Page 347 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

When a general examination of the rhyme scheme in the Qur'an is
made, we see that around 80% of the rhymes consist of just three
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sounds (n, m, a) consisting of the letters Alif, Mim, Ya and Nun .
Excluding the letter "Nun," 30% of the verses are rhymed with "Mim,"

"Alif" or "Ya."
The four most frequently employed sounds in rhymes:
Letter Total
Sounds a a m n

Verse number 949 246 666 3123 4984
Proportion 15.22 3.94 10.68 50.08 79.92

(%)
The above table shows the proportional distribution of the four letters comprising
79.92% of the rhyme system in the Qur'an.
The following verses are just a few of the many examples of
rhymes using these four letters.
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n number r S Surat al-Muminun
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m
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1 1 Qad aflaha almu/minoona
a
2 2 Allatheena hum fee salatihim khashiAAoona
a
3 3 Waallatheena hum AAani allaghwi muAAridoona
a
4 4 Waallatheena hum lilzzakati faAAiloona
a
5 5 Waallatheena hum lifuroojihim hafithoona
a
6 6 ... aw ma malakat aymanuhum fa-innahum ghayru maloomeena
a
7 7 ... faola-ika humu alAAadoona
a
8 8 Waallatheena hum li-amanatihim waAAahdihim raAAoona
a
a
9 9 Waallatheena hum AAala salawatihim yuhafithoona
a
a
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1 10 Ola-ika humu alwarithoona
a
1 11 1 ... hum feeha khalidoona
a
2
1 12 Walaqad khalaqna al-insana min sulalatin min teenin
i
n
1 13 Thumma jaAAalnahu nutfatan fee qararin makeenin
3
i
n
1 14 ... fatabaraka Allahu ahsanu alkhaliqeena
4
a
5
1 15 Thumma innakum baAAda thalika lamayyitoona
a
6
1 16 Thumma innakum yawma alqiyamati tubAAathoona
a
1 17 ... wama kunna AAani alkhalqi ghafileena
7
a
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