Expert: Todd Tyszka - 2/4/2011

Question
Hi! I'm really grateful for your enlightening reply.
While I did study the Koran(which a friend gave me), and both The Testaments(I am naturally interested in all kinds of Holy Scriptures, so I read the Isaiah myself too),I also received all these emails from the friend, so since I couldn't figure out the exact meaning of these holy verses, I really hoped you could clarify the meanings for me. I , myself is thinking seriously about this religion Islam. How can there be so many coincidences? It was puzzling, but I'm just trying to keep my mind open. I also asked our local priest what he said about these, but then he told me to not to question anything, which was hurtful .Why can't I know about something I'm going to believe? I also found this interesting video .It really explains the trinity well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3anSlKeZO8 . And after watching all the series of this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiAGHFnzMU I was surprised.
This was the email:
Revelation to Muhammad: The 1st revelation of Allah through the angel Gabriel to Muhammad was the word (Iqra) "read" in Surah 96:1-5: As he was unlettered he replied "I cannot read". This 1st revelation was prophesized in Isaiah 29:12 "And the book is delivered to him that is not learned saying, Read this, I pray thee, and he saith ,I am not learned.” These revelation came in installments, and inserted in certain order in the Quran as ordained by Allah, was also mentions in Isaiah 28:10-11 "For precept must be upon precept , precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little ,there a little, for with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to his people."Another tongue means another language, not Hebrew or Aramaic, but Arabic. Muslims all over the world are using one language, which is Arabic,in calling their God, in their prayers, pilgrimage and in their greetings to each other. Also this unity of language had been prophesied in Zephaniah 3:9: “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.”
There are many scientific facts present in the Quran_
THE DATE OF THE LUNAR LANDINGS
The Hour (of Doomsday) has drawn near and the Moon has split. (Surat al-Qamar, 1)
The word “Qamar” means “Moon,” and the word “Moon” appears in the first verse of Surat al-Qamar. There are 1390 verses from that verse to the end of the Qur’an. The year 1390 in the Islamic calendar corresponds to 1969 AD, the date of the lunar landings. This, one of the greatest landmarks in human history, was indicated 14 centuries beforehand.

In addition, the word “inshakka,” meaning “split,” is used in this verse. The word is derived from the root “shakka,” meaning “to plow, dig up, to turn the soil...” In the same way, the Apollo 11 spacecraft that went to the Moon also took specimens of lunar dust back to Earth. In that sense, the term “the Moon has split” is consistent with developments in the present day.
Number of verses from the first verse of Surat al-Qamar to the end of the Qur’an = 1390
Date of the lunar landings (Islamic calendar) = 1390

THE RATIO OF THE SEA TO THE LAND
The ratio of the appearances of the words "sea" and “land" in the Qur’an is identical to the ratio between sea and land in modern science. The continents had not yet been discovered at the time the Qur’an was sent down, and it was impossible to determine the ratio between the land and sea. Even such a large continent as America was only discovered in the 15th century.

The word "land" appears 13 times in the Qur’an, while “sea” appears 32 times. These numbers total 45. If we divide the number of references to land in the Qur’an, 13, by 45, the result is 28.8888888889%. When we divide the number of references to sea in the Quran, 32, by 45, the result is 71.1111111111%. these ratios are the exact ones that apply between water and dry land on Earth.

The repetition of these words in the Qur’an may be an indication that the Earth is 71% covered in water and 29% in dry land.  It has only been possible to arrive at this ratio in the present day, thanks to satellite photos and computer calculations.
Number of times the word “land” appears in the Qur’an = 13
Number of times the word “sea” appears in the Qur’an = 32
Proportion of dry land to sea covering the Earth = 13/45 = 29%
Proportion of sea to dry land on Earth = 32/45 = 71%

THE STAR SIRIUS
"Sirius", the brightest star in the night sky, appears as “Shi’ira,” meaning “star” in verse 49 of Surat an-Najm:
That it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius [Shi’ira]. (Surat an-Najm, 49)
The fact that the word “Sirius,“ or “Shi’ra” in Arabic, appears only in the 49th verse is particularly noteworthy. Because, based on the irregularities in Sirius’ orbit, scientists discovered it is actually a binary star. Therefore, Sirius is actually two stars, known as Sirius A and Sirius B. One feature of Sirius B is that is cannot be seen by telescope.

The stars in Sirius system follow a course toward one another in the shape of a bow, and hang in the sky by approaching one another every 49.9 years. These scientific data have been unanimously confirmed by the astronomy departments at the universities of Harvard, Ottawa and Leicester.1 Yet this scientific fact that only emerged toward the end of the 20th century was miraculously referred to in the Qur’an 1400 years ago. This miracle appears when we read verses 9 and 49 of Surat al-Najm together.

That it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius. (Surat an-Najm, 49)

He was two bow-lengths away or even closer. (Surat an-Najm, 9)
The term "kane kabe kavseyni ev edna,” in verse 9 of Surat al-Najm, translated as “two bow-lengths away or even closer,” may be a reference to these two stars drawing closer to one another in their courses.  This scientific fact, which could not possibly have been known at the time of the revelation of the Qur’an, proves once again that the Qur’an is the word of our Almighty Lord.
The star Sirius appears in the Surah called an-Najm, meaning “Star.” The stars comprising Sirius approach one another in their courses once every 49.9 years. This astronomic phenomenon is indicated in verses 49 and 9 of Surat an-Najm.

