A superhuman mathematical system pervades the Quran and serves to guard and authenticate every element in it. Nineteen years after the Prophet's death, some scribes injected two false verses at the end of Sura 9, the last sura revealed in Medina. The evidence presented in this Appendix incontrovertibly removes these human injections, restores the Quran to its pristine purity, and illustrates a major function of the Quran's mathematical code — namely, to protect the Quran from the slightest tampering. Thus, the code rejects ONLY the false injections 9:128-129.
"Surely, we have revealed this scripture, and surely, we will preserve it."
[15:9]
The Quran is God's Final Testament. Hence the divine pledge to keep it perfectly preserved. To assure us of both the divine authorship and the perfect preservation of the Quran, the Almighty author has rendered the Quran mathematically composed. As proven by the physical evidence in Appendix 1, such mathematical composition is far beyond human capabilities. The slightest violation of God's Final Testament is destined to stand out in glaring disharmony. A deviation by only 1 — one sura, one verse, one word, even one letter — is immediately exposed.
Nineteen years after the Prophet Muhammad's death, during the reign of Khalifa `Uthman, a committee of scribes was appointed to make several copies of the Quran to be dispatched to the new Muslim lands. The copies were to be made from the original Quran which was written by Muhammad's hand (Appendix 28).
This committee was supervised by `Uthman Ibn `Affaan, `Ali Ibn Abi Taaleb, Zeid Ibn Thaabet, Ubayy Ibn Ka`ab, `Abdullah Ibn Al-Zubair, Sa`eed Ibn Al-`Aas, and `Abdul Rahman Ibn Al-Haareth Ibn Heshaam. The Prophet had written the Quran in its chronological order of revelation (Appendix 23), together with the necessary instructions to place every piece in its proper position. The last sura revealed in Medina was Sura 9. Only Sura 110, a very short sura, was revealed after Sura 9, in Mina.
The committee of scribes finally came to Sura 9, and put it in its proper place. One of the scribes suggested adding a couple of verses to honor the Prophet. The majority of scribes agreed. `Ali was outraged. He vehemently maintained that the word of God, written down by the hand of His final prophet, must never be altered.
`Ali's protest is documented in many references, including the classic reference AL ITQAAN FEE 'ULUM AL QURAN by Jalaluddin Al-Suyuty, Al-Azhareyyah Press, Cairo, Egypt, 1318 AH, Page 59:
`Ali was asked: "Why are you staying home?" He said, "Something has been added to the Quran, and I have pledged never to put on my street clothes, except for the prayer, until the Quran is restored."
[Al-Suyuty, Al Itqaan, 1318 AH, Page 59]
The horrendous dimensions of this crime can be realized once we look at the consequences:
(1) `Uthman was assassinated, and `Ali was installed as the fourth Khalifa.
(2) A 50-year war erupted between the new Khalifa and his supporters on one side, and the Mohammedan distorters of the Quran on the other side.
(3) `Ali was martyred, and eventually his family — the Prophet Muhammad's family — except for some women and children, were killed.
(4) The disaster culminated in the infamous Battle of Karbala, where `Ali's son, Hussein, and his family were massacred.
(5) The Muslims were deprived of the pure, unaltered, Quran for 1400 years.
The distorters of the Quran finally won the war, and the "official" history that came to us represented the victors' point of view. This apparent victory for God's enemies was, of course, in accordance with God's will. In just two decades after the Prophet's death, the idol worshipers who were defeated by the Prophet in the conquest of Mecca (632 AD) reverted to idolatry. Ironically, this time around their idol was the Prophet himself. Such idol worshipers obviously did not deserve to possess the pure Quran. Hence the blessed martyrdom of the true believers who tried to restore the Quran, and the apparent victory for the distorters of God's word.
