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Miracles Of The Quran

THE PROPHET JOSEPH'S (as) DREAM
AND ELEVEN (11) STARS

Yusuf told his father, 'Father! I saw eleven bright stars, and
the sun and moon as well. I saw them all prostrate in front of
me.' (Surah Yusuf, 4)

There are 11 letters in the term "ahada AAashara kawkaban,"
meaning "eleven stars."
There are 11 words up to the term "ahada AAashara kawka-
ban." (eleven stars).
The letters in the term "ahada AAashara kawkaban " (eleven
stars) appear 11 times up to "ahada AAashara kawkaban ". 115

THE NUMBER OF THE HUMAN CHROMOSOME

He created man from a drop of sperm and yet he is an open
challenger! (Surat an-Nahl, 4)

There are some 100 trillion cells in the body of a human adult. The
cells all possess the same genetic structure. That genetic structure is also
present in the chromosomes in the cell nucleus. There are 23 pairs, or 46
chromosomes, in a human cell – half from the mother and half from the
father. These chromosomes also contain DNA molecules in which the

characteristics of the person are recorded: hair colour, eye colour, height
and other unique details which make an individual what they are. The
scientific world only learned that there are 46 chromosomes in the human
cell in the second half of the 20 century.
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The words "manayyin" and "nutfatin" in the Qur'an refer to different

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