H.M. (Ha Mim)
Seven suras are prefixed with the letters “H
 †and “M
;†Suras 40 through 46. The total occurrence of these two letters in the seven H.M.-initialed suras is 2147, or 19x113. The detailed data are shown in Table 3.
Naturally, the alteration of a single letter “H†or “M†in any of the seven H.M.-initialed suras would have destroyed this intricate phenomenon.
Table 3: Occurrence of the
Letters “H†and “M†in the Seven H.M.-Initialed Suras |
Sura |
Frequency of Occurrence |
No. |
“H†|
“M†|
“H+M†|
40 |
64 |
380 |
444 |
41 |
48 |
276 |
324 |
42 |
53 |
300 |
353 |
43 |
44 |
324 |
368 |
44 |
16 |
150 |
166 |
45 |
31 |
200 |
231 |
46 |
36 |
225 |
261 |
|
292 |
1855 |
2147 |
|
|
|
(19x113) |
‘A.S.Q. (‘Ayn Seen Qaf)
These initials constitute Verse 2 of Sura 42, and the total occurrence of these letters in this sura is 209, or 19x11. The letter “ ‘A†(‘Ayn) occurs 98 times, the letter “S†(Seen) occurs 54 times, and the letter “Q†(Qaf) occurs 57 times.
The letters “A,†“L,†and “M†are the most frequently used letters in the Arabic language, and in the same order as we see in the Quranic Initials—“A,†then “L,†then “M.†These letters prefix six suras—2, 3, 29, 30, 31, and 32—and the total occurrence of the three letters in each of the six suras is a multiple of 19 [9899 (19x521), 5662 (19x298), 1672 (19x88), 1254 (19x66), 817 (19x43), and 570 (19x30), respectively]. Thus, the total occurrence of the three letters in the six suras is 19874 (19x1046), and the alteration of one of these letters destroys this phenomenon.
A.L.M. (Alef Laam Mim)
Table 4: Occurrence of the Letters “A,†“L,â€
and “M†in the A.L.M.-Initialed Suras |
Sura |
Frequency of Occurrence |
No.
|
“A†|
“L†|
“M†|
Total |
2
|
4502
|
3202
|
2195
|
9899 (19x521)
|
3
|
2521
|
1892
|
1249
|
5662 (19x298)
|
29
|
774
|
554
|
344
|
1672 (19x88)
|
30
|
544
|
393
|
317
|
1254 (19x66)
|
31
|
347
|
297
|
173
|
817 (19x43)
|
32
|
257 |
155 |
158 |
570 (19x30) |
|
8945
|
6493
|
4436
|
19874 (19x1046)
|
A.L.R.
(Alef Laam Ra)
These initials are found in Suras 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15. The total occurrences of these letters in these suras are 2489 (19x131), 2489 (19x131), 2375 (19x125), 1197 (19x63), and 912 (19x48), respectively (Table 5).