The first peace time ruler after this lengthy and disastrous war was Marwan Ibn Al Hakam (died 65 AH / 684 AD). One of the first duties he performed was to destroy the original Quran — the one so scrupulously written by the Prophet's own hand — "fearing it might become the cause of NEW disputes." The question an intelligent person must ask is: "If the original Quran were identical to the Quran in circulation at that time, why did Marwan Ibn Al-Hakam have to destroy it?!"
Upon examining the oldest Islamic references, we realize that the false injections 9:128-129 were always suspect. We read in Bukhary's famous Hadith, and Al-Suyuty's famous Itqaan, that every single verse in the Quran was verified by a multiplicity of witnesses — "except Verses 128 and 129 of Sura 9; they were found only with Khuzeimah Ibn Thaabet Al-Ansaary." When some people questioned this improper exception, someone came up with a Hadith stating that "the testimony of Khuzeimah equals the testimony of two men!!!"
Strangely, the false injections 9:128-129 are labeled in the traditional Quran printings as "Meccan." How could these "Meccan" verses be found with Khuzeimah, a late "Medinan" Muslim? How could a Medinan sura contain Meccan verses, when the universal convention has been to label as "Medinan" all revelations after the Prophet's Hijrah from Mecca? Despite these discrepancies, plus many more glaring contradictions associated with Verses 9:128-129, no one dared to question their authenticity. The discovery of the Quran's mathematical code in 1974, however, ushered in a new era where the authenticity of every element in the Quran is proven (Appendix 1).
As it turns out, the injection of the two false Verses 9:128-129 resulted in: (1) demonstrating the major function of the Quran's mathematical system, (2) producing an awesome miracle in its own right, and (3) distinguishing the true believers from the hypocrites who uphold traditions above God's proven word.
TRANSLATION OF THE FALSE VERSES [9:128-129]
"A messenger has come to you from among you, who wants no hardship to afflict you, and cares about you, and is compassionate towards the believers, merciful. If they turn away, then say, 'Sufficient for me is God, there is no god except He. I put my trust in Him. He is the Lord with the great throne.'"
Independent physical proofs confirm that Sura 9 consists of 127 verses, and that 9:128-129 are human fabrications that violate the Quran's mathematical code. Every single phenomenon below disappears the moment 9:128-129 are included.
[1] The first violation of the Quran's code by Verses 9:128-129 appeared when the count of the word "God" (Allah) in the Quran was found to be 2699 — which is not a multiple of 19 — unless we remove one. After removing the false injection 9:128, the total is 2698 = 19×142.
[2] The sum of all verse numbers where the word "God" occurs equals 118123 = 19×6217. This total is obtained by adding the numbers of verses wherever the word "God" is found. If the false Verse 9:129 is included, this phenomenon disappears.
[3] The total occurrence of the word "God" from the beginning of the Quran to the end of Sura 9 is 1273 = 19×67. If the false injections 9:128-129 were included, the total would become 1274 — not a multiple of 19.
[4] The occurrence of the word "God" from the first Quranic initial ("A.L.M." of 2:1) to the last initial ("N." of 68:1) totals 2641 = 19×139. Table 1 below lists the 57 occurrences of the word "God" outside the initialed section. Subtracting: 2698 − 57 = 2641 = 19×139. Including 9:128-129 would raise the count to 2642 — not a multiple of 19.
[5] Sura 9 is an un-initialed sura. Looking at all 85 un-initialed suras, the word "God" occurs in 57 = 19×3 of these suras. The total number of verses in those suras is 1045 = 19×55. Including 9:128-129 would increase the verse count by 1, destroying both phenomena.
[6] The word "God" from the missing Basmalah (Sura 9) to the extra Basmalah (Sura 27) occurs in 513 = 19×27 verses, within 19 suras (Table 2). Including the false Verses 9:128-129 would raise the count to 514 — not a multiple of 19.
[7] The word "Elaah" (meaning "god") occurs in Verse 9:129. The total occurrence of this word in the Quran is 95 = 19×5. Including 9:128-129 causes this count to rise to 96 — not a multiple of 19.
