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N (ن) Quranic Initial

ن
133
68. Al-Qalam
(19×7)
Total
133
(19×7)

Only one sura in the Quran begins with the initial ن Nun (N).

Sura 68 (Al-Qalam) contains a total of 133 occurrences of ن.

This is a perfect multiple of 19 (19×7).

All ن (N) Letters in Sura 68 (Al-Qalam)

Sura: 68Verse: 0
1× ن
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
Sura: 68Verse: 1
3× ن
نو ن وَالقَلَمِ وَما يَسطُرونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 2
4× ن
ما أَنتَ بِنِعمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجنونٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 3
3× ن
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجرًا غَيرَ مَمنونٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 4
1× ن
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظيمٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 5
1× ن
فَسَتُبصِرُ وَيُبصِرونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 6
1× ن
بِأَييِكُمُ المَفتونُ
Sura: 68Verse: 7
4× ن
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعلَمُ بِالمُهتَدينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 8
1× ن
فَلا تُطِعِ المُكَذِّبينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 9
3× ن
وَدّوا لَو تُدهِنُ فَيُدهِنونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 10
1× ن
وَلا تُطِع كُلَّ حَلّافٍ مَهينٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 11
1× ن
هَمّازٍ مَشّاءٍ بِنَميمٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 12
1× ن
مَنّاعٍ لِلخَيرِ مُعتَدٍ أَثيمٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 13
1× ن
عُتُلٍّ بَعدَ ذٰلِكَ زَنيمٍ
Sura: 68Verse: 14
4× ن
أَن كانَ ذا مالٍ وَبَنينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 15
2× ن
إِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِ ءايـٰتُنا قالَ أَسـٰطيرُ الأَوَّلينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 16
1× ن
سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الخُرطومِ
Sura: 68Verse: 17
6× ن
إِنّا بَلَونـٰهُم كَما بَلَونا أَصحـٰبَ الجَنَّةِ إِذ أَقسَموا لَيَصرِمُنَّها مُصبِحينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 18
2× ن
وَلا يَستَثنونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 19
3× ن
فَطافَ عَلَيها طائِفٌ مِن رَبِّكَ وَهُم نائِمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 21
2× ن
فَتَنادَوا مُصبِحينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 22
4× ن
أَنِ اغدوا عَلىٰ حَرثِكُم إِن كُنتُم صـٰرِمينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 23
2× ن
فَانطَلَقوا وَهُم يَتَخـٰفَتونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 24
3× ن
أَن لا يَدخُلَنَّهَا اليَومَ عَلَيكُم مِسكينٌ
Sura: 68Verse: 25
1× ن
وَغَدَوا عَلىٰ حَردٍ قـٰدِرينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 26
2× ن
فَلَمّا رَأَوها قالوا إِنّا لَضالّونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 27
3× ن
بَل نَحنُ مَحرومونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 28
1× ن
قالَ أَوسَطُهُم أَلَم أَقُل لَكُم لَولا تُسَبِّحونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 29
5× ن
قالوا سُبحـٰنَ رَبِّنا إِنّا كُنّا ظـٰلِمينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 30
1× ن
فَأَقبَلَ بَعضُهُم عَلىٰ بَعضٍ يَتَلـٰوَمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 31
4× ن
قالوا يـٰوَيلَنا إِنّا كُنّا طـٰغينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 32
7× ن
عَسىٰ رَبُّنا أَن يُبدِلَنا خَيرًا مِنها إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا رٰغِبونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 33
2× ن
كَذٰلِكَ العَذابُ وَلَعَذابُ الـٔاخِرَةِ أَكبَرُ لَو كانوا يَعلَمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 34
5× ن
إِنَّ لِلمُتَّقينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِم جَنّـٰتِ النَّعيمِ
Sura: 68Verse: 35
3× ن
أَفَنَجعَلُ المُسلِمينَ كَالمُجرِمينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 36
1× ن
ما لَكُم كَيفَ تَحكُمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 37
1× ن
أَم لَكُم كِتـٰبٌ فيهِ تَدرُسونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 38
2× ن
إِنَّ لَكُم فيهِ لَما تَخَيَّرونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 39
4× ن
أَم لَكُم أَيمـٰنٌ عَلَينا بـٰلِغَةٌ إِلىٰ يَومِ القِيـٰمَةِ إِنَّ لَكُم لَما تَحكُمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 41
3× ن
أَم لَهُم شُرَكاءُ فَليَأتوا بِشُرَكائِهِم إِن كانوا صـٰدِقينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 42
3× ن
يَومَ يُكشَفُ عَن ساقٍ وَيُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ فَلا يَستَطيعونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 43
3× ن
خـٰشِعَةً أَبصـٰرُهُم تَرهَقُهُم ذِلَّةٌ وَقَد كانوا يُدعَونَ إِلَى السُّجودِ وَهُم سـٰلِمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 44
5× ن
فَذَرنى وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهـٰذَا الحَديثِ سَنَستَدرِجُهُم مِن حَيثُ لا يَعلَمونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 45
2× ن
وَأُملى لَهُم إِنَّ كَيدى مَتينٌ
Sura: 68Verse: 46
2× ن
أَم تَسـَٔلُهُم أَجرًا فَهُم مِن مَغرَمٍ مُثقَلونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 47
2× ن
أَم عِندَهُمُ الغَيبُ فَهُم يَكتُبونَ
Sura: 68Verse: 48
2× ن
فَاصبِر لِحُكمِ رَبِّكَ وَلا تَكُن كَصاحِبِ الحوتِ إِذ نادىٰ وَهُوَ مَكظومٌ
Sura: 68Verse: 49
4× ن
لَولا أَن تَدٰرَكَهُ نِعمَةٌ مِن رَبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالعَراءِ وَهُوَ مَذمومٌ
Sura: 68Verse: 50
2× ن
فَاجتَبـٰهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصّـٰلِحينَ
Sura: 68Verse: 51
7× ن
وَإِن يَكادُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا لَيُزلِقونَكَ بِأَبصـٰرِهِم لَمّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكرَ وَيَقولونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجنونٌ
Sura: 68Verse: 52
1× ن
وَما هُوَ إِلّا ذِكرٌ لِلعـٰلَمينَ
Total(19×7)
133

