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Does number 19 has special meaning in Islam? I was Catholic and since I converted to Islam many important things keep happening in my life almost every months on 19th. Plus I have feeling that everywhere I look I see number 19 (on the watch, etc.). I read in Qur'an that the world is based on number 19; also I read in Tafsir that there are the nineteen angels of the Hell-Fire. Do you think that what is happening to me has special meaning or is just coincidence? I will be very grateful if you can answer to my question.
Answer
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. There is no special importance to the number 19. In fact, this number was mentioned only once in the Qur'an. Allah Says (interpretation of meaning): {Over it are nineteen (angels as guardians and keepers of Hell).}[74:30]. There is no verse in Qur'an that states that the "world is based on number 19" as you mentioned in your question. We believe that what is happening to you with the number 19 is only a coincidence. On the other hand, you should know that the mind gets used to something if the person focuses it on that thing. It becomes consumed by over concentration on it. For this reason the mind analyses everything in accordance with that idea as a result of this over concentration. In turn, the person feels that something unusual is happening while in reality the person is only concentrating too much on this issue. Allah knows best.
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