[8] The index to the words of the Quran lists 116 occurrences of the word "Rasool" (Messenger). One is in the false Verse 9:128, and one in 12:50 refers to the messenger of Pharaoh — not the messenger of God. Removing both leaves 114 = 19×6 occurrences of "Rasool" of God.
[9] The word "Raheem" (Merciful) is used in the Quran exclusively as a name of God. Its total count is 114 = 19×6, after removing the word "Raheem" of 9:128 — which refers to the prophet, not God. According to 7:188, 10:49, and 72:21 the Prophet did not possess any power of mercy.
[10] The index lists 22 occurrences of the word "`Arsh" (Throne). After removing the false injection 9:129, the "`Arsh" of Joseph (12:100), and the "`Arsh" of the Queen of Sheba (27:23), we arrive at exactly 19 "`Arsh" words — all referring to God's throne. The word "`Arsh" of 9:129 is thereby proven not to belong in the Quran.
[11] The Quranic command "Qul" (Say) occurs exactly 332 times. The word "Qaaloo" (They said) also occurs exactly 332 times. The false Verse 9:129 contains the word "Qul" — its inclusion would raise the count to 333, destroying this precise Quranic balance.
[12] The Quran contains 6234 numbered verses and 112 un-numbered verses (Basmalahs). The total is 6346 = 19×334. Note that 6+3+4+6 = 19. The false Verses 9:128-129 violate this fundamental criterion by raising the total to 6348.
[13] When we add the sura number, plus the number of verses in that sura, plus the sum of its verse numbers (1+2+3+…+n) for every sura in the Quran, the grand total is 346199 = 19×19×959. This phenomenon confirms the authenticity of every verse in the Quran while excluding 9:128-129. Including the false verses destroys it entirely.
[14] Applying the same calculation to the 85 un-initialed suras only (which include Sura 9), the cumulative total is 156066 = 19×8214. This result depends on Sura 9 having 127 verses. The false verses would destroy this criterion entirely.
[15] By adding the sura numbers of all un-initialed suras plus their number of verses, from the beginning of the Quran through Sura 9, the total is 703 = 19×37. This depends on Sura 9 consisting of exactly 127 verses.
[16] Adding the sura number, number of verses, and sum of verse numbers for all un-initialed suras from the missing Basmalah (9:1) to the end of the Quran gives 116090 = 19×6110. If 9:128-129 are included, Sura 9 becomes 129 verses and the total becomes 116349 — not a multiple of 19.
[17] Applying the same calculation from the missing Basmalah (9:1) to the extra Basmalah (Sura 27), the grand total is 119966 = 19×6314. This phenomenon is also related to the absence of Basmalah from Sura 9 and is detailed further in Appendix 29. It is destroyed if Sura 9 has 129 verses.
[18] Carrying out the same calculations from the missing Basmalah (9:1) to Verse 74:30 — the verse where the number 19 is mentioned — the grand total is 207670 = 19×10930. Sura 9 must consist of 127 verses for this to hold.
[19] Sura 9 consists of 127 verses, and 1+2+7 = 10. Looking at all verses from 9:1 to 27:29 whose digits add up to 10, the grand total (sura number + verse count + how many add up to 10) is 2470 = 19×130, with the sum of sura numbers equalling 342 = 19×18. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, the total would become 2472 — not a multiple of 19.
[20] The falsifiers wanted Sura 9 to have 129 verses — a number ending in "9." Looking at all suras whose verse count ends in the digit "9," and adding sura number + number of verses + sum of verse numbers, the grand total is 23655 = 19×1245. Sura 9 is excluded because its correct verse count (127) does not end in "9." If the falsifiers were right, Sura 9 would enter this table and destroy the phenomenon.
[21] The false injection consisted of Verses 128 and 129. The digits of 128 and 129 are: two 1's, two 2's, one 8, one 9. Counting all the 1's in every verse number across the whole Quran (e.g. verses 1, 10, 11, 12, 21, 31…) gives 2546 = 19×134. Including 9:128-129 adds two more 1's, giving 2548 — not a multiple of 19.
