar years after the revelation of the Quran. Ironically, the first words of the Chapter 74, The Hidden One, was revealing, yet the code was a divinely guarded gift allocated to the computer generation; they were the one who would need and appreciate it the most. As we have demonstrated in various books, hundreds of simple and complex algorithms, we witness the depth and breath of mathematical manipulation of Arabic, an arbitrary human language, to be profound and extraordinary.

This is the fulfillment of a Quranic challenge (17:88). While the meaning of the Quranic text and its literal excellence was kept, all its units, from chapters, verses, words to its letters were also assigned universally recognizable roles in creation of mathematical patterns. Since its discovery, the number 19 of the Quran and the Bible has increased the faith of many believers, has removed doubts in the minds of many People of the Book, and has caused discord, controversy and chaos among those who have traded the Quran with men-made sectarian teachings. This is indeed a fulfillment of a Quranic prophecy (74:30-31).

Various verses of the Quran mention an important miracle that will appear after its revelation.

They say, "How come no miracle came down to him from his Lord?" Say, "The future belongs to God; so wait, and I am waiting along with you." (10:20)

This is a reminder for the world. And you will certainly find out in awhile. (38:87-88)

We will show them our signs/miracles in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things? (41:53)

The beginning of Chapter 25 refers to the arguments of the opponents who denied the divine nature of the Quran:

Those who disbelieved said, "This is a fabrication that he produced, with the help of some other people." They have uttered a blasphemy and a falsehood. They also said, "Tales from the past that he wrote down; they were dictated to him day and night." (25:4-5)

The awaited miracle, the hidden mathematical structure

The subsequent verse gives an enigmatic answer to the assertion of those who claimed that the Quran is manmade.

Say, "This was revealed by the One who knows the SECRET in the heavens and the earth. He is Forgiving, Merciful." (25:6)

How can knowing the secret ? constitute an answer for those who assert that the Quran is Muhammad's work? Will the proof or evidence of the divine authorship of the Quran remain a secret known by God alone? Or, will the antagonists be rebuffed by that divine mystery? If there should be a relationship between the objection and answer, then we can infer from the above verse that a SECRET will demonstrate the divine nature of the Quran.

The miracle promised throughout the Quran might have been destined to appear after Muhammad's death:

We have sent messengers before you, and we made them husbands with wives and children. No messenger can produce a miracle without God's authorization, and in accordance with a specific, predetermined time. God erases and fixes whatever He wills. With Him is the original Master Record. Whether we show you some of what we promise them, or terminate your life before that, your sole mission is to deliver (the message). It is on us the reckoning. (13:38-40)

The last phrase of verse 13:40 quoted above is interesting, The meaning of this phrase becomes clearer after the discovery of Code 19, since the Arabic word HeSaaB ? refers to both the day of judgment ? and numerical computation" The deliberate use of multi-meaning words is very common in the Quran. For instance, the word AaYAh ? occurs 84 times in the Quran and in all occurrences it means miracle, ? sign ? or law"However, its plural form AaYAat ? also means revelation ? or verses of the Quran"This unique usage equates minimum three verses of the Quran (in Arabic, a different form is used for duality) with miracle. It also pulls our attention to the parallelism between God's signs/laws in the universe and God's revelation in human language: they share the same source and the same truth. In the following verse the plural word AaYAat ? is used not to mean revelation ? but miracle, sign or physical manifestation ?:

Are they waiting for the angels to come to them, or your Lord, or some physical manifestations of your Lord? The day this happens, no person will benefit from believing if it did not believe before that, and did not reap the benefits of belief by leading a righteous life. Say, "Keep on waiting; we too are waiting." (6:158)

The verse 30 of Chapter 74, Al-Muddassir (The Hidden/The Secret) of the Quran reads exactly, Over it Nineteen. ? The entire chapter is about the number 19. Let's read the chapter from the beginning.

In the Name of God, Gracious, Merciful

1. O you the hidden one!
2. Come out and warn.
3. Extol your Lord.
4. Purify your garment.
5. Forsake what is wrong.
6. Be content with your lot.
7. Be steadfast for your Lord.
8. When the declaration is made.
9. That will be a difficult day.
10. For the disbelievers, not easy.
11. Let Me deal with one I created as an individual.
12. I provided him with lots of wealth.
13. And children to behold.
14. I made everything easy for him.
15. Yet, he is greedy for more.
16. He stubbornly rejected our revelations/miracles.
17. I will commit him to an uphill task.
18. For he reflected, then decided.
19. Miserable is what he decided.
20. Miserable indeed is what he decided.
21. He looked.
22. He frowned and whined.
23. Then he turned away arrogantly.
24. He said, "This is but impressive/old magic!
25. "This is nothing but word of human."
26. I will commit him to Saqar.
27. Do you know what Saqar is?
28. It is not more, not less (precise).
29. Succeeding manifestations/obvious for people (universal).
30. Over it is nineteen.

The punishment issued for the opponent is very interesting: nineteen. Almost all numbers mentioned in the Quran is an adjective for a noun. Forty nights, seven heavens, four months, twelve leaders. But here the numerical function of nineteen is emphasized. Nineteen does not define or describe anything. The disbeliever will be subjected to the number nineteen itself. Then, what is the mission or function of this nineteen? Those who tended to understand the meaning of Saqar as hell ? naturally understood it as the number of guardians of hell. However, the punishment that is described with phrases such as, difficult task, precise, and universal manifestations, was an intellectual punishment; a mathematical challenge. Indeed, the following verse isolates the number nineteen from the number of angels and lists five goals for it.

31. We appointed angels to be guardians of Hell, and we assigned their number (1) to disturb the disbelievers, (2) to convince the Christians and Jews, (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 (or, whoever wills), and guides whomever He wills (or, whoever wills). None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. It is a reminder for the people.

Traditional commentators of the Quran had justifiably grappled with understanding this verse. They thought that disbelievers would be punished by 19 guardians of hell. That was fine. But they could not explain how the number of guardians of hell would increase the faith of believers and convince the skeptical Christians and Jews regarding the divine nature of the Quran. Finding no answer to this question, they tried some explanations: the Christians and Jews would believe in the Quran since they would see that the number of guardians of hell is also nineteen in their scripture. Witnessing the conversion of Christians and Jews, the faith of Muslims would increase.

This orthodox commentary has three major problems. First, neither the Old, nor the New Testament mentions number nineteen as the guardians of hell. Second, even if there was such a similar statement, this would not remove their doubts but to the contrary, it would increase their doubts since they would consider it one of the many evidences supporting their claim that the Quran plagiarized many stories from the Bible. Indeed, there are many Biblical events are told by the Quran, though occasionally with some differences. Third, none so far converted to Islam because of guardians of hell.

Some scholars noticed this flaw in traditional commentaries. For instance, Fahraddin el-Razi, in his classic commentary offered many speculations, including that the number nineteen indicates the nineteen intellectual faculty of human being. Tough it is a clever interpretation, but it fails to explain the emphasis on the number nineteen itself and it also fails to substantiate the speculation.

The following verses emphasized the crucial function of number nineteen:

32. Absolutely, by the moon.
33. And the night as it passes.
34. And the morning as it shines.
35. This is one of the greatest (miracles).
36. A warning to people.
37. For those among you who wish to advance, or regress.

The purpose of oath ? statements in the Quran is not similar to their common usage. The Quran uses oath to pull our attention to a divine sign or a lesson in the subject matter. The Quran does not use the statements of oath to make us believe, but to make us think (see: 89:5). The passing of the night and the shining of the morning are obviously allegories used to indicate an intellectual enlightenment or salvation. But the expression by the Moon ? is literal and it pulls our attention to the relationship of the Moon and the number nineteen. The year Apollo 11 astronauts dug Moon's surface and brought a piece of the Moon to the Earth, the same year, a biochemist named Dr. Rashad Khalifa started feeding the Quran into a computer in St. Louis, which would end up in the discovery of Code 19. This might be considered a mere coincidence, but a Quranic verse implies the correlation between the two events.

The Hour has come closer, and the moon was split. Then they saw a miracle; but they turned away and said, "Old magic"They disbelieved, followed their wishful thinking, and adhered totheir old traditions. Sufficient warnings have been delivered to alert them. Great wisdom; but all the warnings have been in vain. (54:1-5)

Let's continue the reading of Chapter 74 (The Hidden):

38. Every person is trapped by its sins
39. Except for those on the right
40. While in Paradise, they will ask
41. About the guilty
42. "What brought you to this retribution
43. They will say, "We did not observe the contact prayers (Salat
44. "We did not feed the poor
45. "We blundered with the blunderers
46. "We disbelieved in the Day of Judgment
47. "Until certainty came to us now
48. The intercession of the intercessors will never help them
49. Why are they so averse to this reminder

How can someone who does not believe in the day of judgement belive in intercession? Those who believe in the intercession of saints and prophets on their behalf surely believe or at least claim to believe in the day of judgment. Nevertheless, according to the Quranic definition of the Day of Judgment ? a person cannot simultanously belive in both intercession and the Day of Judgment. The Quran defines the Day of Judgement ? as the day that no person can help another person, and all decisions, on that day, will belong to God"(82:19). That day neither Muhammad nor Ahmad, neither Jesus nor Mary, neither Ali nor Wali can help those who reject the number nineteen, its role and implication in the Quran.

Running Like Zebras

The last section of Chapter 74 (The Hidden) likens those who turns away from the message of nineteen to zebras runing away from a lion.

49. Why are they so averse to this reminder
50. Running like zebras
51. Who are fleeing from the lion
52. Does each one of them want to receive the scripture personally
53. Indeed, they do not fear the Hereafter
54. Indeed, this is a reminder
55. For those who wish to take heed
56. They cannot take heed against God's will. He is the source of righteousness; He is the source of forgiveness.

Numerous books and articles rejecting the importance of the number nineteen in the Quran have been published in many languages worldwide. Some of the publications were freely distributed by the support of petrol-rich countries, such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Was the Discovery of the Code 19 a Coincidence?

Dr. Rashad Khalifa did not have any knowledge that his curiosity regarding the meaning of the alphabet letters that initialize 29 chapters of the Quran would end up with the discovery of its mathematical system. His computerized study that started in 1969 gave its fruits in 1974 by the discovery of the 14 century old SECRET.

If the Code 19 was going to provide strong evidence for the existence of God and for the authenticity of the Quran, then it is reasonable to expect that the identity of the discoverer and the time of the discovery would not be coincidental. Indeed, the events have demonstrated a prophetic design in the timing of this miraculous mathematical design.

