Quran Initial Count
  • Introduction
    • God's Encryption Key
    • Design or Coincidence?
    • Rashad Khalifa
    • Sura 74
    • Counting Alifs
  • Q ق
    • Sura 42: Q ق
    • Sura 50: Q ق
  • 'A.S.Q عسق
  • K.Ha.Y.'A.Saad. كهيعص
  • Y.S. يس
  • Nun ن
  • H.M. حم
    • Sura 40: H.M. حم
    • Sura 41: H.M. حم
    • Sura 42: H.M. حم
    • Sura 43: H.M. حم
    • Sura 44: H.M. حم
    • Sura 45: H.M. حم
    • Sura 46: H.M. حم
  • Saad: ص
    • Sura 7: Saad: ص
    • Sura 19: Saad: ص
    • Sura 38: Saad: ص
  • T.,Ha.,S.,M. ط ه س م
    • Sura 19: Ha ه
    • Sura 20: T.Ha. طه
    • Sura 26: T.S.M. طسم
    • Sura 27: T.S. طس
    • Sura 28: T.S.M. طسم
  • A.L.M. الم
    • Sura 2: A.L.M. الم
    • Sura 3: A.L.M. الم
    • Sura 29: A.L.M. الم
    • Sura 30: A.L.M. الم
    • Sura 31: A.L.M. الم
    • Sura 32: A.L.M. الم
  • A.L.R. الر
    • Sura 10: A.L.R. الر
    • Sura 11: A.L.R. الر
    • Sura 12: A.L.R. الر
    • Sura 14: A.L.R. الر
    • Sura 15: A.L.R. الر
  • A.L.M.S. المص
  • A.L.M.R. المر
  • Appendix
    • Sura 27 Word Count
    • Sura 96
  • Additional Resources
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A.L.M. الم

A + L + M = 8945 + 6493 + 4436 = 19,874 = 19 x 1046

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The letters “A” (ا = Alif) “L” (ل = Lam) and “M” (م = Mim) 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 (19x 298), 1672 (19x88), 1254 (19x66), 817 (19x43), and 570 (19x30), respectively]. Thus, the total occurrence of the three letters in the six suras is 19874 (19x 1046), and the alteration of one of these letters destroys this phenomenon.

Sura

Frequency of Occurrence

No.

"A" ( ا )

"L" ( ل )

"M" ( م )

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)

*Note: The counts above are replicated from the work by Dr. Rashad Khalifa. These counts vary from what is presented in the section for Sura 30, such that the text contains one less Alif and one more Lam than what is represented above. More information about this can be found .

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