[22] Applying the same digit-"1" count but restricted to the 85 un-initialed suras only, the total is 1406 = 19×74. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, two extra 1's from 128 and 129 would push this to 1408 — destroying the code.
[23] Following the same process for the digits 2, 8, and 9 — the other digits that make up 128 and 129 — across the whole Quran: the count of 2's is 1641, 8's is 908, 9's is 833. Their combined total is 3382 = 19×178. Adding the count of 1's (2546) gives a grand total of 5928 = 19×312. Including 9:128-129 adds 6 more digits (1,2,8,1,2,9), raising the total to 5934 — not a multiple of 19.
[24] The total count of all digits (1 through 9) in all verse numbers of the 85 un-initialed suras — with Sura 9 at 127 verses — is 27075 = 19×19×75.
[25] Adding the digit sums of every sura number and the digit sums of every verse count across all 114 suras: the sura digit totals = 975, the verse digit totals = 906. Grand total: 975 + 906 = 1881 = 19×99. Sura 9 contributes digit sum 9 (for the sura number) and digit sum 10 for 127 (1+2+7). If Sura 9 had 129 verses, its digit sum becomes 12, shifting the total to 1883 — not a multiple of 19.
[26] Instead of adding the digit sums of sura number and verse count, multiply them. For example Sura 2: digit sum of 2 = 2, digit sum of 286 = 16, product = 32. Summing all 114 products yields 7771 = 19×409. Sura 9 contributes 9 × 10 = 90. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, it contributes 9 × 12 = 108, and the total becomes 7789 — not a multiple of 19.
[27] Applying the digit-sum method of [25] to the odd-numbered suras only, the sura digit totals = 513 = 19×27, the verse digit totals = 437 = 19×23, and the grand total = 950 = 19×50. Sura 9 is odd-numbered and contributes 9 + 10 = 19 to this total.
[28] Sura 9 is the only sura with exactly 127 verses. Looking at all suras consisting of 127 verses or less (105 suras), the sum of their sura numbers plus their verse counts equals 10963 = 19×577. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, it would be excluded from this set (since 129 > 127), the total would drop to 10827, and the phenomenon disappears.
[29] Since Sura 9 is odd-numbered and 127 is odd, look at all odd-numbered suras with an odd verse count. There are 27 such suras. The sum of their sura numbers plus their verse counts equals 2774 = 19×146. If Sura 9 had 129 verses (also odd), it stays in the set — but 129 ≠ 127 changes the sum to 2776, breaking the code.
[30] The correct verse count of Sura 9 is 127 — a prime number. Looking at all 18 suras whose verse count is prime, summing the individual digits of every sura number (total = 137) and every verse count (total = 129) gives a grand total of 137 + 129 = 266 = 19×14. If 129 were used instead of 127, its digit sum shifts from 10 to 12, making the grand total 268 — not a multiple of 19.
[31] The distorters added two false verses, giving Sura 9 a total of 129 — a 3-digit number divisible by 3. Looking at all suras whose verse count is a 3-digit number divisible by 3, their sura numbers sum to 71 and verse counts sum to 765, giving 71 + 765 = 836 = 19×44. If Sura 9 had 129 verses it would enter this table and destroy the phenomenon.
[32] Look at all suras consisting of 129 verses or more. There are 8 such suras, and their total verse count is 1577 = 19×83. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, it would enter this table making the total 1577 + 129 = 1706 — not a multiple of 19.
[33] The numbers 127, 128, and 129 share the digits "1" and "2." Looking at all suras whose verse count contains both digits 1 and 2, adding sura numbers plus verse counts gives 1159 = 19×61. Including Sura 9 with 129 verses would raise the total to 1161 — not a multiple of 19.
