Historical Events Pointed Out in Quran via Abjad

Abstract

Abjad is the mathematical science of letters in Arabic language. A numerical value corresponds to each letter in Arabic. A phrase therefore has a total value calculated by adding the numerical values of all letters. This system was widely accepted by Arabs long before the revelation of Quran. Arabic poets had been using the system to record important historical events by adjusting their numerical values of the phrases with the date of the event occurred. In this study, the importance of Abjad in pointing out to the historical events that occurred from the revelation of Quran to this date is discussed. Although from our perspective, the events are past events, with regard to the time of revelation of Quran, all events pointed out should be considered as future events and the precise determination of such events can be considered as a miracle of Quran. Many examples are given starting from the early days of revelation to nowadays to support the idea.