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means «to make one thing lap over another, folded up like a
garment that is laid away». In Arabic dictionaries this word is
explained as the action of wrapping one thing around anoth-
er, in the way that a turban is put on. Implicit in this verse,
therefore, is accurate information about the shape of the
world. The expression used can be truly apt only if the earth
is round. This means that in the Qur’an, which was revealed in
the 7th century, the roundness of the world was hinted at.

38. What are the numerical miracles in the
Qur’an?

The Qur’an also has numerical miracles like the insertion
of the number “19” in the verses in a coded way and the num-
bers of repetitions of certain words.
Word repetitions in the Qur’an: Some related words are
repeated the same number of times in the Qur’an. For
instance:
1. The phrase the “seven heavens” is repeated 7 times.
2. The words, “world “ and “hereafter” are each repeat-
ed 115 times.
3. The word “day” is repeated 365 times while the word
“moon” is repeated 12 times.
4. The word “faith” (iman) (without genitive) is repeated
25 times throughout the Qur’an, as is also the word “infideli-
ty” or the phrase “covering over the truth.” (kufr).
5. When we count the word “say”, we come up with the
result of 332. We arrive at the same figure when we count the
number of times the phrase: “they said” is used.
6. The word “shaytan” is used 88 times. The word