0119 letters.
The first verse (1:1), known as “Basmalah” consists of ...
QURAN • XIX • REFLECTION
WHY 19?
For me, 19 is not a brand or a decorative number. It is a sign pointing back to the QURAN. This page brings together where that sign appears in the QURAN and the mathematical examples presented in the supplied sources.
SOURCE NOTE: The Quran quotations and numerical data on this page come only from the supplied English QURAN data and Appendix 1. Appendix 1 explicitly states that its counts refer to the original Arabic text.
I · NINETEEN IN THE QURAN
The starting point is the text itself.
Sura 74:30 directly names nineteen. The following verse describes different responses to that number, while 74:35 calls it “one of the great miracles.”
74:30
Over it is nineteen.
74:31
We appointed angels to be guardians of Hell, and we assigned their number (19) (1) to disturb the disbelievers, (2) to convince the Christians and Jews (that this is a divine scripture), (3) to strengthen the faith of the faithful, (4) to remove all traces of doubt from the hearts of Christians, Jews, as well as the believers, and (5) to expose those who harbor doubt in their hearts, and the disbelievers; they will say, “What did GOD mean by this allegory?” GOD thus sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills. None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is a reminder for the people.
74:32
Absolutely, (I swear) by the moon.
74:33
And the night as it passes.
74:34
And the morning as it shines.
74:35
This is one of the great miracles.
74:36
A warning to the human race.
74:37
For those among you who wish to advance, or regress.
SOURCE NOTE — 74:30–35: 74:30-35 This “One of the great miracles” provides the first physical evidence that the Quran is God’s message to the world. This 19-based miracle is detailed in Appendix 1.
II · APPENDIX 1
A mathematical structure beginning with simple facts.
Appendix 1 describes the coding as ranging “from the very simple, to the very complex.” The 19 items below reproduce its condensed list of “Simple Facts.”
Any reader of this book can easily verify the Quran’s mathematical miracle. The word “God” (Allah) is written in bold capital letters throughout the text. The cumulative frequency of occurrence of the word “God” is noted at the bottom of each page in the left hand corner. The number in the right hand corner is the cumulative total of the numbers for verses containing the word “God.” The last page of the text, Page 372, shows that the total occurrence of the word “God” is 2698, or 19 x 142. The total sum of verse numbers for all verses containing the word “God” is 118123, also a multiple of 19 (118123 = 19 x 6217).
| NO | OBSERVATION | RELATION TO 19 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The first verse (1:1), known as “Basmalah” consists of ... | 19 letters. |
| 2 | The Quran consists of 114 suras, which is ... | 19 x 6. |
| 3 | The total number of verses in the Quran is 6346, or [6234 numbered verses & 112 un-numbered verses (Basmalahs) 6234 + 112 = 6346] Note that 6 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 19. | 19 x 334. |
| 4 | The Basmalah occurs 114 times, despite its conspicuous absence from Sura 9 (it occurs twice in Sura 27) & 114 = ... | 19 x 6. |
| 5 | From the missing Basmalah of Sura 9 to the extra Basmalah of Sura 27, there are precisely ... | 19 suras. |
| 6 | It follows that the total of the sura numbers from 9 to 27 (9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + ... + 26 + 27) is 342, or ... | 19 x 18. |
| 7 | This total (342) also equals the number of words between the two Basmalahs of Sura 27, and 342 = ... | 19 x 18. |
| 8 | The famous first revelation (96:1-5) consists of ... | 19 words. |
| 9 | This 19-worded first revelation consists of 76 letters ... | 19 x 4. |
| 10 | Sura 96, first in the chronological sequence, consists of ... | 19 verses. |
| 11 | This first chronological sura is placed atop the last ... | 19 suras. |
| 12 | Sura 96 consists of 304 Arabic letters, and 304 equals ... | 19 x 16. |
| 13 | The last revelation (Sura 110) consists of ... | 19 words. |
| 14 | The first verse of the last revelation (110:1) consists of ... | 19 letters. |
| 15 | 14 different Arabic letters, form 14 different sets of “Quranic Initials” (such as A.L.M. of 2:1), and prefix 29 suras. These numbers add up to 14 + 14 + 29 = 57 = ... | 19 x 3. |
| 16 | The total of the 29 sura numbers where the Quranic Initials occur is 2 + 3 + 7 + ... + 50 + 68 = 822, and 822 + 14 (14 sets of initials) equals 836, or ... | 19 x 44. |
| 17 | Between the first initialed sura (Sura 2) and the last initialed sura (Sura 68) there are 38 un-initialed suras ... | 19 x 2. |
| 18 | Between the first and last initialed sura there are of alternating “initialed” and “uninitialed” suras ... | 19 sets |
| 19 | The Quran mentions 30 different 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, 50,000, & 100,000. The sum of these numbers is 162146, which equals ... | 19 x 8534. |
0219 x 6.
The Quran consists of 114 suras, which is ...
0319 x 334.
The total number of verses in the Quran is 6346, or [6234 numbered verses & 112 un-numbered verses (Basmalahs) 6234 + 112 = 6346] Note that 6 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 19.
0419 x 6.
