New Amazing Numerical Miracles in the Quran
There is a myth that is widely accepted by Muslims that the Quran contains dozens of what they call ‘numerical miracles.’ According to the myth, the number of times the Quran mentions certain words carries special significance. Muslims believe that the abundance of such interesting patterns in the Quran cannot possibly happen by chance and must be a miracle. The myth is fairly new; in fact it is a computer based myth because it only came to light after the computers became widely available to Muslims. It is remarkable that whenever Muslims meet a new technology, it becomes a priority for them to adapt it to have a useful Islamic application. They have a long track record to support such a salient observation. The following are a few examples:
*
When Muslims had access to printing machines, a few centuries ago, the first priority was to print the Quran.