Mathematical Structure

Sura 68 (Al-Qalam): 133 ن
133 = 19×7
The only N-initialed sura in the Quran

Interesting Observations

How "Nun" is Written in Historical Manuscripts

Historical Quran manuscripts from different periods show various practices regarding the writing of the letter Nun at the beginning of Sura Al-Qalam. Some manuscripts use a single Nun letter, while others show double Nun (نون - Nun-Waw-Nun) or special markings. You can click on the manuscript images below to enlarge them and visit the original museum pages to perform your own verification.

Ibn al-Bawwab Mushaf - Nun detail

Ibn al-Bawwab Mushaf

1000-1001 CE, Nasḫī script

This manuscript from the Chester Beatty Library was written by the great master of Islamic calligraphy, ʿAlī b. Hilāl (Ibn al-Bawwab), in Baghdad in 1000-1001 CE. At the beginning of Sura Al-Qalam, a second Nun letter added in red ink is clearly visible above the first Nun with a vowel mark, along with a pause mark. This is one of the most important Quran manuscripts from the golden age of Islamic calligraphy. Ibn al-Bawwab was one of the greatest masters of Nasḫī script, and this manuscript is an invaluable resource for both calligraphic art and Quranic history.

Ibn Khalawayh's Quranic Readings - Nun detail

Ibn Khalawayh's Quranic Readings

980 CE, Eastern Kufic script

This is not a Mushaf, but a scholarly study of various Quranic reading traditions written by grammarian and lexicographer Ibn Khalawayh (d. 980-981). Born in Hamadan (Iran), educated in Baghdad (Iraq), he later worked in the court of Hamdanid emir Sayf al-Dawla in Aleppo (Syria). In this document, the initial letter at the beginning of Sura Al-Qalam is written in full as Nun-Waw-Nun (نون). This is significant academic evidence that even in the 10th century, the Nun was understood and read as a complete word.

EvQ - Nun reading variants

EvQ - Quranic Reading Variants

Harvard University, open access platform

According to variants documented on the EvQ (Encyclopedia of Quranic Variant Readings) platform, the Nun at the beginning of Sura Al-Qalam was read in two different ways by early Quran reciters: نُونْ (as the word Nun - reported by Ibn Abbas, Abū al-Sammāl, al-A'mash) or ن وَالْقَلَمِ (as the letter Nun and the word "Pen" - reported by Ya'qūb, Ibn Muḥayṣin). These variants demonstrate that various traditions existed in understanding the mysterious letters of the Quran.

Historical Evidence and Alignment with the 19 System

Historical Quran manuscripts show different practices regarding the writing of the Nun at the beginning of Sura Al-Qalam. The mathematical system indicates that the marking at the beginning of the sura should be understood as "Nun" (نون) for a total of 133 (19×7) Nun letters in the sura.

Methodology & Verification

Quranic Text: The original Quranic text on this page is based on the Tanzil.net Uthmani version. The Tanzil project is an academic resource providing digitized Quranic texts optimized for scholarly research.

The Nun in Verse 68:1: The Tanzil.net Uthmani version shows verse 68:1 with a single "ن" letter. However, the letter counts on this page are based on Dr. Rashad Khalifa's research findings. According to Khalifa's findings, the initial at verse 68:1 should be read as "نون" (the word Nun), which counts as 2 Nun letters, yielding a total of 133 (19×7) Nun letters in the sura. Historical manuscripts and records from the EvQ platform support this reading.

Count Accuracy: All letter counts are in complete agreement with the findings documented in Dr. Rashad Khalifa's "Quran: Visual Presentation of the Miracle" (Islamic Productions, 1982).

Reproducibility: All counts were performed using automated Python scripts. This approach eliminates human error and ensures results can be independently verified.