[34] Sura 9 is a single-digit sura whose verse count contains digits 1 and 2. There is only one other such sura in the Quran: Sura 5 with 120 verses. The sum of their verse counts is 120 + 127 = 247 = 19×13. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, the total becomes 249 — not a multiple of 19.
[35] There are 30 suras whose verse count begins with the digit "1" — including Sura 9 with 127. The sum of all verse numbers (1+2+3+…+n) across these 30 suras is 126122 = 19×6638. If Sura 9 had 129 verses, verses 128 and 129 would be added, raising the sum to 126379 — not a multiple of 19.
[36] Note that 9 + 1 + 2 + 7 = 19. Looking at all suras where the digits of the sura number and the digits of its verse count add up to 19, there are 10 such suras. Their sura numbers plus verse counts total 1216 = 19×64.
[37] The digits of sura number 9 add up to 9, and the digits of 127 add up to 10. There are exactly 4 suras in the whole Quran where the sura digits sum to 9 and the verse-count digits sum to 10. Their total verse count is 247 = 19×13. If Sura 9 had 129 verses (digit sum 12 ≠ 10), it would be excluded from this set and the phenomenon disappears entirely.
[38] Testing the distorters' claim directly: if Sura 9 had 129 verses (digit sum = 12), there is only one other sura where sura digits = 9 and verse digits = 12 — Sura 27 with 93 verses. The total would be 129 + 93 = 222 — which is not a multiple of 19. The distorters' version fails every test.
[39] The number 129 ends with the digit "9." Looking at all 13 suras whose verse count ends in "9" (Suras 10, 15, 29, 43, 44, 48, 52, 57, 81, 82, 87, 96, and 104), their total verse count is 627 = 19×33. Adding sura number + verse count + sum of verse numbers, the grand total is 23655 = 19×1245 — see Table 9. Sura 9 is excluded because its correct verse count is 127, which does not end in "9." If the falsifiers were right and Sura 9 had 129 verses, it would enter this table and destroy both phenomena.
[40] Sura 9 is an odd-numbered sura whose verse count ends with the digit "7," not "9." Looking at all odd-numbered suras whose verse count ends with "9," the total of sura number plus verse count is 646 = 19×34 (Table 24). If Sura 9 had 129 verses it would enter this group and raise the total to 784 — not a multiple of 19.
[41] Since Sura 9 has 127 verses — a number ending in "7" — look at all 7 suras whose verse count ends in "7" (Suras 1, 9, 25, 26, 45, 86, and 107 with 7, 127, 77, 227, 37, 17, and 7 verses respectively). Their total sura numbers plus verse counts is 798 = 19×42 (Table 25). Every sura ending in "7" — including Sura 9 — conforms with the code.
[42] The last two verses of Sura 9 are 126 and 127. Taking the last two verses of every sura in the Quran and counting the digit "7" among them, the total is 38 = 19×2 (Table 26). If the last verse of Sura 9 were 129 instead of 127, the count of "7"s would drop to 37 — not a multiple of 19.
[43] Assuming Sura 9 has 129 verses, look at all suras containing a verse number 129. There are 9 such suras. Their sura numbers total 114, and the nine verse 129s total 1161. Subtracting 2 yields 114 + 1161 − 2 = 1273 = 19×67 (Table 27). This reveals that one sura in the list has 2 extra false verses — answered in [44].
[44] Looking at all suras containing a verse number 128 (including Sura 16 which has exactly 128 verses), we get 10 suras. Their sura numbers total 130 and verse numbers total 1280 — sum 1410, not a multiple of 19 (Table 28). Removing Sura 9 (sura number 9, verse 128) gives 1410 − 9 − 128 = 1273 = 19×67. Sura 9 is thus singled out as containing the false verses.
[45] Taking the 85 un-initialed suras, adding the last two verse numbers of each sura (e.g. Sura 1: 6+7=13, Sura 4: 175+176=351, …, Sura 9: 126+127=253, …, Sura 114: 5+6=11), the grand total is 6897 = 19×363 (Table 29). This confirms the last two verses of Sura 9 are 126 and 127.
