Quran Code
The Quran code is a series of numerical patterns alleged to exist within its text where mostly using the number 19 as a common denominator. The study and results from this cipher have been popularized by the book The Quran final testament – by Rashad Khalifa.
Overview
In 1968 a controversial Egyptian biochemist by the name of Rashad Khalifa discovered an intricate mathematical pattern when he placed the original Arabic text of the Quran into a computer. The intricate pattern was found to be divisable by a common denominator of the number 19, hence why code-19 is sometimes used to popularly describes Khalifa’s work or the sect of Qur'an alone Muslims who go by the name of the Submitters.
Some Islamic scholars, following the work of Rashid Khalifa, assert that numerous coincidences regarding the number "19" in the Quran are beyond chance, and prove that "a super intelligent source is responsible for this document [the Quran]; one who designed the work in this extraordinary manner, then managed to keep it a well guarded secret for 14 centuries, for a predetermined time."
History
In the Middle East, beginning in the late sixties, this discovery received wide publicity throughout the Islamic world, rendering Khalifa's name a household word. By the end of 1973, Rashad Khalifa had become a popular hero, commanding full-house audiences as he lectured at the universities, mosques, organizations, and even royal and presidential palaces.
However, his discovery led to unavoidable conclusions which ran contrary to certain basic beliefs of the traditional Muslim clergy. These conclusions boil down to a total rejection of the `Islamic traditions' which have been added onto the religion over the centuries, and a return to the pure teachings of Quran alone. Consequently, Khalifa's popularity was reversed and his life threatened in a number of Muslim countries.
Bibliography of Rashad Khalifa
- MIRACLE OF THE QURAN: Significance of the Mysterious Alphabets, Islamic Productions, St. Louis, Missouri, 1973.
- THE COMPUTER SPEAKS: God's Message to the World, Renaissance Productions, Tucson, Arizona, 1981.
- QUR'AN: The Final Scripture, Islamic Productions, Tucson, Arizona, 1981.
- QURAN: VISUAL PRESENTATION OF THE MIRACLE, Ibid, 1982.
- QUR'AN, HADITH AND ISLAM, Ibid, 1982.
- QURAN: The Final Testament, Ibid, 1989.