The
Creator of everything's Signature
The scriptures are not the only mathematically composed creations
of
God where the number 19 is the common denominator. It is profound
indeed that Galileo made his famous statement: "Mathematics
is the
language with which God created the universe." A plethora of
scientific findings have now shown that the number 19 represents
God's signature upon certain creations. This divine stamp appears
throughout the universe in much the same manner as the signature
of
Michelangelo and Picasso identify their works. For example:
1. The sun, the moon, and the earth become aligned in the same
relative positions once every 19 years (see ENCYCLOPEDIA JUDAICA
under "Calendar").
2. Halley's comet, a profound heavenly phenomenon, visits our
solar
system every 76 years, 19x4.
3. God's stamp on you and me is manifested in the fact that the
human
body contains 209 bones, 19x11.
4. LANGMAN'S MEDICAL EMBRYOLOGY, by T. W. Sadler, is used as a
textbook in most of the Medical Schools in the U.S.A. On Page 88
of
the Fifth edition, we read the following statement: "In
general the
length of pregnancy for a full term fetus is considered to be 280
days or 40 weeks after onset of the last menstruation, or more
accurately, 266 days or 38 weeks after fertilization." The
numbers
266 and 38 are both multiples of 19.
Why Was the Quran
Revealed in Arabic?
We learn from 41:44 that the sincere believers have access to the
Quran, regardless of their mother tongue. The disbelievers, on
the
other hand, are not permitted access to the Quran, even if they
are
professors of the Arabic language (17:45, 18:57, 41:44, &
56:79).
Arabic is the most efficient language in the world, especially
when it
comes to the precise statement of laws. Since the Quran is a
Statute
Book, it was crucial that such laws must be clearly stated. God
chose
Arabic for His Final Testament because of the obvious reason that
it
is the most suitable language for that purpose. Arabic is unique
in
its efficiency and accuracy. For example, the word
"they" in English
does not tell you if "they" are males or females. In
Arabic there is a
"they" for the males, "HUM," and a
"they" for the females, "HUNNA."
There is even a "they" for two males,
"HUMAA," and a "they" for two
females, "HAATAAN." This feature does not exist in any
other language
in the world. I came to appreciate this efficiency of the Arabic
language when I translated, for example, 2:228. This verse
enjoins the
divorcee to give up her own wishes to divorce her husband, if she
discovers that she is pregnant, and the husband wishes to
reconcile -
the welfare of the child takes a priority. The efficiency of the
Arabic language was extremely helpful in stating this law. Any
other
language would have made it almost impossible to point out whose
wishes are to be superseded, at least not in such a few words as
we
see in 2:228.
The word "Qaalataa" of 28:23, for example, translates
into four
English words: "the two women said." Such is the
efficiency of the
Arabic language.
Another possible reason for choosing Arabic is the fact that
"He" and
"She" do not necessarily imply natural gender. Thus,
when God is
referred to as "He," this does not imply gender at all.
God be
glorified; He is neither male, nor female. The usage of
"He" to refer
to God in the English language, for example, has contributed to a
false image of God. This was not helped by such distorted
expressions
as "Father" when referring to God. You never find such
a reference to
God in the Quran.