The number 19 is mentioned only in a chapter known "The Hidden," the 74th chapter of the Quran. Juxtaposing these two numbers yields 1974, exactly the year in which the code was deciphered. (Calendar based on the birth of Jesus and the solar year are accepted by the Quran as units of calculating time. See, 19:33; 43:61; 18:24. Besides, this is the most commonly used calendar in the world.) If we multiply these two numbers, 19x74, we end up with 1406, the exact number of lunar years between the revelation of the Quran and the discovery of the code. Adding to this prophetic mathematical design is the fact that the derivatives of the name of the discoverer, RShD (guidance), occurs in the Quran exactly 19 times. (See 2:186; 2:256; 4:6; 7:146; 11:78; 11:87; 11:97; 18:10; 18:17; 18:24; 18:66; 21:51; 40:29; 40:38; 49:7; 72:2; 72:10; 72:14; 72:21.). The exact form, Rashad, occurs twice and they sandwich the claim of unappreciative people who wish to limit the messengership (4:29-38). The relationship between the following five elements, in our opinion, is more than interesting.

The mathematical code (19).
The number of the chapter mentioning the code (74).
The year of the discovery of the code (1974).
The number of lunar years between the revelation of the Quran and the year of the discovery (19x74).
The frequency of derivatives of discoverer's name in the Quran (19).
The context of the verses where the exact name of the discoverer is mentioned as adjective (40:28-38).

The first two verses of Chapter 74 is about the revealing of the secret. It is interesting that if we consider one version of spelling the first word, which contains three Alifs instead of two, the number of letters in these two verses is 19. More interestingly, when we add the numerical values of each letter in these two verses the sum is a very familiar number.

Here is the value of each letter:

Y = 10
A = 1
A = 1
Y = 10
H = 5
A = 1

A = 1
L = 30
M = 40
D = 4
TH = 500
R = 200

Q = 100
M = 40

F = 80
A = 1
N = 50
Z = 700
R = 200

Total: 1974

1974 is the year when the hidden secret came out and warned us!
At the right time, we will produce for them a creature, made of earthly materials, declaring that the people are not certain about our revelations/miracles. The day will come when we summon from every community some of those who did not believe in our revelations/ miracles, forcibly. When they arrive, He will say, "You have rejected My revelations/miracles, before acquiring knowledge about them. Is this not what you did?" They will incur the requital for their wickedness; they will say nothing. (27:82-85)

Code 19: The Real Bible Code

"No, don't you see? This would be different. This isn't just starting the universe out with some precise mathematical laws that determine physics and chemistry. This is a message. Whoever makes the universe hides messages in transcendental numbers so they'll be read fifteen billion years later when intelligent life finally evolves. I criticized you and Rankin the time we first met for not understanding this. 'If God wanted us to know that he existed, why didn't he send us an unambiguous message?' I asked. Remember?"

"I remember very well. You think God is a mathematician."

"Something like that. If what we're told is true. If this isn't a wild-goose chase. If there's a message hiding in pi and not one of the infinity of other transcendental numbers. That's a lot of ifs."

"You're looking for Revelation in arithmetic. I know a better way."

"Palmer, this is the only way. This is the only thing that would convince a skeptic. Imagine we find something. It doesn't have to be tremendously complicated. Just something more orderly than could accumulate by chance that many digits into pi. That's all we need. Then mathematicians all over the world can find exactly the same pattern or message or whatever it proves to be. Then there are no sectarian divisions. Everybody begins reading the same Scripture. No one could then argue that the key miracle in the religion was some conjurer's trick, or that later historians had falsified the record, or that it's just hysteria or delusion or a substitute parent for when we grow up. Everyone could be a believer." (Sagan, Carl. Contact. Simon and Schuster. New York: 1985, p 418-419)

The above excerpts are quoted from CONTACT, a book by Dr. Carl Sagan the late astronomer who became popular with the TV series, Cosmos. Sagan's CONTACT is a novel expression of philosopher's prime dream: Mathematical evidence for God's existence.

Mathematics is considered as an a priori, that is knowledge gained independently of experience. Most of the philosophers highly relied on mathematics. Descartes who employed extreme doubt as a method to reach the knowledge (certainty) could not doubt from mathematics. The language of mathematics is universal.

The Most Controversial Concept

Hindus believe that he is incarnated in many human beings. Christians pontificate that he has multiple personalities, one of them being sacrificed for humanity. Jews assert that he is Jehovah. Muslims claim that he is Allah. Many question his gender. Millions die for him, millions fight for him, millions cry for him. Clergymen use his name as a trademark for their business, and the very same name motivates many devotees to give away their belongings as charity. Many joyfully sing songs for his love, and others outrageously declare dialectic or scientific wars against him. Some even exclaim that he is no longer alive.

Volume upon volume of books were published for and against him. Big lies were attributed to him while scientific hoaxes were arranged to deny him. He is in the courts, he is on the money, he is in the schools, he is in the mind of saints and in the mouth of hypocrites. Yes, he is everywhere. And yet, philosophers continuously question his existence. In fact, world religions, with numerous versions of odd gods, have not helped philosophers prove his existence. On the contrary, they created further intellectual problems and logical obstacles for questioning minds who try to reach him.

The Prime Evidence

The "prime" evidence comes in the form of a highly sophisticated mathematical code embedded in an ancient document. Computer decoding of this document was originally started by Dr. Rashad Khalifa, a biochemist, in 1969. In 1974, this study unveiled an intricate mathematical pattern based on a prime number. (Having interested with the subject the author, like many others, I examined Dr. Khalifa's findings and assisted him in his further research.)*

For more than 14 centuries it was a hidden secret in the most read yet one of the most ignored books, the Quran (The Book of Recitation), until 1974. The discovery of the code not only explained many verses, but it also exposed the diabolic nature of sectarian teachings and the work of clergymen.

With the computer decoding of the Quran, summarized below, the argument for the existence of God gained an examinable physical evidence. Although the Quran had been in existence for fourteen centuries, its mathematical code remained a secret until computer decoding became possible. As it turned out, the code ranges from extreme simplicity to a complex, interlocking intricacy. Thus, it can be appreciated by persons with limited education, as well as scholars.

This ancient document is the Quran, revealed to Muhammad of Arabia early in the seventh century as The Final Testament. The following is a condensed summary of this unique literary code. Please note that one does not need to know Arabic, the original language of the Quran, to examine most of the evidences presented below. For some of them one may only need to recognize the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet.

The Message For The Computer Generation

Chapter 74 of the Quran is dedicated to the PRIME number 19. This chapter is titled "Al-Muddassir" (The Hidden Secret). The number 19 is specifically mentioned in that Chapter as a "punishment" for those who state that the scripture is human-made (74:25). This number is also called "One of the greatest portents" (74:35). In 74:31, the purpose of the number 19 is described: to remove all doubts regarding the authenticity of the Quran, to increase the faith of the believers, and to be a scientific punishment for hypocrites and disbelievers. However, the implication of this number as a proof for the authenticity of the Quran remained unknown for centuries. For fourteen centuries, the commentators tried in vain to understand the function and fulfillment of the number 19.

Before The Secret Was Decoded

Before the discovery of the 19-based system, we were aware of a symmetrical mathematical wonder in the Quran. For example:

The word "month" (shahr) occurs 12 times.
The word "day" (yawm) occurs 365 times.
The word "days" (eyyam, yawmeyn) occurs 30 times.
The words "satan" (shaytan) & "angel" (malak), each occur 88 times.
The words "this world" (dunya) and "hereafter" (ahirah), each occur 115 times.
Simple To Understand, Impossible To Imitate

The mathematical structure of the Quran, or The Final Testament, is simple to understand, yet impossible to imitate. You do not need to know Arabic, the original language of the Quran to examine it for yourself. Basically, what you need is to be able to count until 19. It is a challenge for atheists, an invitation for agnostics and a guidance for believers. It is a perpetual miracle for the computer generation. Dr. Rashad Khalifa introduces this supernatural message as follows:

The Quran is characterized by a unique phenomenon never found in any human authored book. Every element of the Quran is mathematically composed-the chapters, the verses, the words, the number of certain letters, the number of words from the same root, the number and variety of divine names, the unique spelling of certain words, and many other elements of the Quran besides its content. There are two major facets of the Quran's mathematical system: (1) The mathematical literary composition, and (2) The mathematical structure involving the numbers of chapters and verses. Because of this comprehensive mathematical coding, the slightest distortion of the Quran's text or physical arrangement is immediately exposed (Rashad Khalifa, Quran The Final Testament, 1989, p. 609).

Physical, Examinable Evidence

Here is the summary of this historical message:

The first verse, i.e., the opening statement "Bismillahirrahmanirrahim", shortly "Basmalah," consists of 19 Arabic letters.
The first word of Basmalah, Ism (name), without contraction, occurs in the Quran 19 times.
The second word of Basmalah, Allah (God) occurs 2698 times, or 19x142.
The third word of Basmalah, Rahman (Gracious) occurs 57 times, or 19x3.
The fourth word of Basmalah, Rahim (Merciful) occurs 114 times, or 19x6.
Although this phenomenon (the opening statement consists of 19 letters, and each word occurs in multiple of 19) represents a minute portion of the code, it was described by Martin Gardner in the Scientific American as "ingenious" (September, 1981, p. 22-24)
The multiplication factors of the words of the Basmalah (1+142+3+6) add up to 152 or 19x8.
The Quran consists of 114 chapters, which is 19x6.
The total number of verses in the Quran including all unnumbered Basmalahs is 6346, or 19x334. If you add the digits of that number, 6+3+4+6 equals 19.
The Basmalah occurs 114 times, (despite its conspicuous absence from chapter 9, it occurs twice in chapter 27) and 114 is 19x6.
From the missing Basmalah of chapter 9 to the extra Basmalah of chapter 27, there are precisely 19 chapters.
The occurrence of the extra Basmalah is in 27:30. The number of the chapter and the verse add up to 57, or 19x3.
Each letter of the Arabic alphabet corresponds to a number according to their original sequence in the alphabet. The Arabs were using this system for calculations. When the Quran was revealed 14 centuries ago, the numbers known today did not exist. A universal system was used where the letters of the Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek alphabets were used as numerals. The number assigned to each letter is its "Gematrical Value." The numerical values of the Arabic alphabet are shown below: [the table is omitted]
A study on the gematrical values of about 120 attributes of God which are mentioned in the Quran, shows that only four attributes have gematrical values which are multiples of 19. These are "Wahid" (One), "Zul Fadl al Azim" (Possessor of Infinite Grace), "Majid" (Glorous), "Jaami" (Summoner). Their gematrical value are 19 , 2698, 57, and 114 respectively, which are all divisible by 19 and correspond exactly to the frequencies of occurrence of the Basmalah's four words.
The total numbers of verses where the word "Allah" (God) occurs, add up to 118123, and is 19x6217.
The total occurrences of the word Allah (God) in all the verses whose numbers are multiples of 19 is 133, or 19x7.
The key commandment: "You shall devote your worship to God alone" (in Arabic "Wahdahu") occurs in 7:70; 39:45; 40:12,84; and 60:4. The total of these numbers adds up to 361, or 19x19.
The Quran is characterized by a unique phenomenon that is not found in any other book: 29 chapters are prefixed with "Quranic Initials" which remained mysterious for 1406 years. With the discovery of the code 19, we realized their major role in the Quran's mathematical structure. The initials occur in their respective chapters in multiples of 19. For example, Chapter 19 has five letters in its beginning, K.H.Y.A'.SS., and the total occurrence of these letters in this chapter is 798, or 19x42.
To witness the details of the miracle of these initials, a short chapter which begins with one initial, letter "Q", will be a good example. The frequency of "Q" in chapter 50 is 57, or 19x3. The letter "Q" occurs in the other Q-initialed chapter, i.e., chapter 42, exactly the same number of times, 57. The total occurrence of the letter "Q" in the two Q-initialed chapters is 114, which equals the number of chapters in the Quran. The description of the Quran as "Majid" (Glorious) is correlated with the frequency of occurrence of the letter "Q" in each of the Q-initialed chapters. The word "Majid" has a gematrical value of 57. Chapter 42 consists of 53 verses, and 42+53 is 95, or 19x5. Chapter 50 consists of 45 verses, and 50+45 is 95, or 19x5.
The Quran mentions 30 different cardinal numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1000, 2000, 3000, 5000, 50000, & 100000. The sum of these numbers is 162146, which equals 19x8534.
In addition to 30 cardinal numbers, the Quran contains 8 fractions: 1/10, 1/8, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3. Thus, the Quran contains 38 (19x2) different numbers. The total of fractions is approximately 2.
If we write down the number of each verse in the Quran, one next to the other, preceded by the number of verses in each chapter, the resulting long number consists of 12692 digits (19x668). Additionally, the huge number itself is also a multiple of 19.

Similar Phenomenon In Older Documents

It is significant that the same 19-based mathematical composition was discovered by Rabbi Judah in the 12th century AD in a preserved part of the Old Testament. Below is a quote from Studies In Jewish Mysticism.

"The people (Jews) in France made it a custom to add (in the morning prayer) the words: " 'Ashrei temimei derekh (blessed are those who walk the righteous way)," and our Rabbi, the Pious, of blessed memory, wrote that they were completely and utterly wrong. It is all gross falsehood, because there are only nineteen times that the Holy Name is mentioned (in that portion of the morning prayer), . . . and similarly you find the word Elohim nineteen times in the pericope of Ve-'elleh shemot . . . .

"Similarly, you find that Israel were called "sons" nineteen times, and there are many other examples. All these sets of nineteen are intricately intertwined, and they contain many secrets and esoteric meanings, which are contained in more than eight volumes. Therefore, anyone who has the fear of God in him will not listen to the words of the Frenchmen who add the verse " 'Ashrei temimei derekh (blessed are those who walk in the paths of God's Torah, for according to their additions the Holy Name is mentioned twenty times . . . and this is a great mistake. Furthermore, in this section there are 152 words, but if you add " 'Ashrei temimei derekh" there are 158 words. This is nonsense, for it is a great and hidden secret why there should be 152 words . . ." (Studies In Jewish Mysticism, Joseph Dan, Association for Jewish Studies. Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1978, p 88.)

How Can We Explain This Phenomenon?

There are basically four possible explanations:

1) Manipulation: One may be skeptical about our data regarding the mathematical structure of the Quran. However, one can eliminate this option by spending several hours of checking the data at random. Several books on the subject have been published and can be obtained from ICS, P.O. Box 43476, Tucson, AZ 85733-3476. Muslim scholars and clerics who have traded the Quran with primitive mediaeval fabrications, that is, Hadith and Sunna, strongly reject this mathematical system, since the mathematical system exposes the corruption of religions by clergymen. Today's Islam (Submission) has virtually nothing to do with original teaching of Muhammad, that is, the Quran.

2) Coincidence: This possibility is eliminated by the statistical probability laws. The consistency and frequency of the 19-based pattern is much too overwhelming to occur coincidentally.

3) Human fabrication: While fabricating a literary work that meets the criteria of the document summarized here is a stunning challenge for our computer generation, it is certainly even more improbable during the time of initiation of the document, namely, 610 AD. One more fact augments the improbability of human fabrication. If a certain person or persons had fabricated this literary work, they would want to reap the fruits of their efforts; they would have shown it to people to prove their cause. In view of the originality, complexity, and mathematical sophistication of this work, one has to admit that it is ingenious. However, no one has ever claimed credit for this unique literary code; the code was never known prior to the computer decoding accomplished by Dr. Khalifa. Therefore, it is reasonable to exclude the possibility of human fabrication.

The timing of the discovery may be considered another evidence for the existence and full control of the Supreme Being: The mystery of the number 19 which is mentioned as "one of the greatest events" in the chapter 74 (The Hidden Secret) was discovered by Dr. Khalifa in1974, exactly 1406 (19x74) lunar years after the revelation of the Quran. The connection between 19 (the code) and 74 (the number of the chapter which this code is mentioned) is significant in the timing of the discovery.

4. Super Intelligent Source: The only remaining possibility is that a super intelligent source is responsible for this document; one who designed the work in this extraordinary manner, then managed to keep it a well guarded secret for 14 centuries, for a predetermined time. The mathematical code ensures that the source is super intelligent and also that the document is perfectly intact.

PS: The discoverer of the Code 19, Dr. Rashad Khalifa, was assassinated in Tucson, Arizona, by an international terrorist group affiliated to Usama Ben Laden, in 1990. However, the power of this message is promising a new era of reformation in religions, particularly Islam and Christianity. Ironically, some of Khalifa's "followers" have created a cult, Submitters, after the departure of this brave idol-breaker.
For an extensive argument on Code 19, see Edip Yuksel's debate with two critics of the code 19. Running Like Zebras and Another Running Like Zebras, available at yuksel.org and 19.org
To read Edip Yuksel's two-round argument with Carl Sagan, see The Prime Argument.
Edip Yuksel's comprehensive demonstration of the mathematical structure of the Quran, together with answers to major criticisms, God wiling, will be published under the title CODE 19: God's Signature in the Nature and Scripture. The author is currently searching for an American publishing company.

**AhmedBahgat**

Salam brother Edip

Thanks for your article

Brother Quraishi will go through it and turn it into points to be replied to Inshallah

I'm sorry that I didn't add you to the Auto approved members when you joined, I totally forgot my sister mahita in egypt was not done uintil a moment ago, too many things to do mate

all registered members coments should be auto approved but I yet have to add them once and this can only happen after they join, I implemented this system to allow the guests to post but will only be visible after approving it, this should not apply to you any more

Brother Quraishi will take care of the duplicates

Welcome again to FI

Salam

Al-Quraishi

Salam, yes, I told brother Ahmed to keep his reply until after I made some pointers:

Note: I have removed Edip's marquee edit as the post was harder to read - in the future please avoid marquee text so that everyone may read the post easily.

Note: Due to the length and single body of the first half of the of the post, I have provided points of Edip's argument so that Ahmed can refute and Edip can bring up counter arguments.

Note: The participants must stick to the first point until it has been settled or until it has come to a standstill at which time I will ask them to move onto the next point.

Note: Participants are urged to keep an open mind for the benefit of themselves and everyone else who will read this thread, so maybe, just maybe we will come to a concensus/agreement on the Code 19 issue.

Note: Anything stated in ' ' is a direct quote which can be found using Ctrl+F and pasting the phrase (minus the ' ')

* The first, introductory paragraph deals with the discovery of code 19 and a statement that chapter 74, which Edip has translated as 'The Hidden One' being revealing.

* The second paragraph states a fulfillment in verse 17:88, and also that code 19 exists in the bible, also it has been stated that a 'Quranic Prophecy' has been fulfilled in verses 74:30-31

* The next few lines talk about a miracle to appear after it's revelation with references to verses

* 'The miracle promised throughout the Quran might have been destined to appear after Muhammad's death:' citing verses for this statement and providing Chapter 74 and the Numerical emphasis of the number 19

* The paragraph beginning with 31. Commenting on traditionalist beliefs vs. beliefs in 19

* The purpose of oath? statements in the Quran is not similar to their common usage.

* A reference to '54:1-5'

* Another look at Chapter 75 '(The Hidden)'

* 'Running Like Zebras '

* The rest of Edip's post is sectioned under Emboldened titles

Please start with the first point * The first, introductory paragraph deals with the discovery of code 19 and a statement that chapter 74, which Edip has translated as 'The Hidden One' being revealing. All subsequent arguments Edip uses on Chapter 74 in his first post may also be cited in this.

**AhmedBahgat** · Last edited by AhmedBahgat on Sat 21 Oct, 2017 5:15 pm; edited 1 time in total

Salam Edip, Al-Quraishi and All

Let me take the chance and thank brother Edip again for his contribution to this debate.

I will try to respond in parts to make it easier to follow, at the end of the debate I would like to summarize all my arguments in points inshaallah

**AhmedBahgat** · Last edited by AhmedBahgat on Sat 21 Oct, 2017 5:17 pm; edited 1 time in total

Salam Edip, Al-Quraishi and All

Let me reply to the next small paragraph and part of the following one before I reply to sura 74 which is included in the next paragraph by brother Edip, I just want to dedicate a full comment to sura 74

**AhmedBahgat** · Last edited by AhmedBahgat on Thu 03 May, 2007 10:13 am; edited 1 time in total

Salam Edip, Quraishi and all,

I would like to add a small comment as a proposal to how this debate continues on, I would have prefered that we finalise all these issues before we start, however we all brothers and inshaallah we won't argue on how the debate should continue on

here is my proposal but I'm open for any other ideas from brothers (Edip and Quraishi) if they wish:

1) Beother Edip presnets his full argument (which I believe he did in his first comment)
2) I will start replying to his full argument which I did, however as we have seen above that brother Edip may need to refute whatever I stated so far and before I finish my full reply to his full argument, this is totally fine with me, I propose the way it should continue from that point on as follow:

3) After brother Edip adds his extra comments within my main reply, I dont have to reply back, so we dont end in a circle, rather it will work as follow:

4) either I continue to main reply to Edip's main argument, or just pick a couple of points (the max) from his second(s) replys to my main argumemt as I progresss in it, after that brother Edip won't be able to reply back to my couple of points. then I move on to the main argument

5) At the end of my main argument Edip can have his final clossing statement then I will have mine, in the final closing statements Brother Edip and myself won't be able to reply to each others, rather tackling the subject itself which is code 19 (why it is either true or false)

I believe the above should be fair to all parties including the audience

Please let me know what you say

Thanks

Al-Quraishi

You could both just stick strictly to the Mudathir argument, it's an important issue and there's certainly more stuff to clear up on this issue such as Edip's claims that it can have three meanings.