[46] Taking the last two verses of every sura (all 114) and adding the digits of those verse numbers, the grand total is 1824 = 19×96 (Table 30). Sura 9's last two verses (126 and 127) contribute 1+2+6+1+2+7 = 19. If 128 and 129 were last, they'd contribute 22 instead of 19, destroying the code.
[47] There are 18 suras with a 3-digit verse count (Suras 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 26, and 37). The last digits of their verse counts are 6, 0, 6, 0, 5, 6, 7, 9, 3, 1, 8, 1, 0, 5, 2, 8, 7, 2 — summing to 76 = 19×4. If Sura 9 had 129 verses its last digit would be 9 not 7, raising the sum to 78 — not a multiple of 19.
[48] Of those 18 suras in [47], 8 have a 3-digit odd verse count: Suras 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 20, and 26 (165, 127, 109, 123, 111, 111, 135, 227 verses). The last digits are 5, 7, 9, 3, 1, 1, 5, 7 — summing to 38 = 19×2 (Table 31). If Sura 9 had 129 verses, the last digit becomes 9 not 7 and the sum becomes 40 — not a multiple of 19.
[49] Of the 8 suras in [48], removing even-numbered suras leaves only 3 odd-numbered suras with odd 3-digit verse counts: Suras 9, 11, and 17 (127, 123, 111 verses). Their total verse count is 361 = 19×19 (Table 32). If Sura 9 had 129 verses this phenomenon disappears.
[50] The digits of the verse counts of Suras 9, 11, and 17 (127, 123, 111) add up to 1+2+7+1+2+3+1+1+1 = 19. If Sura 9 had 129 verses: 1+2+9+1+2+3+1+1+1 = 21 — not 19.
[51] The digits of the sura numbers of the 3 suras in [49] add up to: 9+1+1+1+7 = 19.
[52] If Sura 9 had 129 verses (divisible by 3), only Suras 11 and 17 would remain odd-numbered, 3-digit odd verses, and divisible by 3. The sum of digits of their sura numbers and verse counts: 1+1+1+2+3+1+7+1+1+1 = 19. This confirms Sura 9 must have 127 (not divisible by 3) to allow Suras 11 and 17 alone to carry this property.
[53] Sura 9 is odd-numbered, its verse count is odd, ends with "7," is prime, and the sura number is divisible by 3 and 9. The only two suras satisfying all five conditions are Sura 9 (127 verses) and Sura 45 (37 verses). Remarkably: 9+1+2+7 = 19 and 4+5+3+7 = 19; total for both = 38 = 19×2.
[54] Assuming Sura 9 has 129 verses, there would be two suras whose number begins with "9" and whose verse count ends with "9": Sura 9 (129 verses) and Sura 96 (19 verses). Their sura+verse+sum-of-verses total is 8828 — not a multiple of 19 (Table 33). Removing the false verses so Sura 9 has 127, the total becomes 8569 = 19×451 (Table 34).
[55] The digits of 129 sum to 9+1+2+9 = 21. Assuming Sura 9 has 129 verses, the 7 suras whose verse-digit sum equals 21 are: 9, 25, 27, 37, 68, 94, 97. Their grand total (sura + verses + sum-of-verses) is 34744 — not a multiple of 19 (Table 35). With the correct 127 verses for Sura 9, the grand total becomes 34485 = 19×1815 (Table 36).
[56] If Sura 9 had 129 verses, we would have a sura that is odd-numbered, divisible by 3, with verse count divisible by 3 and ending in "9." The only other such sura is Sura 15 (99 verses). Adding both: 9+129+15+99 = 252 — not a multiple of 19. Removing the false verses: only Sura 15 qualifies, and 15+99 = 114 = 19×6.
