Sunday, February 3, 2013

Numbers Mentioned in the Quran 2

2. Ordinal Numbers
There are SEVEN ordinal numbers mentioned in the Quran:
 See PART 1
 
SL
Numbers
In Words
Frequency
Reference
1.      
First
أَوَّلُ
24*
6:163
2.      
Second
ثَانِيَ
1
9:40
3.      
Third
ثَالِثُ
3
53:20
4.      
Fourth
رَّابِعُ
2
18:22,58:7
5.      
Fifth
الْخَامِسَةَ
2
24:7,9
6.      
Sixth
سَادِسُ
2
18:22,58:7
7.      
Eighth
ثَامِنُ
1
18:22


3. Fractions
Eight instances of fractions are mentioned in the Holy Quran:

SL
Fractions
In Words
Frequency
Reference
1.      
Half
نِصْفُ
7
73:3
2.      
One third
ثُّلُثُ
3
73:20
3.      
Two thirds
ثُلُثَيِ-ثُلُثَا-ثُّلُثَانِ
3
4:176
4.      
One Fourth
الرُّبُعُ
2
4:12
5.      
One Fifth
خُمُسَ
1
8:41
6.      
One Sixth
السُّدُسُ
3
4:11,12
7.      
One Eighth
الثُّمُنُ
1
4:12
8.      
One Tenth
مِعْشَارَ
1
34:45













1 comment:

  1. That’s a great approach — focusing on the roughly 2,000 unique words can make understanding the Quran much more manageable for non-native learners. Grouping them with simple examples not only aids comprehension but also supports memorization, especially for anyone enrolled in an online hifz course

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