**AhmedBahgat** · Last edited by AhmedBahgat on Sat 21 Oct, 2017 5:20 pm; edited 1 time in total

Salam Edip, Quraishi and All,

Thanks Bro Edip for your reply, I decided to reply to all your new arguments at the end of my comment inshaallah, I understand that bro Quraishi wants us to concentrate on the Muddathir word meaning, however I believe my next comment may cover that part, however brother Quraishi can ask for an elaboration to any specific point in my comment.

**AhmedBahgat** · Last edited by AhmedBahgat on Sat 21 Oct, 2017 5:23 pm; edited 2 times in total

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BAHGAT: That is right, now the Muddathir under Edip understanding must mean '????The Hidden Sign , as well the word IT in '????Over it Ninteen must be referring to '????the Quran , i.e. Over the Quran is 19, the word IT is represented in the Arabic text by the DAMIR HA in the word AlaiHA, this DAMIR is feminine, i.e. it can't be the Quran because the Quran is masculine, i.e. if it is the Quran then it has to be HU, i.e. AlaiHU.

According to brother Edip understanding, the word IT then must be referring to the feminine Arabic word SIGN, in that case the words Over it Ninteen must be as follow: Over the SIGN is Ninteen , this does not make full sense, does it mean that the Sign is based on the number 19?, I guess so but I would like brother Edip to confirm please.

YUKSEL:: Now, the reason for brother Bahgat's denial is exposed like a lost zebra trying to keep her balance on top of a loose icecap melting away in Antarctica. Brother Baghdat has indeed blinded himself to the simplest signs that even a student at sixth grade could notice. My purpose is not to insult him. But, his arrogant and dogmatic reaction to code 19 has blinded him to simple facts. This is a self-inflicted problem (7:146). I challenge my readers to take the Arabic original of verse 74:25-30 to Arabic speaking sixth graders, or its accurate English translation to English speaking sixth graders, provided that the latter group will be informed about the nature of feminine and masculine words in Arabic language; they will immediately locate the reference of the pronoun HA (it or feminine she) of verse 74:30. Knowing how the unappreciative people lose the sight of such an obvious reference, and how they come up with silly arguments, I addressed the issue in detail in an article titled, "Which One Do You See: Hell or Miracle?", which you will see below.

BAHGAT: This is an over statement,, the number 19 was only mentioned once, so to claim that the entire chapter is about the number 19 is nothing but wishful thinking really, let me start the sura from the beginning and see if the entire chapter is about the number 19:
As you can see above, I kept my words to the min, I can't see that the sura for the first 20 verse is talking about the number 19 as brother Edip claimed, there is two main subjects the above 20 verses have talked about so far:

1) The Muddathir
2) The JD

Please keep in mind that the whole sura is 56 verses, 20 out of those verses are not talking about any numbers whatsoever, this is 37%, this is why I said that the statement of brother Edit is very stretched that the whole sura is about the number 19, so far we have 37% of the sura is not about any numbers, I will keep updating the percentage as I progress in the sura inshaallah.

YUKSEL:: A careful and objective reader will notice that short verses build and prepare the reader to verse 74:30 and the verses afterwards describe the function of the number 19 and the reaction of people to it. Verse 74:30 is the longest verse in the Quran in proportion to the average length of verses in the chapters they belong. The reader, at the start, encounters "the hidden one" and is informed about a typical profile of an arrogant and ignorant antagonist with a fast paced series of short descriptions that lead to a question and a enigmatic answer in 74:30. The enigma is described in cryptic, yet prophetic words of in 74:31. Later, following a powerful emphasis on the importance of the prophecy, verse 74:37 describes those who would witness the prophetic fulfillment of these verses as "progressive" and depicts those who deprive themselves from such a blessing as "regressive" people. The rest of the chapter elaborates on the characteristics of two groups and connects them to their reaction to the prophetic message (ZiKRa).

BAHGAT: The above description of that type of human can be the description for those who reject code 19, this is because all those Muslims who reject code 19 and consider it a fabrication by R K, don't consider the Quran a fabrication, we don't say that the Quran : فَقَالَ إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ (24) Then he said: This is naught but enchantment, narrated (from others) , nor we say: إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ (25) , This is naught but the word of a mortal.

YUKSEL:: These verses, which are not the words of humans with limited knowledge, but divine description of unappreciative people of all colors and stripes, perfectly describe both those who reject the entire Quran and those who reject a prophecy or a sign of the Quran. No wonder, to accomplish this timeless and prophetic description, the author of the Quran deliberately leaves open he reference of HAZA (this) in verse 74:24-25. In brief, "Haza" (this) refers to the whole Quran as well as its parts or any event prophesized by its verses/signs. You belong to a regressive group that rejects the prophecy foretold in this chapter, a group that do not appreciate awesome meaning embedded in numerous Quranic signs and elements, such as the meaning and function of 29 initial letter/number combinations, the number of chapters being 114, the numerical aspect of divine attributes, the meaning of missing Basmalah in the beginning of chapter 9 and its restoration 19 chapters, and many more. In sum, you profess faith in a book because of the number of people surrounding you or similar fallacies, while the Quran wants you to accept it based on mathematical evidence, knowledge and rational inferences. Your faith will not lead where the Quran leads, but it will lead you only to conventional ignorance or your wishful thinking.

BAHGAT:
In a previous discussion with brother Edip, I believe he claims that SAQAR means something , sort of in the mind, well, SAQAR actually does not mean Jahannam as a whole, it will be illogical to take it as such, in fact it should mean part or a section in Jahannam, we know well that Jahannam has 7 gates and for each gate there will be a certain residents, therefore it is more proper to take SAQAR as one of these 7 sections of Hell, in fact Allah has told us about other sections of those 7 sections if not all of them, I will need to confirm that later on inshalllah, here is 5 verses that talk about another section of those 7 sections of hell called Al Hotamah, and you can see clearly how these verses about Al Hotamah rims almost identically (context wise) with 74:26-30:
Compare these 5 verses with 74:26-30 and you get the sense that Allah is talking about almost the same thing, both SAQARand Al Hotamah must be almost the same thing.
"And what will make you realize what SAQAR is?" [74:27]
"And what will make you realize what Al Hotamah is?" [104:5]

YUKSEL: You appear to know the Hell pretty well and you are now venturing to identify its gates and hang the labels on each door. You are not alone. All those who cannot see the mathematical miracle of the Quran are doomed to see Hell. When they debate the issue, they indulge in analysis of fire and hell; an outsider may see them as Hell-experts. This is exactly where they will end up if they maintain their opposition to God's signs in the scripture and nature.

As for similarities between the questions, Indeed the questions are similar; but the answers are different. You confused the answers. I teach logic courses at college and it had you used this line of reasoning in your final paper you would perhaps flunk the class.

Here are some clues:

"And what will make you realize what Day of DEEN is?" (82:18)
"And what will make you realize what ILLIYUN is?" (83:19)
"And what will make you realize what TAREQ is?" (86:2)
"And what will make you realize what the Night of QADR is?" (97:2)

According to your "similarities" test, they all must be other doors of Hell! With this kind of reasoning you will surely have more than 7 doors for the Hells of your imagination, my brother.

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Which One Do You See:
HELL OR MIRACLE?

By Edip Yuksel
www.19.org

From the smoke of hell-fire in their minds, hypocrites and unappreciative people are not able to witness one of the greatest miracles.

I know that the title and the subtitle of this article are quite challenging. If you have developed an attitude against witnessing the mathematical miracle of the Quran, you are justified to get upset with these words and perhaps get little angry. You might have already blinded your eyes and closed your ears with one or more false, contradictory, trivial, or irrelevant excuses, such as:

1. God uses literary styles to prove the authenticity of His word; but not mathematics. God is not a mathematician and His word has nothing to do with math.
2. If Muhammad was not aware of a mathematical miracle in the Quran, then it cannot be true. Muhammad knew everything in the Quran. The knowledge contained in the Quran is limited with Muhammad's knowledge and understanding more than 14 centuries ago.
3. If I accept a mathematical structure in the Quran based on number 19, then I will be denying two Quranic verses in the end of Chapter 9, and thus would contradict the majority of Muslims and their manuscripts. Besides, I would be contradicting the verses guaranteeing the perfect preservation of the Quran.
4. Some verses of the Quran are Mutashabih; none can understand their meaning except God. The proponents of 19-based mathematical system in the Quran are indulging in those Mutashabih verses.
5. The number 19 is heresy, since it is the holy number of Bahai sect.
6. Though I can balance my check and shop in the stores, I am innumerate when it comes to the 19.
7. We can find many mathematical phenomena if we spend enough time on any book. For instance, the Bible Code claimed that the distorted translations of the Bible contain impressive coded prophecies.
8. The Quran cannot contain secrets, mysteries or prophecies; it is a clear book.
9. What about the previous generations; will they all go to hell?
10. The claim of a 19-based mathematical code is a mythology.
11. The claim of a 19-based mathematical code is a magic.
12. There are many other numbers in the Quran and the number 19 has no special place.
13. There are problems in the count of letters or words. For instance, the first verse of the Quran does not have 19 letters; it has 18, 20, 21, or 22 letters, but not 19. For instance, the counts of A.L.M. letters have errors.
14. Part of the numerical claim is based on the Gematria system (ABJAD), a Jewish fabrication and a deceptive tool used by numerologists and astrologists.
15. The pronoun "it" in verse 74:30 is feminine and it refers to Hell not the Quran. Thus verse 74:30-31 is about guardians of hell, not a mathematical proof of authenticity.
16. Even if there is such a code in the Quran it is not important. We need to follow the instruction of the book. We need to focus on how to fight against infidels.
17. The discoverer of Code 19 claimed to be the messenger of God. He deserved divine retribution. Thus, he was killed in early 1990 by an Al-Qaida affiliate American cult, al-Fuqra, as Al-Qaida's first act in the USA.
18. If we believe in code 19, then we would end up rejecting holy teachings of Hadith and Sunnah.
19. Code 19 is a Zionist trick.
20. I already believe in the Quran and I do not need miracles.
21. I believe in the Quran because its message is true.
22. I believe in the Quran because it does not contain contradictions.
23. I believe in the Quran on blind faith and I do not need any reason for my belief.
24. And, many more excuses, reasons or lack of them...

