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Numbers in the Qur'an 343

MULTIPLES OF 1,000

Appear a total of 11 times
And you will most certainly find them the greediest of men for life
(greedier) than even those who are polytheists; every one of them
loves that he should be granted a life of a thousand years, and his
being granted a long life will in no way remove him further off from
the chastisement, and Allah sees what they do. (Surat al-Baqara, 96)
And when you said to the believers, 'Is it not enough for you that
your Lord reinforced you with three thousand angels, sent down?' Yes
indeed! But if you are steadfast and guard against evil and they come
upon you suddenly, your Lord will reinforce you with five thousand
angels, clearly identified. (Surat al 'Imran, 124-125)
Remember when you called on your Lord for help and He re-
sponded to you: 'I will reinforce you with a thousand angels riding
rank after rank.' (Surat al-Anfal, 9)
They ask you to hasten the punishment. Allah will not break His
promise. A day with your Lord is equivalent to a thousand years in the
way you count. (Surat al-Hajj, 47)
He directs the whole affair from heaven to earth. Then it will again
ascend to Him on a Day whose length is a thousand years by the way
you measure. (Surat as-Sajda, 5)
The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day whose length is
fifty thousand years. (Surat al-Ma'arij, 4)
The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. (Surat al-
Qadr, 3)
What do you think about those who left their homes in thousands in
fear of death? Allah said to them, 'Die!' and then brought them back to
life. Allah shows great favour to mankind, but most people are not
grateful. (Surat al-Baqara, 243)
And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or
more. (Surat as-Saffat, 147)
We sent Nuh to his people and he remained among them for fifty
short of a thousand years; yet the Flood engulfed them while they
were wrongdoers. (Surat al-Ankabut, 14)