Praise be to GOD

In 6 Quranic verses, God repeats the phrase “Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.”

[1:2] Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.

[6:45] The wicked are thus annihilated. Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.

[10:10] Their prayer therein is: “Be You glorified, our god,” their greeting therein is, “Peace,” and their ultimate prayer is: “Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.”

[37:182] Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.

[39:75] You will see the angels floating around the throne, glorifying and praising their Lord. After the equitable judgment is issued to all, it will be proclaimed: “Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.”

[40:65] He is the Living; there is no god except He. You shall worship Him alone, devoting your religion absolutely to Him alone. Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.

These verses show us that whether it’s in this life (1:2) or in the Hereafter (10:10, 39:75), all praise belonging to God is a matter of fact. It is a timeless statement. We also see: [28:70] He is the one GOD; there is no other god beside Him.

To Him belongs all praise in this first life, and in the Hereafter. All judgment belongs with Him, and to Him you will be returned.

It is also a blessing from God that we can say, “Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.” every day in our Contact Prayers (Salat).  We shouldn’t be waiting for the Hereafter to proclaim this eternally true statement; we must start now. God willing that will help us be among those described in: [17:52] The day He summons you, you will respond by praising Him, and you will then realize that you had lasted in this life but a short while.

[26:88-89] That is the day when neither money, nor children, can help. Only those who come to GOD with their whole heart (will be saved). 

This statement—praise be to God—also is a means of uniting people under the banner of God alone. All submitters from all religions are happy to recognize and utter this statement.  It is the truth.  It removes the human factors and focuses on praising the One True God.

[2:62] Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who (1) believes in GOD, and (2) believes in the Last Day, and (3) leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

[110:1] When triumph comes from GOD, and victory. [110:2] You will see the people embracing GOD’s religion in throngs. [110:3] You shall glorify and praise your Lord, and implore Him for forgiveness. He is the Redeemer.

I’d like to share some mathematical facts, based on the Quran’s common denominator, the number 19, spanning the six verses with the phrase: “Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe.” These facts increased my faith.

Adding sura numbers (from the six verses), we get: 1+6+10+37+39+40 = 133 = 19x7.

These 6 verses have the following number of letters: 1:2 has 17, 6:45 has 41, 10:10 has 64, 37:182 has 18, 39:75 has 75, and 40:65 has 52. If we add up the sura numbers, verses and letters we get: 1+2+17 + 6+45+41 + 10+10+64 + 37+182+18 +39+75+75 + 40+65+52 = 779 = 19 x 41.

Among these six occurrences, the phrase “Praise be to GOD, Lord of the universe,” occurs in the last verse of two of these suras, i.e., Suras 37 and 39. If we sum them up, we get: 37+39 = 76 = 19x4.

There are additional mathematical relationships with the occurrence in 39:75. 39+75 = 114 = 19x6 (There are 114 suras in the Quran). From Sura 1 (the first occurrence of the phrase) to Sura 39, we have 38 suras = 19x2.

Abeer

References:

•  “Universal Unity”, Submitters Perspective, September 1987, by Rashad Khalifa.
•  “One of the Great Miracles [74:35]”, Appendix 1, from Quran The Final Testament, Authorized English Version, by Rashad Khalifa.