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Miracles Of The Quran

THE NUMBER OF THE YEARS AND
THE RECKONING THEREOF

It is He Who appointed the sun to give radiance, and the moon
to give light, assigning it phases so you would know the
number of years and the reckoning of time. Allah did not cre-
ate these things except with truth. We make the Signs clear for
people who know. (Surah Yunus, 5)

A month in the Islamic calendar can only have 29 or 30 days. (There
is no other possibility.)
A lunar month is 29 or 30 days. There are 29 letters in the verse
up until the term "qaddarahu manazila litaAAlamoo AAadada
alssineena waalhisaba," meaning "the number of years and the
reckoning of time."
The abjad value of "al-Qamar," meaning "moon," is 29. (By mi-
nor abjad calculation)

We made the night and day two Signs. We blotted out the Sign
of the night and made the Sign of the day a time for seeing so
that you can seek favour from your Lord and will know the
number of years and the reckoning of time. We have made all
things very clear. (Surat al-Isra', 12)

One year according to the Hijri calendar lasts 354 or 355 days. (There
is no other possible figure.)
The abjad value of the letters up to the term "litaAAlamoo
AAadada alssineena waalhisaba," meaning "so you will know the
number of years and the reckoning of time," is 354. (By minor ab-
jad calculation)

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