I will deal with all these excuses, and God willing, I will respond each of them one by one; but first thing first:

Whatever are your EXCUSES or REASONS to ignore, reject, or ridicule the number 19, this article will expose your true intentions, which you might be trying to hide even from yourself (11:5). If you are claiming to believe in the Quran, and after reading this article still continue ignoring or ridiculing the mathematical code of the Quran, you will be TORMENTED all your life by repeatedly witnessing an exciting fact and losing its sight afterwards, like a person who witnesses succeeding events of lightning in the darkness (2:17-20). You will neither appreciate nor comprehend the miracle, nor will you be satisfied with your denial. You will perpetually oscillate between momentary belief end prolonged disbelief, between private doubt and public denial. You will be doomed to SAQAR here and in the hereafter.

But, if you have faith and gained some goodness in your faith, then this article, by God's will, may wake you up from ignorance, and may change your paradigm (6:158). You will never be the same; you will be among the progressives (74:30-37). You will be one of the few who are blessed by God to witness one of the greatest miracles. You will be sure about your faith, a faith not based on self-deceptive claims, on conformity with a religious group, or on blind faith, or wishful thinking; but a faith based on knowledge gathered from empirical and rational evidence corroborated by spiritual experience (41:53; 74:31). You will experience God's presence in your life and attain happiness promised to believers and submitters (9:124; 10:64; 16:89). You will dedicate all your life to serve God alone without remorse or fear (2:62; 3:170; 10:62; 46:13). You will understand many Quranic verses that had not much meaning for you (2:1,108). Every time you see an unappreciative disbeliever denying or mocking the 19-based system, your knowledge-based faith will be justified. And the more people do not see what you and few others have witnessed will increase the importance, power and the wonder of the prophetic description of 74:31 in your mind. You will attain certainty (74:31; 27:1-3; 2:260; 13:2; 2:118; 45:20). However, witnessing this miracle will also put some responsibility on you (5:115; 47:25).
Let's start from the translation of verses 21-37 of chapter 74, The Hidden One:

74:21 He looked.
74:22 He frowned and scowled.
74:23 Then he turned away arrogantly.
74:24 He said, "This is but an impressive illusion/magic!"
74:25 "This is human made."
74:26 I will cast him into SAQAR!
74:27 And what will explain to you what the SAQAR is?
74:28 It leaves nothing, it lets nothing (NOT MORE, NOT LESS; PRECISE; PERFECT);
74:29 VISIBLE (LAWAHATUN) to PEOPLE (BASHAR) (universal)!
74:30 On it is Nineteen.

74:31 As guardians of fire we appointed none except angels, and we assigned their number (1) to torment the unappreciative disbelievers, (2) to convince People of the Book, (3) to strengthen the faith of the faithful, (4) to remove all traces of doubt from the hearts of People of the Book, as well as the believers, and (5) to expose those who have disease in their hearts, and the unappreciative disbelievers; they will say, "What did God mean by this allegory?" God thus sends astray whomever He wills (or, whoever wills), and guides whomever He wills (or, whoever wills). None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. IT (HIYA) is a reminder for the people.

74:32 Indeed, by the Moon.
74:33 By the night as it passes.
74:34 And the morning as it shines.
74:35 This (NUMBER) is one of the GREATEST (KUBRA).
74:36 A WARNING (NAZEER) for the PEOPLE (BASHAR).
74:37 For those who want to progress or regress.

Though the function of 19 is listed in Chapter 74, conventionally known Muddassir (The Hidden One), its implication and fulfillment was kept hidden according to God's will as the Quran's secret for 19x74 lunar years after its revelation to Muhammad. However, the All-wise God, unveiled this secret via a monotheist scientist in 1974, according to the most commonly used calendar, a calendar allegedly based on the birth of Jesus, which is considered a holy day and the sign of the End (19:15). As a result, the number 19, as the miraculous code of the Quran and the Bible strengthened and continue to strengthen the faith of believers, removed and continue to remove doubts in the heart of people of the book, and intellectually tormented and continue to torment hypocrites and unappreciative disbelievers.

Now let's first discuss the words written in CAPITAL letters in the translation of the verses above. Then, we will discuss each of the popular excuses used by the unappreciative disbelievers of the miracle 19.

We should understand the meaning of these words by first referring to their usage in the Quran. Their immediate context as well as their use in other verses is usually sufficient to illuminate their meanings. For believers who have been lucky to witness this great miracle, the meaning of the verses above is good news; it gives them hope, enlightens them, informs them, and turns their faith from wishful thinking or conjecture to knowledge-based faith. Thus, the rhetorical value of these verses is very high for believers:

74:27 ---> SAQAR (saqar, to be defined by the following verses)
74:28 ---> (NOT MORE, NOT LESS; PRECISE; PERFECT);
74:29 ---> LAWAHA (obvious; visible; tablet; screen)
74:29 ---> BASHAR (humans; people)
74:31 ---> HIYA (it; reference to the number 19)
74:31 ---> ZIKRA (reminder; message)
74:35 ---> HA (it; referring to the number 19)
74:35 ---> KUBRA (great miracles)
74:36 ---> NEZEER (warner to be embraced and supported)

On the other hand, those who have deprived themselves from witnessing the miracle 19 because of their ill intentions or their dogmatic rejection try hard to render these key words incompatible with the semantic context of the Quran. They conceive God of the Quran as an angry and despotic God who is not able provide any reasonable argument against those who question the Quran's authenticity, but only resorts to intimidation: "I will burn you in hell!!!" The God they depict has double standard: He asks the disbelievers to bring their evidence for their argument (2:111; 11:17; 21:24; 27:64; 28:75; 35:40) but for His argument He only wants to scare them! The opponents of 19-based miracle, by distorting the meaning of the words in these verses, manage to blind themselves to one of the most profound philosophical and theological arguments and evidences in history. Not only they divert themselves from the right path they try to divert others too (6:25-26; 22:3; 41:83).

Thus, the understanding (more accurately, the misunderstanding) of those who cannot appreciate God as He should be (6:90-91), the argument for Quran's authenticity is scorching, burning, dark, hellish, misfortune, disastrous, and scary. Thus, in the minds of opponents of miracle 19, the rhetorical value of these verses is simply a threat to burn and torture:

74:27 ---> SAQAR (hell-fire)
74:28 ---> (NEITHER LEAVES THE FLESH NOR THE BONES; DESTROYS CONTINUALLY);
74:29 ---> LAWAHA (scorching; burning; shriveling)
74:29 ---> BASHAR (skin)
74:31 ---> HIYA (it; referring to hell-fire)
74:31 ---> ZIKRA (news of disaster)
74:35 ---> HA (it; referring to hell-fire
74:35 ---> KUBRA (great punishment; gravest misfortune; dire scourge)
74:36 ---> NAZEER (warning to be escaped)

Now let's one by one discuss each of these words, which were widely and perhaps JUSTIFIABLY misunderstood by pre-1974 generations, and yet are intentionally distorted by the post-1974 opponents of one of the greatest miracles.

DOES "SAQAR" IN 74:27 MEAN HELL OR SOMETHING ELSE?

Though prominent Arabic dictionaries such as Lisan-ul Arab and specialized dictionaries such as Mufradat Fi Gharib-il Quran acknowledge that the word might be of foreign origin with no Arabic derivatives, these and other dictionaries and commentaries of the Quran do not hesitate defining it as hell or heat radiating from Sun. Lisan-ul Arab refers to a Hadith which uses a bizarre derivative of the word Saqar to mean "liars". The word SaQaR is mentioned four times in the Quran, three times in Chapter 74 and once in 54:48. In the later one, the word SaQaR is used in a statement warning that when criminals will be dragged to the fire they will be told: "taste the touch of Saqar". From this verse one might infer that Saqar is another word for fire; but a better inference is that Saqar is a negative feeling or state of mind one tastes after being committed to the divine punishment. In this case, there is no reason to think that this negative state of mind could not be obtained from experiences other than fire.

The Arabic word for hell is GaHyM or GaHaNnaM. The word NAR (Fire), though not a specific name for hell, is also frequently used to denote the same phenomenon. However, the word NAR (fire) is also used in its literal meaning, which is simply fire. For instance, verses 20:10-14 describe God's communication with Moses through fire. Obviously, this fire in the holy land where God spoke through cannot be the Hell. Similarly, the word SaQaR does not necessarily mean hell. In fact, the semantic connection of SaQaR with hell is allegorical, since SaQaR is a descriptive word derived from the verb SaQaRa rather than a noun like GaHYM, GaHaNnaM.

In any case, the verse 74:27 does not ask nor expect us to rush into defining the meaning of this word, which it appears to be its first usage in the Quran. We are warned against rushing to define Quranic words or attempting to preempt the Quranic definition by prematurely assigning a meaning to a verse before considering its immediate or Quranic context or fulfillment (20:114; 75:16-19). Doing so is a sign of pretension and arrogance. Since the word is rarely used in the Quran (total four and three of them is in this chapter) and this verse is most likely the first usage of this rare word, it is more appropriate to wait the Quran explain the word. In brief, rushing to limit/define the meaning of the word Saqar in the verse "Do you know what SaQaR is?" is a disrespectful act against the Quran. When the Quran asks "Do you know what X means?" it does not want us to try to understand the meaning of X in the very question about its meaning! It is a rhetorical question. God wants to pull your attention to its modified or new meaning. The Quran uses this question 13 times either to modify the meaning of an already used word or to add another nuance (See: 69:3; 74:27; 77:14; 82:17-18; 83:8, 19; 86:2; 90:12; 97:2; 101:3, 10; 104:5).

Nevertheless, we see that almost all commentators or translators of the Quran have rushed to translate SaQaR as Hell or Fire:

Yusuf Ali: "Soon I will cast him into Hell-Fire!"
Marmaduke Pickthall: "Him shall I fling unto the burning."
T.B. Irving: "I'll roast him by scorching!"
M. H. Shakir: "I will cast him into Hell."
MaulaHUM Muhammad Ali: "I will cast him into hell."
N. J. Dawood: "I will surely cast him to the fire of Hell. "
Muhammad Asad: "[Hence,] I shall cause him to endure hell-fire [in the life to come]!"
Rashad Khalifa: "I will commit him to retribution"

As you see, none leave the word SaQaR as it is. However, Rashad Khalifa, as the one who was chosen to fulfill this great prophecy, renders the word SaQar accurately by translating it with a general word, "retribution." Yasar Nuri Ozturk, a Turkish theology professor, in his post-1974 translation of the Quran, translated the word SaQaR under the light of the descriptive verses and related discoveries as the COMPUTER with succeeding screens manifesting the mathematical miracle of the Quran to all people.