[57] The last word in true Verse 9:127 is "LAA YAFQAHOON" — its last letter is "N" (Noon, gematrical value 50). The falsifiers would have the last letter be "M" (Meem, value 40), since the false Verse 9:129 ends with "AZEEM." Taking the first and last letters of every sura from Sura 1 through Sura 9, the sum of first-letter values = 38 = 19×2, last-letter values = 570 = 19×30, grand total = 608 = 19×32 (Table 37). These totals hold only if the last letter of Sura 9 is "N."
[58] Sister Ihsan Ramadan of Masjid Tucson counted all suras ending with the letter "N" (Noon) — the same last letter as Sura 9. She found 43 such suras. Adding their sura numbers together, then adding the count of suras (43), the total equals 1919 = 19×101. The last letter of Sura 9 is confirmed to be "N," not "M."
[59] The crucial expression "LAA ELAAHA ELLA HOO" (There is no god except He) occurs in the false Verse 9:129. In the true Quran (without 9:128-129) this phrase occurs 29 times in 19 suras (Table 38). Adding the 19 sura numbers (507) + all verse numbers where the phrase occurs (1592) + the 29 occurrences = 2128 = 19×112. Including 9:129 destroys this phenomenon entirely.
[60] The first occurrence of "LAA ELAAHA ELLA HOO" is in 2:163, and the last is in 73:9. Adding sura number + verse count + sum of verse numbers for all suras from 2 through 73, starting at verse 163 of Sura 2 and ending at verse 9 of Sura 73, the grand total is 316502 = 19×16658 (Table 39). Sura 9 must have 127 verses for this to hold.
[61] The phrase "LAA ELAAHA ELLA HOO" occurs 7 times between the missing Basmalah (Sura 9) and the extra Basmalah (Sura 27): at 9:31, 11:14, 13:30, 20:8, 20:98, 23:116, and 27:26. The sum of these 7 verse numbers is 323 = 19×17 (Table 40). If 9:129 were included, the sum would be 323+129 = 452 — not a multiple of 19.
[62] Brother Abdullah Arik discovered what may be the ultimate Quranic miracle. Writing the number of verses in each sura followed by the numbers of every verse in sequence — across all 114 suras — produces a 12692-digit number. Note: 12692 = 19×668. Furthermore, the number itself is a multiple of 19. Using 129 verses for Sura 9 instead of 127 destroys both phenomena.
[63] Writing Sura 9's number (9), followed by its verse count (127), followed by all verse numbers 1 through 127 in sequence — the resulting long number 9 127 1 2 3 … 125 126 127 — is a multiple of 19. Using 129 instead of 127 destroys this phenomenon.
[64] Applying Mr. Arik's program to odd-numbered verses only: for each sura, write the verse count followed by the last digit of each odd-numbered verse. The resulting number (representing all 114 suras) consists of 3371 = 19×177 digits and is itself a multiple of 19. Using 129 verses for Sura 9 destroys both phenomena.
[65] Applying the same program to all 85 un-initialed suras — writing only the verse numbers (without the verse count) for each — produces a 6635-digit number that is a multiple of 19. These awesome phenomena would be completely destroyed if 129 were used as Sura 9's verse count.
In a profound demonstration of divine foreknowledge, the Quran is mathematically coded to identify "the person destined to prove that Sura 9 consists of 127 verses" as Rashad Khalifa, God's Messenger of the Covenant (see Appendix 2).
[66] The gematrical value of "Rashad" as written in the Quran (40:29, 40:38) is 505 (R=200, Sh=300, A=1, D=4). The gematrical value of "Khalifa" as written in the Quran (38:26) is 725 (Kh=600, L=30, I=10, F=80, H=5). Concatenating: Rashad (505) + Khalifa (725) + Sura number (9) + correct verse count (127) = 5057259127 = 19×266171533. Using 129 instead of 127 destroys this phenomenon.
