The Bismillah appears 114 times
Bismillah
Text-dependentInterpretive conclusion disputedSource-verified
Overview
113 surahs open with the Bismillah (all but surah 9) and it appears once more inside 27:30.
Why it is investigated
It links the Bismillah to the number of surahs.
Original proposed pattern
Bismillah occurrences = 114 = 19 × 6
“The Basmalah occurs 114 times, despite its conspicuous absence from Sura 9 (it occurs twice in Sura 27) & 114 = 19 x 6.” — Rashad Khalifa
Expected result
114
Counting methodology
Find the full phrase in the verse text, then add the unnumbered openings the metadata flags before verse 1.
Methodology sensitivity
Depends on counting the 112 unnumbered surah openings as occurrences alongside the numbered 1:1 and 27:30.
Quran references
1:1 · 27:30 · Surah openings
Required dataset
QUL Arabic text (Uthmani or Imlaei simple)
Historical and interpretive context
Whether unnumbered openings count as part of the text is a convention; both the count and the convention are shown.
Sources · Source-verified
The pattern and expected value were checked against the cited source.
- Rashad Khalifa, Appendix 1: One of the Great Miracles [74:35], Quran: The Final Testament (Authorized English Version) (1989) — Simple facts, item 4
A number divisible by 19 is an arithmetic fact about a count. It is not, by itself, theological proof.
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