REJECTION OF A PART OF THE QUR’AAN

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n order to cover up the errors in his original calculations for the word Allah الله, Dr. Khalifa went on the offensive by denying the authenticity of some verses from the Qur’aan. Khalifa had to remove a whole word from the Qur’aan in order to keep his code intact. That major feat of tampering was accomplished by yet another heretical claim. He announced in his newsletter that this contradiction to his theory was clear proof that the Qur’aan had been tampered with in earlier times! It had not been perfectly preserved and protected from any addition or loss as he had previously claimed that his code proved. He wrote the following in his newsletter:

“It is the result of this vast review of the computer data that unveiled the shocking crime of tampering with the Quran. Nine violations of the Qur’an’s mathematical code were discovered by the time the review of data was completed. ALL NINE VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE LAST TWO VERSES OF SURA 9.”

VIOLATIONS OF THE QUR’AN’S MATHEMATICAL MIRACLE
VIOLATED WORD	Frequency in Qur’an Without Removal of 9: 128 and 129	Frequency in Qur’an After Removal of 9: 128 and 129
Messenger	رسول			(19 x 6)
(your) selves	أنفس			(19 x 8)
Merciful	رحيم			(19 x 6)
Turn away	تولوا			(19 x 1)
God	الله			(19 x 142)
God	اله			(19 x 5)
Trust	توكلت			(19 x 3)
Lord	رب			(19 x 51)
Throne	العرش			(19 x 1)[97]

His justification for this bold statement of disbelief is based on two main arguments, both of which are false.

a) There existed and still exists doubt about the authenticity of these verses among early and modern scholars of the Qur’aan.

b) The only nine violations of the code can all be found in the two verses.

Concerning the first argument, Khalifa stated,

“Before presenting the physical evidence, it should be pointed out that the last two verses of sura 9 have always been suspect. ALL classic and modern references dealing with the collection and recording of the original Qur’an have UNANIMOUSLY agreed that these two verses ARE THE ONLY VERSES IN QUR’AN THAT FAILED TO MEET THE CRITERIA SET BY ABU BAKR, OMAR AND ZEID IBN THABET (the original collectors of Qur’an). According to these references, the last two verses of sura 9 were never confirmed by the criterion of SOURCE MULTIPLICITY.”[98]

As proof for this line of argument, Khalifa mentioned the names of five references without quoting anything from any of them, thus the reader is obliged to take his word that they confirm what he claims.

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