So, we should not prime our minds or blind ourselves with prejudice by assuming SaQaR as HELL-FIRE before reading the following verses (75:16-19; 20:114).

DOES "IT LEAVES NOTHING; IT LETS NOTHING" IN 74:28 MEAN "EXACT, PRECISE" OR "DESTROYS FLESH AND BONES"?

Though the short verse is not generally mistranslated, but its meaning and implication is distorted. In the light of the context and post-1974 discoveries we should understand it is description of the 19-based mathematical structure that is exact. It does neither leave extra (BaQaYa) nor it let anything necessary go away (WaZaRa); in other words, it is perfect and precise; it is not one more not one less!

However, parroting the pre-1974 commentaries of the Quran, many translations and commentaries still convey the same misunderstanding. Since English translations usually do not comment on this particular verse and leave it to be understood within the context of CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, HELL and FIRE rather than the crucial role of the NUMBER NINETEEN, I will give you a sample of some popular Arabic commentaries of the Quran (which I have easy access in my personal library) in ascending chronological order. If the name of the commentary different than the name of the author his name will be indicated in the parenthesis. The number in parenthesis is the year of the authors' death:

Tabari (922): Neither kills nor leaves alive; or devours them all and when they are recreated do not leaves them until eating them.
Tha'alibi (1035): Does not leave the dweller of hell alone and burns them.
Bagawi (1122): Neither kills nor leaves alive; eats everything thrown in; does not leave their flesh nor take their bones.
Nasafi (1143): Does not leave the flesh nor does let the bones of its dwellers; destroys everything in it and then restores them back to their starting point.
Baydawi (1292): It does not leave anything thrown in and does not leave it until destroys it.
Qurtubi (1272): Does not leave for them neither flesh, nor bone, nor blood, but burns them. Or does not leave anything from them and then does not let them go when they are recreated.
Zad-ul Masir (Ibn Cawzi, 1200): Does not leave but destroys their flesh and does not let them go when they are recreated.
Ibn Kathir (1372): Eat their flesh, sweat, bones, and skin. They do not die in this condition or they live.
Jalalayn (Celaleddin, 1459): Destroys flesh and bones, then starts it again.
Ruh-ul Maani (Alusi 1853): Destroys flesh, bones of everything thrown in.

Interestingly, one can understand the verse as pre-1974 commentators understood. Though they all heavily relied on Hadith for understanding of this verse, and knowing that there were literally thousands competing to fabricate hadith for various reasons we cannot prove whether Muhammad and his believing friends too understood that way. In fact, since we know that Muhammad and his friends had no clue about the mathematical structure of the Quran but had faith in its promise of QURANIC MIRACLES being manifested in the future (10:20; 25:4-6; 29:50-51; 41:53), it is highly conceivable that they understood the fact that these verses were about the importance of the number 19 and that their meaning would be fulfilled in the future. I further assert that Muhammad and those who dedicated their religion to God alone by upholding the Quran as the sole authority in their religion, stopped speculating on these verses as soon as they received the divine instruction in 75:16-19. As we know, after Muslims started following the fabricated hadiths, sunnah, and man-made teachings of various sects (6:112-145; 6:159; 7:29; 9:31; 16:52; 18:57; 39:2,11;14; 39:29-37; 39:43-45; 40:14,65; 42:21; 98:5), they lost their capacity for understanding of the Quran (6:23-25; 17:46). (See FOOTNOTE 1 )

However, it is important to remember that the verses 74:26-37 contain many words that can be understood both a description of Hell and a description of a great miracle, though the later is a much better fit. This linguistically marvelous aspect is well appreciated by those who witness the mathematical miracle and understand the original language of the Quran.

DOES "LAWAHA" IN 74:29 MEAN SCORCHING/BURNING OR OBVIOUS/VISIBLE?

The derivatives of the word LWH are used in the Quran to mean a surface used for recording information, board, and flat wood; and nowhere is it used to mean scorch or burn. Before the fulfillment of the prophecy, translators and commentators of the Quran had difficulty in understanding the simple meaning of this word and thus, they resorted to external sources and often odd meanings, such as scorch, or burn. In fact, the drive to justify a particular meaning for some "difficult" Quranic words is one of the many reasons for fabricating Hadith. (See: FOOTNOTE 2).

Verse 74:29 is very interesting and crucial in understanding the rest of the chapter. Though it consists of only 2 words, this verse is translated in several different ways. Here are some examples from English Translations:

Yusuf Ali: "darkening and changing the color of man"
Marmaduke Pickthall: "It shrivelleth the man"
T.B. Irving: "as it shrivels human (flesh)."
M. H. Shakir: "It scorches the mortal."
MaulaHUM Muhammad Ali: "It scorches the mortal"
N. J. Dawood: "it burns the skins of men."
Muhammad Asad: "making (all truth) visible to mortal man."
Rashad Khalifa: "obvious to all the people."

Those who do not know Arabic might think that the words are really difficult to understand and translate. In fact, the meaning of these two words, LaWwaHa and BaSHaR is very clear in the Quranic context. The word LaWwaHa, which comes from the root LWH, is the sister of the word LaWH (85:22) and its plural aLWaH. The plural form aLWaH is used in verses 7:145, 150, 154 for the "tablets" given to Moses, and in verse 54:13 for broad planks used by Noah to build his ark. The medieval commentators, not knowing the mathematical implication of the verses, mostly chose an unusual meaning for the word: scorching, burning, shriveling, etc. Ironically, most of them did acknowledge the obvious meaning of the word as "open board, tablet" (See Baydawi, Fakhruddin Er-Razi, etc.) Few preferred the "obvious" to the obscure. For instance, Muhammad Asad, who had no idea of the mathematical code, preferred the most obvious meaning. Rashad Khalifa who fulfilled the prophecy and discovered the implication of the entire chapter reflected the same obvious meaning. That "obvious" meaning, however, was obscured by the smoke of "scorching fire" burning in the imaginations of generations before him.

In 7:145; 7:150; 7:154, the word alwah, the plural of lawha is used to depict the tablets on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed. In 54:13 it is used to describe the structure of the Noah's ship that made of wood panes. In 85:22 the same word is used for the mathematically protected record of the original version of the Quran. As for the lawaha of 74:29, it is the amplified noun-adjective derived from the root of verb LWH, meaning open tablets, succeeding screens, obvious, manifesto, or clearly and perpetually visible.

Ironically, the Quran uses different words to describe burning or scorching. For instance, for burning the derivatives of haraqa (2:266; 3:181; 7:5; 20:97; 21:68; 22:9; 22:22; 29:24; 75:10), or for scorching the derivatives of salaya ( 4:10; 4:30; 4:56; 4:115; 14:29; 17:18; 19:70; 27:7; 28:29; 29:31; 36:64; 38:56; 38:59; 38:163; 52:16; 56:94; 58:8; 69:31; 74: 26; 82:15; 83:16; 84:12; 87:12; 88:12; 92:15), or nadaja are used (4:56).

Again, we should note that the understanding of pre-1974 commentators was not without basis. Though their understanding did not rely on the Quranic usage of the words, and created some problems (such as explaining the verse 74:31), they had some justifiable excuses to understand the way they understood. The word lawaha also meant burn and bashara was another word for skin in Arabic language. As I mentioned above, the multiple meaning of these verses allowed the impatient pre-1974 generations to have an understanding, though a temporary and not primarily intended one. In fact, it was better for them to have patient and not rush to speculate on these verses without knowledge (20:114; 75:16-19). It was the computer generation destined to understand their real meaning (10:37-46).

DOES "BASHAR" IN 74:29 MEAN SKIN OR HUMAN?
The translation of the second word, BaSHaR is also among the distorted one. Many old commentaries translated it as "skin" rather then "human being" or "people" or "humans." For instance, N. J. Dawood parrots such a translation. The meaning of BaSHaR is also obvious in the context of the Quran. The word BASHAR occurs in the Quran 36 times. It is also mentioned as BASHARAYN (two bashars). If we exclude the BASHAR of 74:29 for the sake of the argument, we see that the word BASHAR is used to mean human beings in all 36 verses: 3:47; 3:79; 5:18; 6:91; 11:27; 12:31; 14:10; 14:11; 15:28; 15:33; 16:103; 17:93; 17:94; 18:110; 19:17; 19:20; 19:26; 21:3; 21:34; 23:24; 23:33; 23:34; 25:54; 26:104; 26:186; 30:20; 36:15; 38:71; 41:6; 42:51; 54:24; 64:6; 74:25; 74:29; 74:31; 74:36.

Then, why those who have allergy against the code 19 still insist to translate the word BaSHaR as skin while in its all 36 occurrences the word BaSHaR there is not a single instance where the word BaSHaR is used to mean skin; but always used to mean human beings? Especially, despite the fact that the word BASHAR occurs thrice in the same Chapter: after 74:29, in 74:31 and 74:36, and the fact that the verse 74:36 witnesses for the 36th times for "human beings," and that they were obliged to translate the last two occurrences as "human beings," how could they still insist on translating the BaSHaR of 74:29 as "skin." Since the prophetic verses did not make any sense for them before its fulfillment in 1974, translators and commentators of the Quran had an excuse to translate it differently before the fulfillment of the prophecy. However, after learning the discovery, none has an excuse to still continue parroting the overly stretched meaning.

Furthermore, the Quran uses "GeLD" for skin. This organic wrap that protects our body and provides tactile sense is referred in 13 verses with GLD and its derivatives: 4:56; 4:56; 16:80; 22:20; 24:2; 24:2; 24:4; 24:4; 39:23; 39:23; 41:20; 41:21; 41:22.

In short, while the Quran consistently uses GLD and its derivatives for skin and related words and while it consistently uses BShR for human beings, a convincing reason must be provided for ignoring all these examples and translating the BShR of 74:39 as "skin." The pre-1974 generations can be excused for trying to understand these verses even if it meant accepting some uncommon usages or dialects. As for post-1974 generation, if they are still stuck with hell and fire, then they share the same disease with the disbelievers of the past (2:75; 4:46; 5:13; 5:41).

