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Disconnected Letters
حُرُوف مُقَطَّعَات
The Disconnected Letters, known in Arabic as *Huroof Muqatta'at*, are enigmatic Arabic letters that appear at the beginning of twenty-nine chapters (Surahs) of the Holy Quran. These unique letter combinations, such as [Alif, Lam, Meem] or [Alif, Lam, Ra], have captivated scholars and believers for centuries. While numerous theories exist about their purpose, the most widely accepted view is that their exact meaning is known [only to Allah]. These mysterious letters serve as a profound reminder of the Quran's divine origin and its miraculous nature. Immediately following these letters, the Quran often introduces itself as a divine revelation, as in [Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book], suggesting a deep connection between the letters and the Quran's miraculous composition from the very letters of human language. They challenge human intellect and humility, affirming that while the Quran is a clear guide for humanity, it also contains profound secrets accessible [only to its Creator], inviting contemplation and awe.
Quran 25 verses
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif-Laaam-Meeem
Alif, Lam, Meem.
الم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Surah begins with the Arabic letters Alif, Lam and Mim (equivalents of A, L and M). Several Surahs begin with a similar combination of letters, for example, Ha, Mim, or Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. Each of these letters is pronounced separately without the addition of a vowel sound after it. So, the tec...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Al-Madina
Virtues of Surat Al-Baqarah
The Virtues of Surat Al-Baqarah
In Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i, it is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet ﷺ said,
«لَا تَجْعَلُوا بُيُوتَكُمْ قُبُورًا فَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي تُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ ا...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif-Laam-Meeem
Alif, Lam, Meem.
الم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: This is the first section of Surah 'A1-` Imran, the third Surah of the Holy Qur'an. It will be recalled that at the end of the Surah Al-Fatihah a prayer for guidance to the straight path was made. After that, by be-ginning the Surah Al-Baqarah with الم ﴿1﴾ ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ (This ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif Lām Mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Al-Madina
Surah Al `Imran was revealed in Al-Madinah, as evident by the fact that the first eighty-three Ayat in it relate to the delegation from Najran that arrived in Al-Madinah on the ninth year of Hijrah (632 CE). We will elaborate on this subject when we explain the Ayah a...
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓصٓ
Alif-Laaam-Meeem-Saaad
Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad.
المص
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
An overview of the Surah shows that most of the subjects it deals with are related to Ma` ad (Return to the Hereafter) and Risalah (Prophethood). The former appear from the beginning of the Surah upto approximately the end of the sixth section. Then, from the eighth to the twenty first se...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif Lām Mīm Sād God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
كِتَـبٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ
((This is the) Book (the Qur'an) sent down unto you (O Muhammad)), from your Lord,
فَلاَ يَكُن فِى صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِّنْهُ
(so let not your breast ...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
Alif-Laaam-Raa; tilka Aayaatul Kitaabil Hakeem
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the wise Book
آلرا ۔ یہ بڑی دانائی کی کتاب کی آیتیں ہیں
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
Surah Yunus is among the Makki Surahs. Three of its verses revealed after the Hijrah to Madinah have been called Madani.
In this Surah too, the proof of the basic objectives of Qur'an, and Islam, such as the Oneness of Allah, the mission of His Messenger and the inevitability of the Herea...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām rā’ God knows best what He means by these letters. Those namely these signs are the signs of the wise Book that is the Qur’ān the genitive annexation āyāt al-kitāb has the meaning of min sc. min āyāti’l-kitāb ‘from among the verses of the Book’ which has been made clear.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
تِلْكَ ءاَيَـتُ الْكِتَـبِ الْحَكِيمِ
(These are the verses of the Book (the Qur'an) Al-Hakim.) This indicates that these are verses of the Qur'an, in which the wisdom of ...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
Alif-Laaam-Raa; tilka Aayaatul Kitaabil Mubeen
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the clear Book.
الٓرا۔ یہ کتاب روشن کی آیتیں ہیں
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
With the exception of four verses, Surah Yusuf is wholly a Makki Surah. In this Surah, the story of Sayyidna Yusuf (علیہ السلام) has been described with continuity and order. Then, the story of Sayyidna Yusuf appears in this Surah alone. It has not been repeated anywhere else in the whole...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām rā’ God knows best what He means by these letters. Those verses are the verses of the Book the Qur’ān the genitive annexation carries the meaning of partitive min ‘from’ that makes plain the one that manifests truth distinguishing it from what is falsehood.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Qualities of the Qur'an
In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah we talked about the separate letters, Allah said,
تِلْكَ ءايَـتُ الْكِتَـبِ
(These are the verses of the Book) ...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓر تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍ مُّبِينٍ
Alif-Laaam-Raa; tilka Aayaatul Kitaabi wa Qur-aa-nim Mubeen
Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.
