So, chapter 32 is called "Sajdah" (Prostration).
There are 30 verses. So the prostration verse is verse 15. And lo and behold, it has exactly 15
words! Not to mention, the word "prostration" is the 186th word in this chapter, and if we
add 1, 8, and 6 together, what do we get? 15, which is the verse number of prostration. Let's
take the prostration verse, multiply it by two, we get 30, which is the total amount of
verses in this chapter. Let's also take 186, which is the position that the word "prostration"
comes in this chapter. We multiply that by two, we get 372, which is the total number of words in
this chapter. Coincidence? Not convinced? Well, let's look at chapter 71, which is the chapter
of Noah. The total amount of verses is 28, so if we subtract that from the
chapter number, 71, we get 43. So, 43 is the number of times Noah is mentioned in
the Qur'aan. There are 43 chapters after this chapter that do not mention Noah, and there are
43 chapters that come before that do not mention Noah either. How many do mention Noah? Well, it's
28, the number of verses in this chapter. Wait, there's more! If we multiply the
chapter by the verse, that's 71 by 28, we get 1988. And the 1988th verse in the Qur'aan
has how many letters? Yes, that's right, 43. And for the math boffins out there,
71 is the highest prime factor of 1988. I'm still not done. Yeah, if you look at "Nuh",
it's a three-letter word. The first appearance of "Nuh" is in chapter three, yes, and it's first
mentioned in verse 33. And in the chapter of Nuh, it is the third word mentioned, three times.
And lastly, the People of Nuh are mentioned 14 times. The 14th prime number is 43, which
is the total number of times Nuh is mentioned. Now, what makes this more profound is the fact
that the Qur'aan was revealed circumstantially. In other words, when the Prophet was asked something
or when something happened, that's when the verses would be revealed. So, there was no way for the
Prophet (peace be upon him) to predicting or pre-empt those questions. And secondly, the Prophet
(peace be upon him) could not read or write, so he didn't sit there writing and then
counting the words and then mirroring it. It would have been impossible for the
Prophet to mastermind this literary miracle. And the cherry on the cake, the Qur'aan was
not revealed in chapter and verse order. So, at the end of the Prophet's life,
that's when all the written parts of the Qur'aan were collected and
collated. It was not done initially. Is there any wonder why so many people, Muslims
and non-Muslims, are impressed by this book? The religion is the fastest-growing on the planet. And
why you, if you are a Muslim, should be reading it and benefiting from it more. And if you're a
non-Muslim, you should read it and accept Islam.