[67] The number of verses from 3:81 — where God's Messenger of the Covenant is prophesied — to 9:127, the last true verse of Sura 9, is 988 = 19×52. (Table 41)
[69] In 3:78 — just 3 verses before the prophecy of God's Messenger of the Covenant — the word "God" makes its 361st = 19×19 occurrence. This verse warns that some falsifiers will "add falsehood to the Quran, then claim that it is part of the Quran; they attribute lies to God, knowingly."
[70] The word "God" occurs 912 = 19×48 times from 3:78 — the verse that exposes the falsifiers — through the end of 9:127. (Table 42)
[71] The total of letters plus words in 3:78 equals the total of letters plus words in the false verses 9:128–129 — both equal 143. Verse 3:78 has 27 words + 116 letters = 143; the false verses 9:128–129 have 28 words + 115 letters = 143.
The overwhelming physical evidence provided by the Almighty to protect and authenticate His message leaves no doubt that: (1) no distortion of any kind can enter the Quran, (2) Verses 9:128–129 do not belong in the Quran, and (3) every element in the Quran is mathematically structured far beyond human capabilities — the number of suras, the number of verses, the numbers assigned to the suras and verses, the frequency of occurrence of key expressions, the number of words, the number of letters, and the unique and often uncommon spelling of certain words.
This Appendix documents a profound miracle in its own right. Vast and utterly overwhelming as it is, it does not surpass or even match the overall mathematical miracle of the Quran detailed in Appendix 1. This merely confirms that the Almighty Author deliberately permitted the blasphemous addition of two verses to Sura 9 in order to:
Due to the mass corruption of Islam shortly after the Prophet Muhammad's death, God fulfilled His pledge in 47:38. That verse — number 38 = 19×2 — stipulates that "if the Arabs failed to uphold the Quran, God will dismiss them from His grace, and substitute other people in their place."
When the Arabs distorted the Quran a few years after the Prophet's death and exterminated the Prophet's family in the process, they incurred God's pledge of 47:38 and no longer deserved to possess the true Quran. The evidence is irrefutable that the Arabs have abandoned the Quran en masse.
For example, there is not a single mosque in the so-called Muslim world (as of 1989) that upholds the crucial commandment: "The mosques belong to God; you shall not invoke anyone else besides God" (72:18). The call to prayer and the prayer itself are no longer devoted to God alone; Muhammad's name is invariably invoked along with God's name. This behavior is documented in the Quran itself (39:45).
The First Pillar of Islam is clearly stated in the Quran (3:18 & 47:19): LAA ELAAHA ELLA ALLAH (There is no other god besides God). But the traditional Muslims refuse to accept God without Muhammad being invoked alongside Him — a form of idolatry that contradicts God's repeated commandment not to make any distinction among God's messengers (2:136, 2:285; 3:84). Despite the Quran's repeated assertions that it is "complete, perfect, and fully detailed" (6:19, 6:38, 6:114), the "Muslims" have refused to believe their Creator and uphold such sources as Hadith and Sunna. This unanimous rebellion called for the fulfillment of God's pledge in 47:38.
In view of the incontrovertible divine evidence presented here and in Appendices 1, 2, and 26, one can truly appreciate these verses:
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"Surely, we have revealed this message, and surely, we will preserve it." — 15:9
"Say, 'If all the humans, and all the jinns, banded together in order to produce a Quran like this, they will surely fail, no matter how much assistance they lend one another.'" — 17:88
"The disbelievers rejected this message when it came to them, though it is a profound scripture. No falsehood can enter it, through addition or deletion. For it is a revelation from the Most Wise, Most Praiseworthy." — 41:41–42
"If we revealed this Quran to a mountain, you would see it trembling, crumbling, out of reverence for God." — 59:21
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Acknowledgment: The author gratefully acknowledges the valuable contributions of Mahmoud Ali Abib, Gatut Adisoma, Abdullah Arik, Ihsan Ramadan, Lisa Spray, and Edip Yuksel — hard-working researchers at Masjid Tucson whose discoveries are featured throughout this Appendix.
End of Appendix 24: Tampering With the Word of God