آلرا۔ یہ خدا کی کتاب اور قرآن روشن کی آیتیں ہیں
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the verses which appear onwards from here (48-51), the text re-turns to the awe-inspiring happenings of the day of Qiyamah. It is said:
يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ ۖ وَبَرَزُوا لِلَّـهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ
The day on which this earth will be turned into som...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām rā’ God knows best what He means by these letters. Those — these verses — are the verses of the Book the Qur’ān āyātu’l-kitābi this annexation functions in the sense of min ‘from’ and of a manifest Qur’ān one that makes evident what is truth and what is falsehood wa-qur’ānin mubīnin is made...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Al-Hijr was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Disbelievers will someday wish that They had been Muslims
We have already discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs. Allah said:
رُّبَمَا يَو...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ كٓهيعٓصٓ
Kaaaf-Haa-Yaa-'Ayyyn-Saaad
Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ayn, Sad.
کہیٰعص
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
In the Holy Qur'an Surah Maryam has been placed immediately after Surah Al-Kahf, presumably because there appears some kind of similarity between the two Surahs. While the former deals with some unusual anecdotes, the latter also covers a number of extraordinary events.
كهيعص are letters ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Kāf hā yā ‘ayn sād God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
Muhammad bin Ishaq recorded a Hadith of Umm Salamah in his Sirah, and Ahmad bin Hanbal recorded from Ibn Mas`ud, the story of the Hijrah (migration) to Ethiopia from Makkah. The narration mentions that Ja`far bin Abi Talib recited the first part of this Surah to An-Najas...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ طه
Taa-Haa
Ta, Ha.
طہٰ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
طه (Ta-Ha) Many Commentators have assigned different meanings to this word. Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ thinks it means یا رجُل (0 man! ) while according to Ibn ` Umar ؓ it means یا حبیبی (0 my Dear! ). It is also suggested that طه and یٰسین are the names of the Holy Prophet ﷺ . However the mo...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Tā hā God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed at Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Qur'an is a Reminder and a Revelation from Allah
We have already discussed the separated letters at the beginning of Surah Al-Baqarah, so there is no need to repeat its...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ طسٓمٓ
Taa-Seeen-Meeem
Ta, Seen, Meem.
طٰسٓمٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ (Say (0 Prophet) My Lord will never care about you, if you will not invoke Him - 25:77). Different versions are given in the interpretation of this verse, but the one given in the text above is the simplest and straight forward; that is you would ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Tā sīn mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Qur'an and the Disbelievers turning away;
They could be compelled to believe if Allah so willed At the beginning of the explanation of Surat Al-Baqarah we discussed the...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ طسٓ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
Taa-Seeen; tilka Aayaatul Qur-aani wa Kitaabim Mubeen
Ta, Seen. These are the verses of the Qur'an and a clear Book
ٰطٰسٓ۔ یہ قرآن اور روشن کتاب کی آیتیں ہیں
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ ﴿224﴾
As for the poets, they are followed by the straying people. - 26:224.
شِعر (Shi'r) which is the origin of Shu` ara' and is translated as poetry; is an Arabic word which lexically means any statement based on imagination and ideas not confirmed by serio...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Tā sīn God knows best what He means by these letters. Those namely these signs are the signs of the Qur’ān signs from it and a Manifest Book manifesting what is truth from what is falsehood wa-kitābin ‘Book’ is a supplement to al-qur’ān with the addition of an adjective mubīn ‘manifest’.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Qur'an is Guidance and Glad Tidings for the Believers, a Warning to the Disbelievers, and it is from Allah
In (the comments on) Surat Al-Baqarah, we discussed the lette...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ طسٓمٓ
Taa-Seeen-Meeem
Ta, Seen, Meem.
طٰسٓمٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
رَبَّ هَـٰذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ (the Lord of this city - 27:91). Majority of the commentators have taken the word o=ff "Baldah" (the city) for Makkah. Allah Ta’ ala is the Lord of all the worlds and the Lord of heavens and earth. Therefore, the particular mention of Makkah here is to show its...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Tā sīn mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, recorded that Ma`diykarib said: "We came to `Abdullah and asked him to recite to us:
طسم
(Ta Sin Mim.) the two hundred. He said, `I do not know it; you should go to someone who learned it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ K...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif-Laaam-Meeem
Alif, Lam, Meem
الم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ (Everything is going to perish except His Face - 28:88). The word 'His Face' in this verse means the very Being of Allah Ta’ ala. Hence, the meaning of the verse is that except for Allah Ta’ ala everything is mortal and will get destroyed and will vanish. Some co...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Believers are tested so that it may be known Who is Sincere and Who is Lying
Allah says:
الم
Alif Lam Mim.
