Agreement on the Number of Surahs, Verses, and Letters of the Qur'an
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Question:
The Shaykh found that the presenter, may Allah inform you, said: The people of Friday agreed on the number of surahs, verses, words, and letters of the Qur'an. However, one finds in books on the sciences of the Qur'an that scholars have differed regarding the number of its words, verses, and letters. Some fix it at a thousand letters, while others err. How do we reconcile the author's statement with what is found in books on the sciences of the Qur'an?
Answer:
They agreed on the surahs; there is no disagreement regarding the surahs, nor regarding their number. There is no disagreement regarding the verses either. As for the letters, this depends on the convention used to define a letter. So there is agreement in general, if not on every detail, there is agreement in general.
The Shaykh found that the presenter, may Allah inform you, said: The people of Friday agreed on the number of surahs, verses, words, and letters of the Qur'an. However, one finds in books on the sciences of the Qur'an that scholars have differed regarding the number of its words, verses, and letters. Some fix it at a thousand letters, while others err. How do we reconcile the author's statement with what is found in books on the sciences of the Qur'an?
Answer:
They agreed on the surahs; there is no disagreement regarding the surahs, nor regarding their number. There is no disagreement regarding the verses either. As for the letters, this depends on the convention used to define a letter. So there is agreement in general, if not on every detail, there is agreement in general.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وقال - تعالى - : { كهيعص } — islamhouse.com (56:19)
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