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Ha run Yah ya (Ad nan Ok tar)

The letters that constitute the word television appear side by side,
from left to right, in verse 17 of Surat an-Naml, which itself refers to the
Prophet Solomon (as). The word “television” – like some examples in pre-
vious chapters - is written and pronounced in more or less the same way
in Turkish, English, Arabic and many other other languages. Looking at
the sequence of letters here and the passages cited, we see a miracle that
cannot possibly occur by chance. It seems that each one of these instances
is a sign for those who study the Qur'an that still grater mysteries may lie
concealed within it. In one verse, our Almighty Lord says this of the Holy
Qur'an:
If all the trees on earth were pens and all the sea, with seven more
seas besides, was ink Allah's words still would not run dry. Allah
is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surah Luqman, 27)

THE DURATION OF ROTATION OF
VENUS AND MARS

Venus and Mars are the names of the closest and second-closest
planets to the Earth. In the Qur'an, the letters that make up the present-
day names of these planets are set out in such a way as to indicate the
speed of their rotation.
The letters that make up the name Venus (Waaw-Alif-Nuun-Alif-Shiin
in Arabic) appear side by side in verse 72 of Surat al-Anfal. The next se-
quence of letters spelling out the word “Venus” appears in verse 3 of
Surah Hud. There are 243 verses between these two. It takes

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