After the fulfillment of the prophecy and divine clarification of its context, it is distortion to render this two-word verse 74:29 as "shrivels/scorches the skin" or "shrivels/scorches the man" rather than "it is clearly visible for human beings" or "it is a manifesto/successive-screens for human beings." However, the repetitive stretch and distortion committed by the post-1974 translators/commentaries on the many verses of Chapter 74 is bizarre and extraordinary. This pattern is prophetically described by verses 2:18; 3:7; 11:28; 41:44; 17:72; 25:73; 27:81.

DOES THE PRONOUN "HIYA" (SHE) IN THE END OF 74:31 REFER TO THE HELL OR TO THE NUMBER 19?

We know that verse 74:30 does not qualify the reference of 19. It pulls our attention to a NUMBER ALONE. The verse does not say "on it nineteen angles" or "on it nineteen guards" or "on it nineteen this or that." The verse says "on it nineteen." Period. Verse 74:31, after informing us that the number of guardians of hell is 19, isolates this number from hell again describes its role.

Yet, those whose minds stuck in Hell cannot even notice this evident emphasis to the number. Thus, they violate the general grammar rules and universal linguistic logic and identify the reference of HIYA (SHE) in the end of 74:31 as HELL FIRE.

According to the grammar rules and common linguistic logic, the reference of a pronoun should be sought in proximity first. Sure, if there is no compelling empirical or rational reason for skipping a closer noun. For instance, "Yesterday, at Mary's home I saw Lisa. She was very thoughtful." In this sentence grammar and logic leads us to think that the thoughtful person was Lisa not Mary. But, "Yesterday, in Delhi's streets on the back of an elephant I saw Lisa. She was swinging her trunk/hose left and right and walking majestically." (I had given the original example in Turkish and in Turkish the same word is used for both elephant's trunk and hose. For didactic purposes please assume that it is the same in English.) Though grammatically the best candidate for reference of SHE is Lisa, we have an empirical reason to ignore the general rule since the one who would swing her trunk/hose is the elephant. But if these sentences are in a story and if we are told that Lisa was walking in the street with a hose in her hand, then the SHE in the sentence may equally refer to elephant OR Lisa. There will be ambiguity and if it is intentionally done then we wonder the purpose of the ambiguity. But, if the sentences continue, "When she hit the trunk/hose in her hand to a store sign," then we become sure that it was a hose not trunk. "Your mother had given you a walnut and a book. Have you eat and finished it?" A sound mind can easily deduce that that "it" refers not to the book, but to the walnut. But, if the question were "Your mother had given you a walnut and a book. Have you finished it?" then, an ambiguity will arise. However, if the context of the question is known then we can deduce whether the query is about finishing the book or the walnut or both.

The pronoun HIYA (SHE), based on the rules of grammar, the emphasis of the verse in its context, and based on the rhetorical superiority of its meaning, must be referred to the grammatically feminine closest noun IDDATAHUM (their number, that is Nineteen). How can we explain the act of skipping IDDATAHUM (their number, Nineteen) by ignoring the grammar, context, emphasis, and rhetoric, and insisting to reach the FIRE?

We will see in the miraculously elegant and prophetic expression of the Quran that hypocrites and unappreciative people have deserved the SaQaR penalty both in this world and hereafter. In this world as the 19-based mathematical code of the Quran; they will be intellectually tormented by its powerful evidences. And in the hereafter as the 19 guards of symbolic hell-fire; they will be convicted to eternally face the number 19 in the presence of guarding angles. (See FOOTNOTE 3)
DOES THE "ZIKRA" (REMINDER) IN 74:31 REFER TO HELL OR THE EVIDENCE?
This brings us to the last phrase of verse 74:31 "it/this is a warning/reminder for mankind." Old commentaries and their parroting contemporaries refer "it/this" to the FIRE or HELL.

Those who have difficulty in accepting the possibility of an intellectual argument in The Hidden One (Muddathir), insert a HELL in the translation or the understanding of the last phrase of 74:31:

"This (HELL) is a warning for people."

This way, they transform the ZiKRa to a warning to be scared, to a penalty to avoid. However, all the derivatives of ZKR, including ZiKRa, are used in the Quran 273 times; and if we include DKR which is mentioned 7 times; this word is mentioned 280 times in the Quran and NOWHERE is it used to describe HELL or FIRE. You may check for yourself all the 21 verses where the word ZiKRa is mentioned: 6:68; 6:69; 6090; 7:2; 11:114; 11:120; 21:84; 26:209; 29:51; 38:43; 38:46; 39:21; 40:54; 44:13; 50:8; 50:37; 51:55; 74:31; 80:4; 87:9; 89:23. You may also check the two verses where the word is suffixed with pronouns ZiKRaha and ZiKRahum: 47:18; 79:43.

More interestingly, however, you will find another derivative of the same word "ZiKRa" (reminder) is used in verse 74:49 as "taZKiRa."

"Why do they turn away from this message/reminder (taZKiRa)?"

The disbelievers had ignored the reminder! Obviously, hell cannot be that reminder, since you are not supposed to embrace and face hell while you are alive on this earth. You are expected to turn away from Hell and turn to the message (taZKiRa). Therefore, taZKiRa and ZiKRa cannot be both HELL and the MESSAGE of the Quran. All the derivatives of ZKR are consistently used in the Quran for the divine message that revives and bestows eternal happiness.

Because of the self-ignited and self-inflicted hell fire burning in their minds, the disbelievers and hypocrites ignore the PLEASANT meaning associated to the word 280 times, and fight with us to keep it as HELL. Well, this was exactly what they were promised and what they deserve. Their initial decision, their prejudice, ignorance and arrogance, have led them to bet their faith on hell, a questionable one chance against 280 chances!

HOW DOES THE NUMBER NINETEEN INCREASE THE FAITH OF BELIEVERS AND ALSO REMOVE DOUBTS FROM THE MINDS OF PEOPLE OF THE BOOK AS PROMISED IN 74:31?

With the exception of Rashad Khalifa, all the translations and commentaries listed above have had big problem with this question. Since they did not accept it as a prophecy left to be fulfilled in the future, and since they rushed to speculate on them without knowledge, they dug a hole for themselves. Surely, they always could deceive themselves and others by claiming that THEIR FAITH was increased because of the association of the number 19 with the guardians of hell. This claim obviously would be a non-falsifiable claim. One can say anything about his or her own faith. However, this claim could not explain why specifically 19 and not another number or another thing. Let's assume they could pretend that their faith was really increased by the nineteen guardians of hell, but how could they explain the other functions of the number nineteen? How could this number nineteen remove the doubts of people of the book? The proponents of HELL-19 just could not make up an answer for this, since the issue involved an OBJECTIVE fact, not a subjective claim.

Interestingly, those who saw the Hell-fire in these prophetic verses claimed that the people of the book would believe in the Quran because they would see that the number of guardians of hell was also nineteen in their own books! What? Please read it again. Yes, this is the explanation of all the prominent Sunni and Shiite scholars of the past and unfortunately it is exactly parroted by the contemporary ones!

First, there is no such a statement in the Bible. Second, even if there was such a statement there would not be anything special about nineteen, since there are many principles, stories of prophets, and instructions mentioned in the Quran that are also in the Bible. In fact, the very existence of similarity had an opposite effect on many people of the book; they claimed and still claim that the Quran was plagiarized from the Bible. Third, none has been persuaded regarding the authenticity of the Quran because the number of guardians of hell is nineteen! I personally communicated and met dozens of Christians or Jews whose doubts about the authenticity of the Quran was removed because of their witnessing the mathematical miracle of the Quran based on the number nineteen. You can find some of these people on Internet forums. This is happening despite the aggressive misinformation and disinformation campaign carried out by numerous Sunni and Shiite groups. Compare the prophetic role of MIRACLE-19 to the role of HELL-19 in their powers of removing doubts from the minds of People of the Book. Two DECADES versus more than 14 CENTURIES, and several THOUSAND people versus more than a BILLION people.

The HELL-19 advocates cannot show a single Christian or Jew who converted to their version of Islam because their doubts were removed after they noticed that the number of guardians of hell is also 19 in their books! This failure alone should be sufficient to wake up those who are still eager to see Hell in these verses. Yet, they still shamelessly repeat this lie to defend their hellish version.

Some opponents of the CODE-19 even tried to use a phrase in verse 74:31 against understanding of the very verse. They quote the fifth function of the number nineteen, "to expose those who have disease in their hearts, and the disbelievers; they will say, 'What did God mean by this allegory?'" and then charge us: "You 19ers are asking this question; therefore, you have disease in your hearts." First, none of us have asked this question, including Rashad Khalifa. We happened to learn the meaning of number nineteen even before asking such a question. We know the meaning of this allegory and we do not challenge that meaning. Furthermore, this question is not a question of a curious person who sincerely wants to learn the meaning of the Quran. This question is the challenge of arrogance and ignorance. It is a question that many still millions of Sunni and Shiite people are asking themselves. They will keep asking this question as long as they follow their ancestors blindly and worship Prophet Muhammad and religious scholars.

DOES THE "HA" IN 74:35 REFER TO HELL OR THE NUMBER 19? DOES THE WORD "KUBRA" IN THE SAME VERSE REFER TO "GREAT DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES" OR TO "GREAT SIGNS AND MIRACLES"?

When we reflect on the context and the usage of the words of verse "This is one of the greatest" we can easily deduce that this refers to the number 19 and its prophetic function as a conclusive evidence for the authenticity of the Quran and a great test for people. Unfortunately, many of those who did not witness the incredible mathematical structure based on the number 19, related this verse to Hell, again.

Let's one by one see several different translations of this verse. (Again, the pre-1974 translations have an excuse in their mistranslations since they did not witness the fulfillment of the prophecy of the mathematical miracle):

Yusuf Ali: "this is but one of the mighty (portents)"
Marmaduke Pickthall: "Lo! This is one of the greatest (portents)"
T.B. Irving: "Surely it is one of the gravest (misfortunes)."
M.H. Shakir: "Surely it (hell) is one of the gravest (misfortunes)."
MaulaHUM Muhammad Ali: "Surely it is one of the gravest (misfortunes)"
N. J. Dawood: "it is a dire scourge."
Muhammad Asad: "Verily, that [hell-fire) is Indeed one of the great [forewarnings]"
Rashad Khalifa: "This is one of the greatest miracles."

I leave for you to assess the contextual reference of the pronoun in 74:35. Here, I will draw your attention to the descriptive word KuBeR, which is the plural of KaBeeR derived from KBR (great). The derivatives of KBR are used in the Quran to describe positive or negative events, people, or things. For instance, in verses 20:23; 44:16; 53:18; 79:20 it is used to describe God's ayaats or miracles. The derivatives of the same word are used for disaster in 79:34 and hell in 87:12.

