Islam Numerology and the Power of Number 19 with Afif Shoucair

Afif N. Shoucair, author of the book Circle of God: 19th Century & Beyond, lays out the case for the numerology of 19 throughout Islam’s holy Quran.

Shoucair, who appears in the interview with his son Benjamin, explains that he began his numerology research at a young age, in the early ‘60s, and has intensely studied the number 19 through the years.

When he started investigating the Quran, he looked at the first verse in the first chapter, which in Arabic reads, “In the name of God, the magnificent, the merciful.” He then counted the letters in the phrase and discovered the first instance of 19 from the text. “And surprisingly for me, the number was 19 - 19 letters.”

So from this time forward, he always looked for the number 19 when reading passages in the Quran.

“After I found so many miracles of 19, I put them all together in this book, Mysterious 19,” Shoucair said about another one of his books.

He points out that the number of letters, verses and chapters are all multiples of 19, as is as well the number of letters in the entire Quran.

“The holy Quran is teaching us, you know, to believe in God. Those who love God to love each other. That’s why I believe in the Circle of God… Because God put in the brain these prophets, to do what is called 19.”

Shoucair also cites text examples containing the number 12 or seven, which adds to 19.

“God is number one, and as I indicated before about this circle, that Prophet Muhammad is number seven. So then, the saints are very important too, the 12 head of tribes, of saints, and as the apostles of saints, 12 apostle saints, and as also the imams, after the Prophet Muhammad, there were 12 imams.”

He added: “The 12 head of tribes, why 12? Why not 11? Why not 13, 14 and so on? Only 12, only 12 head of tribes. I didn’t do it, God did it.”

He explains the basis for Circle of God, in which God is symbolically placed in the center.

“The followers of Moses, they believe in God – the followers of Jesus – they believe in God, and the followers of Muhammad they believe in God. If the three of them believe in the same God, they must respect each other, and recognize each other as God’s lovers.”

Shoucair said the hexagonal shape is one of the best ways of organizing the structure. For example, he points out that beehives are organized around hexagons, as are snowflakes, which represent “a very coherent state of existence.”

“Nineteen circles, there are 19 circles in the hexagon. If you put three circles, then four circles, then five circles, and then you go down to four, you go down to three, you make a hexagon.”

The author also expands on his view that God remains at the center of all else.

“(God) created us, and he put in us from his spirit. So God is great, we see him in his creation. You know, I always say to my children, when you look at God’s creation, you will say it’s perfect. But when you see what we create – you know like if I make a table, if I make a house - you would say it’s beautiful. But we can do it better.”

He said since we all came from God, he wants mankind to strive to measure up to their potential. “God gave us, as humans, to be above even the angels. But at the same time, God told us, if we can’t be above the angels, at least be in the middle. Don’t go below.”

Shoucair said anyone can examine his numerology research by going to circleofgod.com, where they can read his book for free.