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Chemical elements in the Quran

In Surat al-Hadid — “Iron” — the arrangement of the letters contains indications of the atomic numbers and atomic weights of many chemical elements. That these signs appear in a sura revealed long before the elements were discovered is remarkable.

لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ ٱلنَّاسُ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَنزَلْنَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌۭ شَدِيدٌۭ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥ وَرُسُلَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌۭ ۝٢٥

We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

Surah al-Hadid, 25

Tap the gold tiles — 35 elements

2He

10Ne

13Al

14Si

15P

18Ar

20Ca

21Sc

22Ti

25Mn

27Co

29Cu

32Ge

33As

34Se

35Br

37Rb

39Y

42Mo

43Tc

44Ru

45Rh

46Pd

47Ag

48Cd

50Sn

51Sb

52Te

53I

54Xe

55Cs

56Ba

57La

59Pr

61Pm

63Eu

64Gd

65Tb

67Ho

69Tm

70Yb

74W

75Re

76Os

77Ir

78Pt

79Au

80Hg

81Tl

82Pb

84Po

87Fr

88Ra

91Pa

92U

93Np

94Pu

95Am

96Cm

97Bk

98Cf

99Es

100Fm

101Md

102No

103Lr

104Rf

105Db

106Sg

107Bh

108Hs

109Mt

110Ds

111Rg

112Cn

113Nh

114Fl

115Mc

116Lv

117Ts

118Og

57–71

89–103

Indicated in the QuranOther elements

In the calculations, Arabic letters are matched with their Latin equivalents (e.g. “Ra” = R, “Mim” = M); the order of the letters in a symbol is not taken into account, only that they occur side by side. The conjunction “wa” (and) is not counted in word counts. (Allah knows best.)

All indications

Fe	IronSurat al-Hadid, 25	Al-Hadid (Iron) is the 57th sura of the Quran; the abjad value of “al-hadid” is 57, and that of “hadid” alone is 26 = atomic number
K	PotassiumSurat al-Hadid, 2	From the start of the verse to the letters “K” there are 39 letters = atomic weight From the start of the sura to this point there are 19 words — potassium’s atomic number is 19
Rn	RadonSurat al-Hadid, 22	From the start of the verse to the letters “Rn” there are 86 letters = atomic number
Zr	ZirconiumSurat al-Hadid, 13	From the start of the verse to the letters “Zr” there are 40 letters = atomic number From the same point to the end of the verse there are 91 letters — zirconium’s atomic weight is 91
Ta	TantalumSurat al-Hadid, 16	From the start of the verse to the letters “Ta” there are 73 letters = atomic number
F	FluorineSurat al-Hadid, 1	From the start of the verse to the letters “F” there are 9 letters = atomic number
O	OxygenSurat al-Hadid, 1	From the start of the verse to the letters “O” there are 8 letters = atomic number
Sm	SamariumSurat al-Hadid, 15	From the start of the verse to the letters “Sm” there are 62 letters = atomic number
S	SulfurSurat al-Hadid, 4	From the start of the verse to the letters “S” there are 32 letters = atomic weight
Er	ErbiumSurat al-Hadid, 4	From the start of the sura to the letters “Er” there are 167 letters = atomic weight
Nd	NeodymiumSurat al-Hadid, 19	From the letters “Nd” to the end of the verse there are 60 letters = atomic number
V	VanadiumSurat al-Hadid, 1	From the letters “V” to the end of the verse there are 23 letters = atomic number
Ga	GalliumSurat al-Hadid, 27	From the letters “Ga” to the end of the verse there are 69 letters = atomic weight
N	NitrogenSurat al-Hadid, 3	From the letters “N” to the end of the verse there are 14 letters = atomic weight Between the second and third “N” there are 7 letters — nitrogen’s atomic number is 7
Bi	BismuthSurat al-Hadid, 7-8	Between the places where the letters “Bi” occur side by side there are 83 letters = atomic number
At	AstatineSurat al-Hadid, 1-3	Between the places where the letters “At” occur side by side there are 85 letters = atomic number
Cr	ChromiumSurat al-Hadid, 4	Between the places where the letters “Cr” occur side by side there are 24 words = atomic number
Li	LithiumSurat al-Hadid, 10	From the start of the verse to the letters “Li” there are 6 words = atomic weight
Hf	HafniumSurat al-Hadid, 11	From the start of the sura to the letters “Hf” there are 178 words = atomic weight
In	IndiumSurat al-Hadid, 8	From the start of the sura to the letters “In” there are 114 words = atomic weight
Sr	StrontiumSurat al-Hadid, 7-8	From the start of the sura to the letters “Sr” there are 87 words = atomic weight
Ac	ActiniumSurat al-Hadid, 7	From the start of the sura to the letters “Ac” there are 89 words = atomic number
Th	ThoriumSurat al-Hadid, 7	From the start of the sura to the letters “Th” there are 90 words = atomic number
Lu	LutetiumSurat al-Hadid, 5	From the start of the sura to the letters “Lu” there are 71 words = atomic number
Ni	NickelSurat al-Hadid, 27	From the letters “Ni” to the end of the verse there are 58 words = atomic weight
Be	BerylliumSurat al-Hadid, 10	From the letters “Be” to the end of the verse there are 9 words = atomic weight
Na	SodiumSurat al-Hadid, 9	From the letters “Na” to the end of the verse there are 11 words = atomic number
Nb	NiobiumSurat al-Hadid, 4 · 8	Between the places where the letters “Nb” occur side by side there are 41 words = atomic number
Mg	MagnesiumSurat al-Hadid, 20 · 21	Between the places where the letters “Mg” occur side by side there are 12 words = atomic number
Dy	DysprosiumSurat al-Hadid, 2 · 11	Between the places where the letters “Dy” occur side by side there are 162 words = atomic weight
Zn	ZincSurat al-Hadid, 2 · 11	Between the places where the letters “Zn” occur side by side there are 65 words = atomic weight
Cl	ChlorineSurat al-Hadid, 4 · 6	Between the first and last “Cl” in the sura there are 35 words = atomic weight
C	CarbonSurat al-Hadid, 4	Between the first and last “C” in the sura there are 12 words = atomic weight
Ce	CeriumSurat al-Hadid, 5 · 7	Between the first and last “Ce” in the sura there are 140 words = atomic weight
Kr	KryptonSurat al-Hadid, 7 · 11	Between the first and last “Kr” in the sura there are 83 words = atomic weight