In the Name of Allah, the Gracious,
the Merciful
The title above is the Arabic word الطلاق in Roman script. I came across this word
while going through the Verses of the Qur'aan on divorce.
The Qur'aanic phrase containing the said word, that came to my notice first,
was الطلاق مرتان meaning الطلاق is twice (Verse 2:229). I have discussed
the Qur'aanic meaning of الطلاق elsewhere (refer the
blog post What Is Attalaaq)
What I want to draw attention to, here, are the wonderful, superhuman
arithmetical codes that the Qur'aan is replete with. The plain meaning of the
aforesaid Arabic phrase is of course that الطلاق
can be resorted to only twice by a married couple during the duration of their marriage.
But I was pleasantly astonished to
find out that an arithmetical code is hidden in the said Arabic phrase too!
The code is that the word الطلاق has occurred only TWICE throughout the
entire Qur'aan!!
And this is not the only instance of
the use of secret arithmetical codes. There are instances galore throughout the
Qur'aan!
And remember that the Qur'aan was revealed
not all at once but in parts, during the long course of 23 years in the 7th
century AD, when none of the modern amenities was available. Not even paper!
Would you still, then, not believe
that the Qur'aan is divine and not man-made!?