In other words, if we do not consider the context of the group of verses, we may understand the reference of THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST as either HELL FIRE or one of God's greatest MIRACLES. Through this verse alone, one may see flames of fire or signs of a miracle. Nevertheless, considering the context of this verse it becomes clear that the first vision is a man-made hallucination and the later a divine gift.

DOES THE WORD NAZER IN 74:36 REFER TO THE HELL FIRE OR TO THE DEVINE EVIDENCES?

NAZER is an adjective derived from the root NZR and means "WARNER" Throughout the Quran the various derivatives of this word occur 130 times. Here are the verse numbers where the form NaZeR (warner) occurs 44 times: 2:119; 5:19; 5:19; 7:184; 7:188; 11:2; 11:12; 11:25; 15:89; 17:105; 25:1; 25:7; 25:51; 25:56; 26:115; 28:46; 29:50; 32:3; 33:45; 34:28; 34:34; 34:44; 34:46; 35:23; 35:24; 35:24; 35:37; 35:42; 35:42; 38:70; 41:4; 43:23; 46:9; 48:8; 51:50; 51:51; 53:56; 67:8; 67:9; 67:17; 67:26; 71:2; 74:36.

In NONE of these verses the word NaZeR is used for HELL or FIRE. In these verses NaZeR describe God's messengers, books, revelation, and signs.

THEN WHY THOSE WHO CLAIM TO BE MUSLIMS DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE THE PROPHETIC FULFILLMENT OF THESE AYAAT (REVELATIONS/SIGNS/MIRACLES)? WHY THEY SEE AND WORK HARD TO SEE HELL-FIRE, INSTEAD OF THE PRECISE AND UNIVERSAL GREAT MIRACLE?

Surely, previous generations who were not aware the discovery of Code 19 via computer had an excuse to twist the meaning of obvious verses in order to make sense out of them. They could not imagine that the 19 was the code of an elaborate mathematical system. Nevertheless, some early commentators of the Quran who did not limit the understanding of the Quran with Hadith and Sunnah sensed something beyond HELL from these verses and discussed them as alternative understanding. For instance, Fakhruddin er-Razi in his famous Tafsir al Kabir, in his 23rd comment on Basmalah, speculates on the 19 letters of Basmalah and lists numerous implications, such as the difference between the number of 5 prayers and the number of hours in a day; the number of physical, intellectual, and emotional faculties that humans are blessed with, etc. Among the modern commentators who lived before 1974, Muhammad Asad is the only one that subscribes to Razi's interpretation of the number nineteen of 74:30. (See FOOTNOTE 4). However, Asad too could not avoid but see Hell everywhere.

The opponents of the miracle 19 are no different than those who rejected the entire Quran in the past. The description of these verses fits both groups, which is another miraculous aspect of the Quran:

74:21 He looked.
74:22 He frowned and scowled.
74:23 Then he turned away arrogantly.
74:24 He said, "This is but an impressive illusion/magic!" (See FOOTNOTE 5)
74:25 "This is human made."

In conclusion, those who reject to witness the miracle 19 are insulting the wisdom of God. According to them God's only answer to someone who challenges the authenticity of the Quran is: "Get lost! I will burn you in the hellfire" Depicting God as someone who cannot engage in an intellectual argument with His opponent, but can only employ the cheapest method of persuasion (threat) cannot be the path of believers who are warned by the incredible prophecies of this wonderful chapter, The Secret.

Turning back to the question: Then why those who claim to be Muslims do not understand or appreciate the prophetic fulfillment of these ayaat (revelations/signs/miracles)? Why they see and work hard to see hell-fire, instead of the precise and universal great miracle?

The Quran provides prophetic answers to this question in numerous verses. Please read and reflect on them:

"A.L.M. Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe," without being tested? We have tested those before them, for God must distinguish those who are truthful, and He must expose the liars." (29:1-4)

"Their example is like those who start a fire, then, as it begins to shed light its surrounding, God takes away their light, leaving them in darkness, unable to see. Deaf, dumb, and blind; they will not return." (2:17-18)

"I will divert from My revelations/signs/miracles (ayaat) those who are arrogant on earth, without justification. Consequently, when they see every kind of sign/miracle (ayat) they will not believe in. When they see the path of guidance they will not adopt it as their path. Yet, when they see the path of straying they will adopt it as their path. This is the consequence of their rejecting our revelations/signs/miracles (ayaat) and of being heedless thereof." (7:146) (See, FOOTNOTE 6)

"They challenge you to bring the retribution, when Hell is already surrounding the unappreciative/disbelievers." (29:54) (Please read from 29:48)

"He sent down to you this scripture, containing straightforward verses- which constitute the essence of the scripture-as well as multiple-meaning or allegorical verses. Those who harbor doubts in their hearts will pursue the multiple-meaning verses to create confusion, and to extricate a certain meaning. None knows the true meaning thereof except GOD and those well founded in knowledge. They say, "We believe in this-all of it comes from our Lord." Only those who possess intelligence will take heed." (3:7) (See FOOTNOTE 7)

"When reminded of their Lord's revelations/signs/miracles, they never react to them as if they were deaf and blind." (25:73)

"Are they waiting for angels to come to them, or your Lord, or some manifestation/miracles of your Lord? The day some of the manifestation/miracles of your Lord come, no person will benefit from believing if he or she did not believe before that, and did not reap the benefits of belief by leading a righteous life. Say, 'Keep on waiting; we too will wait." (6:158).

"Some of them listen to you. But we place veils on their hearts to prevent them from understanding, and deafness in their ears. Thus, no matter what kind of sign/miracle they see, they cannot believe. Thus, when they argue with you, the unappreciative disbelievers will say, "These are tales from past." (6:25-26)

"When they arrive, He will say, "You have rejected My revelations/signs/miracles before acquiring knowledge about them. Is this not what you did?" (27:84).

"They never expected an accounting/calculation. And they passionately rejected our revelations/miracles. Although we have counted everything in a record/book." (78:27-29).

"They cannot take heed against God's will. He is the source of righteousness; He is the source of forgiveness." (74:56).

Alhamdulillah.

NEXT: EXPOSING THE EXCUSES OF HYPOCRITES AND UNAPPRECIATIVE PEOPLE.

FOOTNOTES:

1. To see the examples of misunderstanding and distortion of Quranic verses by the followers of Hadith and Sunnah, please read the comparative section in the beginning of the Reformist Translation of the Quran.

2. Soon after Muhammad's death thousands of hadiths (words attributed to Muhammad) were fabricated and two centuries later compiled in the so-called "authentic" hadith books, to support the teaching of a particular sect against another (for instance, what nullifies ablution; which sea food is prohibited); to flatter or justify the authority and practice of a particular king against dissidents (such as, Mahdy and Dajjal); to promote the interest of a particular tribe or family (such as, favoring Quraysh tribe or Muhammad's family); to justify sexual abuse and misogyny (such as, Aisha's age; barring women from leading Salat prayers); to justify violence, oppression and tyranny (such as, torturing members of Urayna and Uqayla tribes, massacring Jewish population in Madina, assassinating a female poet for her critical poems); to exhort more rituals and righteousness (such as, nawafil prayers); to validate superstitions (such as, magic; worshiping the black stone near Kaba); to prohibit certain things and actions (such as, prohibiting drawing animal and human figures, playing musical instruments, chess); to import Jewish and Christian beliefs and practices (such as, circumcision, head scarf, hermitism, using rosary); to resurrect pre-islamic beliefs and practices common among Meccans (such as, intercession; slavery; ); to please crowds with stories (such as the story of Mirage and bargaining for prayers); to idolize Muhammad and claim his superiority to other messengers (such as, numerous miracles, including splitting the moon); to defend hadith fabrication against monotheists (such as, condemning those who find the Quran alone sufficient); and even to advertise a particular fruit or vegetables (such as, the benefits of date grown in Ajwa farm). In addition to the abovementioned reasons, many hadiths were fabricated to explain the meaning of the "difficult" Quranic words or phrases, or to distort the meaning of verses that contradicted to fabricated hadiths, or to provide trivial information not mentioned in the Quran (such as, Saqar, 2:187; 8:35)

3. For an article titled "Eternal Hell and Merciful God" visit www.yuksel.org OR www.19.org.

4. After translating the verse 74:30 as "Over it are nineteen (powers)" Muhammad Asad explains his parenthetical comment with the following footnote:

Whereas most of the classical commentators are of the opinion that the "nineteen"' are the angels that act as keepers or guardians of hell, Razi advances the view that we may have here a reference to the physical, intellectual and emotional powers within man himself: powers which raise man potentially far above any other creature, but which, if used wrongly, bring about a deterioration of his whole personality and, hence, intense suffering in the life to come. According to Razi, the philosophers (arbab al-hikmah) identify these powers or faculties with, firstly, the seven organic functions of the animal - and therefore also human - body (gravitation, cohesion, repulsion of noxious foreign matter, absorption of beneficent external matter, assimilation of nutrients, growth, and reproduction); secondly, the five "external" or physical senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste); thirdly, the five "internal" or intellectual senses., defined by Ibn Sina - on whom Razi apparently relies - as (1) perception of isolated sense-images, (2) conscious apperception of ideas, (3) memory of sense-images, (4) memory of conscious apperceptions, and (5) the ability to correlate sense-images and higher apperceptions; and, lastly, the emotions of desire or aversion (resp. fear or anger), which have their roots in both the "external" and "internal" sense-categories - thus bringing the total of the powers and faculties which preside over man's spiritual fate to nineteen. In their aggregate, it is these powers that confer upon man the ability to think conceptually, and place him, in this respect, even above the angels (cf. 2:30 ff. and the corresponding notes; see also the following note).

5. Magic is not considered an extraordinary, paranormal event by the Quran. Its influence on people is described by its two aspects: illusion and suggestion/bluffs/hypnosis (7:103-120). Magic is an art of influencing gullible people via illusion and hypnosis (7:11; 20:66; 2:102). So, when the unappreciative disbeliever describes the Quran OR the mathematical miracle of the Quran as "influencing magic," what should be understood is that it is just a manipulation and hyperbole.

6. The plural word AYAAT means revelation, sign, evidence, or miracle. However, its singular form AYAT is mentioned in the Quran 84 times and in all its occurrences it means sings, evidence or miracles, not literary revelation of the Quran.

7. This verse is a crucial verse in understanding the Quran and ironically this very verse is one of the most commonly misunderstood verses in the Quran. For a detailed argument on this verse please visit: www.yuksel.org or www.19.org.

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