Quranic Numerics · The Lightning Incident

Five independent 13s converged at the exact moment lightning struck a 13-year-old boy.

13

the date

13:13

the time

13

his age

13

the surah

13:13

the verse

Lowestoft, UK Friday August 13, 2010. A boy aged 13 is struck by lightning at precisely 13:13. Quran chapter 13, verse 13:13, written 1,400 years earlier is the verse about thunder and lightning strikes. The chapter is named "The Thunder."

Surah 13 of the Quran bears a name. What does that name mean?

A

An-Nahl

The Bee Surah 16

B

Ar-Ra'd · Thunder

Surah 13 named after the thunder

C

Al-Hadid

Iron Surah 57

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The Date

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Aug 13

Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival
Friday, August 13th, 2010

The Time

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13:13

St John Ambulance records
confirm strike at 13:13 precisely

The Victim's Age

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13 yrs

The boy was 13 years old
Treated at James Paget Hospital

The Quran Chapter

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Surah 13

Named Ar-Ra'd —
"The Thunder" in Arabic

The Verse Number & Content

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13 : 13

"He sends the thunderbolts, striking with them whoever He wills." Quran 13:13, written in 7th century Arabia.

0 of 5 facts revealed

Five independent events all align on the number 13. The denominators: 365 (days/year), 1440 (minutes/day), 80 (human lifespan in years), 114 (Quran surahs), 6236 (Quran verses). What is the combined probability?

A

1 in 2.4 million

Three denominators multiplied

B

1 in 240 billion

Four denominators multiplied

C

1 in 2.4 trillion

All five denominators: 365×1440×80×114×6236

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1,400 years before this boy was born.

610 CE Mecca, Arabia

The Quran is revealed. Chapter 13 is named Ar-Ra'd "The Thunder." Verse 13:13 is fixed in position: a verse about thunderbolts striking whom God wills. Written 1,400 years before any of these events existed.

August 13, 2010 Lowestoft, United Kingdom

A 13-year-old boy is struck by lightning at precisely 13:13 at a public air festival. He survives. Documented by St John Ambulance (time of strike) and James Paget Hospital (patient age and treatment).

Factor	Value	Denominator
Date of incident	August 13th	365 days/year
Time of strike	13:13	1,440 min/day
Victim's age	13 years old	80-year lifespan
Surah named "The Thunder"	Surah 13	114 surahs
Verse about lightning strikes	13:13	6,236 verses

Date August 13th

1 specific date out of 365

1 / 365

Time exactly 13:13

1 minute out of 1,440 in a day

1 / 1,440

Age exactly 13 years old

1 year in an 80-year lifespan

1 / 80

Surah 13 named "The Thunder"

1 surah out of 114 in the Quran

1 / 114

Verse 13:13 about lightning strikes

1 verse out of 6,236 in the Quran

1 / 6,236

Combined Probability

1 in 1

Five independent 13s. One chapter named "The Thunder." One verse about lightning striking whom God wills. All converging at a single documented moment in 2010.

The chapter number, verse number, chapter name, and verse content were fixed in the 7th century. No human author could have arranged for a boy to be 13 years old, outdoors, at 13:13, on August 13th, to be struck by a bolt that connects to a verse 1,400 years old. The probability of all five coinciding by chance: less than 1 in 2.4 trillion.

The verse does not only describe lightning striking it continues with a description of God's mercy. The boy survived. The full verse 13:13 ends: "Yet they dispute about God and He is tremendous in might."

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