The Basmalah occurs 114 times, despite its conspicuous absence from Sura 9 (it occurs twice in Sura 27) & 114 = ...
0519 suras.
From the missing Basmalah of Sura 9 to the extra Basmalah of Sura 27, there are precisely ...
0619 x 18.
It follows that the total of the sura numbers from 9 to 27 (9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + ... + 26 + 27) is 342, or ...
0719 x 18.
This total (342) also equals the number of words between the two Basmalahs of Sura 27, and 342 = ...
0819 words.
The famous first revelation (96:1-5) consists of ...
0919 x 4.
This 19-worded first revelation consists of 76 letters ...
1019 verses.
Sura 96, first in the chronological sequence, consists of ...
1119 suras.
This first chronological sura is placed atop the last ...
1219 x 16.
Sura 96 consists of 304 Arabic letters, and 304 equals ...
1319 words.
The last revelation (Sura 110) consists of ...
1419 letters.
The first verse of the last revelation (110:1) consists of ...
1519 x 3.
14 different Arabic letters, form 14 different sets of “Quranic Initials” (such as A.L.M. of 2:1), and prefix 29 suras. These numbers add up to 14 + 14 + 29 = 57 = ...
1619 x 44.
The total of the 29 sura numbers where the Quranic Initials occur is 2 + 3 + 7 + ... + 50 + 68 = 822, and 822 + 14 (14 sets of initials) equals 836, or ...
1719 x 2.
Between the first initialed sura (Sura 2) and the last initialed sura (Sura 68) there are 38 un-initialed suras ...
1819 sets
Between the first and last initialed sura there are of alternating “initialed” and “uninitialed” suras ...
1919 x 8534.
The Quran mentions 30 different 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, 50,000, & 100,000. The sum of these numbers is 162146, which equals ...
III · TWO CLOSER EXAMPLES
Seeing how the numbers connect.
19 × 142
The word “GOD”
Appendix 1 states that the total occurrence of the word “God” (Allah) is 2698, or 19 × 142. It also gives 118123 as the total of the verse numbers in which the word occurs, equal to 19 × 6217.
2698
19 × 142
118123
19 × 6217
57 + 57 = 114
The Quranic initial Q
In Appendix 1’s Q example, the two Q-initialed suras, 42 and 50, are each stated to contain 57 Qs; together 114 = 19 × 6. It also notes that 42 + 53 and 50 + 45 both equal 95 = 19 × 5.
57
Q · 42
57
Q · 50
114
19 × 6
1:1–7
An example through The Key
The note for 1:1 in the Quran data at http://qurantft.com/ states that the Basmalah consists of 19 Arabic letters. The same data provides the verse number, letter count, and numerical value for each verse of Al-Fatiha in the table below.
| Verse | Letters | Gematrical Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 786 |
| 2 | 17 | 581 |
| 3 | 12 | 618 |
| 4 | 11 | 241 |
| 5 | 19 | 836 |
| 6 | 18 | 1072 |
| 7 | 43 | 6009 |
| Totals | 139 | 10143 |
SOURCE NOTE · Q / XIX
The computer data showed that the text of the only Q-initialed suras, 42 and 50, contained the same number of Q’s, 57 and 57. That was the first hint that a deliberate mathematical system might exist in the Quran.
Sura 50 is entitled “Q,” prefixed with “Q,” and the first verse reads, “Q, and the glorious Quran.” This indicated that “Q” stands for “Quran,” and the total number of Q’s in the two Q-initialed suras represents the Quran’s 114 suras (57 + 57 = 114 = 19 x 6). This idea was strengthened by the fact that “the Quran” occurs in the Quran 57 times.
Sura 42 consists of 53 verses, and 42 + 53 = 95 = 19 x 5.
Sura 50 consists of 45 verses, and 50 + 45 = 95, same total as in Sura 42.
The momentous discovery that “19” is the Quran’s common denominator became a reality in January 1974, coinciding with Zul-Hijjah 1393 A.H. The Quran was revealed in 13 B.H. (Before Hijrah). This makes the number of years from the revelation of the Quran to the revelation of its miracle 1393 + 13 = 1406 = 19 x 74. As noted above, the unveiling of the Miracle took place in January 1974. The correlation between 19 x 74 lunar years and 1974 solar years could not escape notice. This is especially uncanny in view of the fact that “19” is mentioned in Sura 74.
IV · WHY IT APPEARS IN MY WORK
XIX is not the destination; it is a pointer.
Years spent studying the QURAN’s 19-based mathematical system led me to use nineteen deliberately as a structural sign in my music and visual language.
That is why several albums contain 19 tracks; Zikr Symphony uses 19 principal works and a further 19-part structure inside the nineteenth work. The point is not to end attention on the number itself, but to turn curiosity back toward the QURAN.
19 → curiosity → QURAN → research → reflection
V · EXAMINE IT YOURSELF
Do not stop at my words; go to the source.
This page is only an introduction. The numerical claims are presented in Appendix 1 and the verses in the supplied QURAN text. Check the counts yourself—the point is for the investigation not to end here.
Source scope: supplied English QURAN data • Appendix 1 English • existing BerkKoksal.com content data