The Allotment of Forty (40) Nights to the Prophet Moses (as)

This section contains the results of various calculations performed on Surahs in which numerical terms appear. The same numbers obtained as a result of different calculations in the relevant Surah are also extremely fascinating. This section of the book deals with various types of calculation - such as the numbers of syllables and letters in the Surahs, the types of letter or their numerological values [abjad] —and reveals surprising similarities in the resultant numbers. The calculations in this section are not open to discussion and nor are they a matter for debate - anybody who performs the same calculations will arrive at the same figures as those which are quoted here. References are provided throughout this section of the book so that any interested person is entitled to double-check the relevant Qur’anic verses.

In addition to the sublime theological wisdom and religious knowledge of the Holy Qur'an, it also contains very rich and extraordinary numerical references. In verse 29 of Surat an-Naba' our Lord says "... We have recorded all things in writing."And verse 28 of Surat al-Jinn reads "... (Allah) has counted the exact number of everything."These miraculous numerical references obtained from the Holy Qur'an are also manifestations of one of our Almighty Lord's Ninety-Nine Names. The title "Al-Muhsey,"or "He Who knows the number of everything, even if it is infinite".

◉ (This section is based on Ahmet Maraşlı's book Kuran'da Sırlı Diziliş [Mysterious Aligning in the Qur'an ], (Okul Press, Istanbul, 2003)

◉ 40 is the number of letters to the end of the verse from the term "arbaAAeena laylatan," meaning " nights."

◉ The numerological value [abjad] of the dotted letters up to "arbaAAeena laylatan " is 40. (By minor abjad calculation)

◉ This subject first appears in the Qur'an in verse 40 of Surat al-Baqara.

◉ Number of syllables in verse 40 in which the subject begins is 40.¹

Furthermore:

◉ In addition to verse 51 of Surat al-Baqara, which explicitly concerns "arba’eena laylatan" (40 nights), this also appears in verse 142 of Surat al-A'raf. It also appears figuratively in verses 143 and 155 of Surat al-A'raf.

a)The Surahs between these verses are: "al-Baqara", "Al-Imr'an", "an-Nisa", "al-Ma'ida", "al-An'am" and "al-A'raf." b)The names "al-Baqara", "Al-Imr'an", "an-Nisa", "al-Ma'ida", "al-An'am" and "al-A'raf" also contain 40 letters.