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al-firaushah » The 114th Basmallah

The 114th Basmallah

September 26, 2005 on 10:33 pm | In Qur'an |

I’ve been meaning to write about this. A few weeks ago, after taisir class, the ustazah pointed out to Milady and I a little gem in the Qur’an, an ayah that is hidden in plain sight. I was so excited at learning about this ayat that I could hardly go to sleep that night. Anyhoo…

As Muslims, we know that the Qur’an has 114 suwar (pl. of surah) and that there are 113 basmallah, the only surah not having a basmallah being the ninth (At-Taubah, Repentance). However, my ustazah asked, did you know that there is a 114th basmallah in the Qur’an? And there is:

“It is from Solomon, and is (as follows): ‘In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful: (27:30)

I’ve been thinking about this verse since I heard about the connection (114 suwar, 114 basmallah). Obviously it could be “coincidence” that there is a 114th basmallah to make up for the one missing at the beginning of At-Taubah… But I’ve come not to believe in “coincidences” when it comes to the Qur’an. The Qur’an is far too subtle a work to be governed by mere coincidence. This to me is a sign (ayah) from Allah (swt) that shows once more the divine authorship of the Qur’an.

Alhamdulillah!

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  1. Hi You! Got here from Izzy Mo. Coincidentally, I also found out about the other Basmallah 2 weeks ago, by my ustaz during class!

    Rozas

    Comment by rozas — September 27, 2005 #

  2. Don’t tell me, you’re in the al-Jauhar class on Haji Ln., right? ;)

    Comment by JD — September 27, 2005 #

  3. Oh I am not studying there. :)
    I am studying in Pergas at the moment. Pergas, if transalated from Malay refers to the Association of Religious Teachers in Singapore.

    And me, like you was very fascinated too by the 1 missing Basmallah.

    Interesting blog u have. I am very fascinated by converts like yourself and Izzy Mo. Its interesting to know what made u guys convert and embrace Islam :)

    Comment by Anonymous — September 27, 2005 #

  4. So, do you think that it is a sign that this basmalla is “hidden”

    Comment by Anonymous — November 5, 2005 #

  5. anonymous wrote: “…do you think that it is a sign that this basmalla is ‘hidden’?”

    Of course, the word “aya” (pl. ayat) itself means “sign,” so the Qur’an is literally filled with over 6000 “signs.”

    But to answer your question, who can say definitively? The Qur’an is, without question, subtle enough that it would not surprise me if the answer were “yes.” But what the meaning of that sign is, I couldn’t tell you.

    Comment by JD — November 6, 2005 #

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