After much heated and mathematically challenging debate, the true miracle finally was birthed:
From shawki HamdanNewsgroups: soc.religion.islam Subject: Horn Unlocking ! Date: Mon May 20 19:48:10 EDT 1996 Organization: Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Qur'an 74:30-36 " On it NINTEEN * We have not assigned other than angels to be the guardians of Hell. We have not made their NUMBER except as a test for the disbelievers, and so that the people of the book can be certain, and so the believers would increase in faith, and so that the people of the book and the believers would harbor no doubts, and so those with sickness in their hearts would say 'What did God mean by this example ? Thus God sends astray whomever He wants, and guides whomever he wants. None knows the the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is a reminder to the people * I swear by the moon * And the night as it passes* And the morning as it shines * This is one of the greatest (signs) * A warning to mankind" The above verses opened the door for a great discovery in 1974 of the mathematical code of "19" in the Holy Qur'an. As this discovery advances, people tend to split into various categories concerning it. We find those who believe in its existance as a miracle, and those who are skeptic either about its existence or its significance. Recently there was a long on-going debate between Brendan McKay and Shawki Hamdan with regards to this topic. The debate focused on the statistics and probability, rather than the numerology part of the code "19" in the Qur'an. As the debate progressed, the mathematics got complicated and tiresome for the general audience in the newsgroup. In a joint effort to relieve the readers of this newsgroup audience, and while gasping for their last breath as a result of debate exhaustion Brendan and Shawki have decided to "Agree to disagree", and move on with their lives. [This is a joint post by Brendan McKay & Shawki Hamdan] Ladies and gentlemen of the newsgroup, salaamun 'alaykum! After much debate, much polemic, many an abstruse aside into the outer limits of appropriate bandwidth, and precious little to show for it all, the time has at last come to present . . . A REAL MIRACLE! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, in quite MIRACULOUS fashion, we, the undersigned, Brendan McKay and Shawki Hamdan, have decided to post a joint message asking your forgiveness for our astronomical antics and assuring each other and you, the readers, of our mutual respect. Item 1: We hereby declare each other defeated. Item 2: We hereby refuse to acknowledge Item 1. Item 3: We hereby promise henceforth to be nice to each other. Item 4: We hereby vow to disagree with each other till Kingdom Come. Item 5: We hereby affirm that Item 4 shall not confound Item 3. Item 6: We hereby pledge not to let Item 2 abrogate Item 5. Personal message from Shawki Hamdan: Brendan, it was fun! I respect your knowledge of statistics and appreciate all that you have contributed to this debate. You have, in fact, raised a host of great questions that will surely echo far into the debates of the future, and you've kept me on my toes! Nevertheless, with all due respect, see Item 4. Good luck with your research, and may we fight the next jihad on the same side. Personal message from Brendan McKay: SHAWKI, I HATE YOUR GUTS!!!! BURN IN HELL!!!! :) PS. The above statement shall in no way be taken as an admission that the number of angels over hell is statistically significant. We hope you have enjoyed today's miracle. Please drive safely. Salaamun 'alaykum! signed, Brendan & Shawki
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