Iron’s Isotopes
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As the iron’s atomic number is encoded in the sura that mentions iron, there is also a sign in that sura about the iron’s isotopes.
1. The word “el hadid” which means a particular iron has a mathematical value of 57. The article “el” corresponds to “the” in English. When the word hadid is used with the article “el”, referring to a specific iron, the mathematical value turns out to be 57.
Alif   =   1
Lam   =   30
Ha   =   8
Da   =   4
Ya   =   10
Da   =   4
Total   =   57
2. The chapter Iron (hadid) is the 57th sura of the Quran. And 57 is one of the isotopes of iron.
3. The chapter Iron (hadid) is the 58th sura from the end of the Quran. That is another isotope of iron.
The value of the word "hadid" alone is 26, and this is also the atomic number of iron.
4. This sura has 29 numbered verses. This number becomes 30 when the unnumbered Basmalah is counted. This number is equal to the neutron numbers of two isotopes of iron, from the total of four. The frequency of the word God in this sura gives the neutron number of the other isotope.
A calculation of the word "hadid" alone produces the number 26. And this corresponds to the number of iron in the periodic table. The Qur’an, which contains the revelation of our Omniscient Lord, refers both to the formation of iron and to its atomic number.

The word   Mathematical value of the word
The iron (el hadid)    57
 
One of iron’s isotopes    57
 
What is the chapter number of the chapter the Iron?   57

THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF IRON
Iron is one of the elements mentioned in the Qur’an. Allah says this in the Surah called “al-Hadid,” or “Iron:”

... And We sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind, ... (Surat al-Hadid, 25)
The word "enzelna," meaning “to send down,” may also be thought of in the figurative sense of being placed at the service of human beings. But bearing in mind the true meaning of the word, which is “physically descending from the sky,” used for rain and solar rays, then the verse can be seen to contain a hugely significant scientific miracle. Because modern astronomical findings have revealed that the iron on Earth came from giant stars in outer space.
In addition, Surat al-Hadid also refers to the chemical symbol for iron. Because verse 15, in the exact middle of the Surah, begins with the Arabic letter "Fe," which is how iron is known to chemists.
In addition, the number emerging from a numerological [abjad] calculation of the words “al-Hadid,” the 57th Surah of the Qur’an, is the same as the number of the Surah: "57." A calculation of the word "hadid" alone produces the number 26. And this corresponds to the number of iron in the periodic table. The Qur’an, which contains the revelation of our Omniscient Lord, refers both to the formation of iron and to its atomic number.
Al-Hadid is the 57th Surah of the Qur’an, and the numerical value of the words al-Hadid is also 57.
The value of the word "hadid" alone is 26, and this is also the atomic number of iron.

So, this was the email.And two of my friends(they used to call themselves Atheist) became Muslim. I told them that Bible probably has science too...but the Muslims just say that they do believe in parts of the Bible(the part that was not changed by man.).
I thought you could explain this to me.
Thanks again,
Sara

Answer
Hi Sara,
I'm surprised you haven't heard about all of the number games, like you presented here, in the Bible. There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of books written on this, and you can find out more information on this by simply using Google.

For Example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code

Here's the Quran Code page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran_Code

As far as the Quran code, popularized by Rashad Khalifa and his book "The Quran: Final Testament," he was rejected by "the traditional Muslim clergy" and, not surprisingly, issued a Fatwa (a Muslim order for him to be killed) and assassinated in 1990 in Tucson, Arizona by a fanatic member of Fuqara, a group related to Al-Qaeda, Usama Bin Laden, and the 9-11 terrorists.

Not surprisingly, someone posted the following after his assassination:

"We know probably Rashad's most extraordinary discovery was the Quranic initials and their miraculous relation with the miracle of 19.

As it turns out, the number of verses from the beginning of the Quran in initialed Sura to verse 19:1 is 1230!

The number of verses from the beginning of the Quran in initialed suras to the very last verse of sura 19 (verse 98) is 1327!

Therefore, not only God coded the date of Rashad's martyrdom with the miracle of 19 and the GV of the messenger who discovered one of the greatest miracle, but also the number 19 points at the very first verse of sura 19, the 1230th in initialed sura, and the last verse of sura 19, the 1327th! How is it possible to point at sura 19 (first verse and last verse), the miracle of 19, and Rashad Khalifa more clearly!!!!"

- http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/88333

I hope you can see through these number games. You can make anything say anything you want if you try hard enough. On top of this, the Quran has so many contradictions, mistakes, etc that it totally discredits itself. I encourage you to go to prophetofdoom.net, which has an exhaustive analysis of the Quran available for free. You can read it online at http://prophetofdoom.net/Prophet_of_Doom_Islams_Terrorist_Dogma_in_Muhammads_Own... and there are also links for you to download it in .pdf (PDF document) or .mp3 (audio). I promise that this book will totally change your perspective. More importantly, you need to look at Biblical apologetics, or the defense of the Bible. There is no book in the world like the Bible, which does not have any contradictions (only minor typos in manuscript copies) and is truly God's Word. Jesus Christ is God, yet he came to this earth and changed everything, even dividing time (BC and AD). The Law of the Lord is perfect and if you study the Bible in the proper way, you will find this to be true.

I will pray that you find the truth of Jesus Christ in His Word, the Holy Bible. Please check prophetofdoom.net which thoroughly discredits the Quran and Muhammad.