Al-Qur’an - القرءان in the Qur’an

Canonical and Chronological Word Tables

The 38-Sūrah Distribution, Q 38:1 Ṣād Bridge, and the 69+1 Qur’an-Word Structure.

Scope of the Record

This article preserves and publishes Mahmood Ahmad’s manual Qur’an-word table compiled on 2004-12-15 and later revised on 2005-07-31. The table records the occurrences of the Qur’an-word forms referring to Qur’an / Al-Qur’an as the named textual object.

This is not a full Q-R-A root study. Broader Q-R-A derivatives such as “read,” “recite,” “those who read,” and other non-Qur’an nominal forms are excluded from the primary count.

Canonical and Chronological Table Structure

The article presents the table in both canonical and chronological arrangements. The table records 69 Ayah-level rows, 70 Qur’an-word occurrences, and 38 represented Sūrahs.

The 70th occurrence arises because Q 17:78 contains the Qur’an-word twice. This produces the article’s 69+1 structure: 69 Ayat, with one additional Qur’an-word occurrence.

Comparison with Rashad Khalifa’s Published Count

The study compares the author’s table with Rashad Khalifa’s published Word Qur’an count. Rashad Khalifa’s Appendix 1 records 58 occurrences of the word “Quran,” with Q 10:15 excluded to produce 57 occurrences for “this Quran.”

The present article distinguishes that narrower published count from the author’s broader Qur’an-word table, while retaining Rashad Khalifa’s prior work as an essential comparison point.

Central Observations

69 Ayat Across 38 Sūrahs

Qur’an / القرءان occurs in 69 Ayah-level rows across 38 Sūrahs.

The difference between these two values is:

69 − 38 = 31

The author reads this as pointing to the 31 repeated denials in Sūrah 55, Al-Raḥmān.

Q 38:1 Ṣād Bridge

Q 38:1 contains both Ṣād / ص and Qur’an / القرءان, creating the direct Ṣād bridge.

In the canonical table, Q 38:1 appears as Row 42 and carries the 43rd Qur’an occurrence.

In the chronological table, Q 38:1 appears as Row 12 and carries the 12th Qur’an occurrence.

Attribute-Row Checkpoints

The seven attribute rows have a GV sum of 1779, pointing in the author’s framework to Q 17:79 / Mahmoud.

The same seven attribute rows have a Sūrah-plus-Ayah sum of 551, pointing to Q 55:1 / Al-Raḥmān. The next Ayah, Q 55:2, teaches the Qur’an.

Publication-Date Analytical Observations

The record also includes later analytical observations derived on 2026-06-02, the publication date.

Canonical Reference-Sum Checkpoint

The canonical Sūrah-number sum and Ayah-number sum are:

1369 + 3142 = 4511

4511 = 13 × 347

The number 347 is the 69th prime. The author links this to Q 3:47, which in the author’s numbered-Ayah Allāh/God count contains the 329th occurrence of Allāh / God. The number 329 is the GV of Al-Raḥmān.

Chronological Reference-Sum Checkpoint

The chronological Sūrah-position sum and Ayah-number sum are:

2349 + 3142 = 5491

5491 = 289 × 19

The number 289 is the GV of Al-Raḥīm.

Combined Canonical-Chronological Checkpoint

The combined canonical Sūrah-number sum, chronological Sūrah-position sum, and Ayah-number sum are:

1369 + 2349 + 3142 = 6860

6860 = 19³ + 1

The +1 corresponds interpretively to the one additional Qur’an-word occurrence beyond the 69 Ayah rows, located at Q 17:78.

69+1 and 691

The 69+1 structure may also be expressed as 691.

691 is the 125th prime, and:

125 = 5 × 5 × 5 = 5³

This is recorded as a secondary supporting observation.

Associated Datasets

Associated CSV datasets are supplied for public audit, including the canonical table, chronological table, attribute rows, Rashad Khalifa comparison layer, Q-R-A root audit, Q-R-A audit summary, and publication-date observations.

Purpose of the Record

This record is part of the Qur’an Study Word Data Series and is intended for transparent preservation of the author’s 2004 manual counting work, its normalized data tables, and its later analytical observations.

Recommended Citation

Ahmed, M. (2026). Al-Qur’an / القرءان in the Qur’an — Canonical and Chronological Word Tables: The 38-Sūrah Distribution, Q 38:1 Ṣād Bridge, and the 69+1 Qur’an-Word Structure. Qur’an Study Word Data Series, QS-DATA-W-004, Version 1. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20497301