In the beginning of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Baqarah, we discus...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif-Laaam-Meeem
Alif, Lam, Meem.
الٓمٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا (And those who strive in Our way We will certainly take them to Our paths - 69). The real meaning of jihad is to put in all efforts to remove the hurdles in the way of faith. These hurdles include those that are put up by the infidels, for whi...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Foretelling the Victory of the Romans
These Ayat were revealed about the victory of Sabur, the king of Persia, over Ash-Sham (Greater Syria), the adjoining partisan states ...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif-Laaam-Meeem
Alif, Lam, Meem.
الٓمٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: After this, the falsehood and ignorance of the deniers of the Dooms Day is mentioned وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ that is, ‘When the Dooms Day will come, these deniers of the Dooms Day will start swearing by losing senses after looking at the horr...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The Doomed are preoccupied with Idle Talk and They turn away from the Ayat of Allah
When Allah mentions the blessed -- who are those who are guided by the Book of Allah and benefit ...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif-Laaam-Meeem
Alif, Lam, Meem.
الٓمٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ
Surely, it is Allah with whom rests the knowledge of the Hour, and He sends down the rain, and He knows what ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Alif lām mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Al-Madinah
The Virtues of Surah Alif Lam Mim As-Sajdah
In the Book of the Friday prayer, Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet used to recite in Fajr on Fridays:
الم تَنزِيلَ
(Alif Lam Mim. The revelation of...), As-Sajdah, and
هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَـنِ
(Ha...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ يسٓ
Yaa-Seeen
Ya, Seen.
یٰسٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
The Merits of Surah Ya Sin
Sayyidna Ma'qil Ibn Yasar ؓ narrates that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said: یٰسٓ قَلبُ القُرآن (Surah Ya Sin is the heart of the Qur'an) and some words of this Hadith tell us that a person who recites Surah Ya Sin exclusively for the sake of Allah and the 'Akhirah is for...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Yā sīn God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
The Virtues of Surah Ya Sin
Al-Hafiz Abu Ya`la recorded that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«مَنْ قَرَأَ يس فِي لَيْلَةٍ أَصْبَحَ مَغْفُورًا لَهُ، وَمَنْ قَرَأَ حم الَّتِي يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا الدُّخَانُ أَصْبَحَ مَغْفُورًا ...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa-Meeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 74, it was said: نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ (we can dwell anywhere we wish in Jannah). The sense is that, apart from their own special dwelling places, the people of Jannah will be allowed to visit others there and take pleasure trips around. Tabarani, Abu Nu'aym and Diya', ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Virtues of the Surahs that begin with Ha Mim
Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "Everything has an essence and the essence of the Qur'an is the family of Ha Mim," or he said, "the Ha Mims." Mis`ar bin Kidam said, "They used to be called `the brides'." All of this was recorded by th...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa Meeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 85, it was said: فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَانُهُمْ (But, their profession of faith was not [ competent ] to benefit them, once they had seen Our punishment), that is, it is after seeing the punishment that these people are confessing to the true faith, but a declaration of faith at this ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Description of the Qur'an, and what Those Who turn away from it say.
حـم - تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(Ha Mim. A revelation from the Most Gracious, the Most Merc...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa Meeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰمٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
(Ha Meem ` Ayn Seen Qaf) Only Allah knows the meaning of these letters. The gist of the first five verses is as follows:
Just as this surah was revealed to the Holy Prophet ﷺ for the ascertainment of the religious principles and for other benefits, similarly Allah Ta’ ala has been sending...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Revelation and Allah's Might
We have previously discussed the individual letters.
كَذَلِكَ يُوحِى إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
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عٓسٓقٓ
'Ayyyn Seeen Qaaaf
'Ayn, Seen, Qaf.
عٓسٓقٓ
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
(Ha Meem ` Ayn Seen Qaf) Only Allah knows the meaning of these letters. The gist of the first five verses is as follows:
Just as this surah was revealed to the Holy Prophet ﷺ for the ascertainment of the religious principles and for other benefits, similarly Allah Ta’ ala has been sending...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: ‘ayn sīn qāf God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Revelation and Allah's Might
We have previously discussed the individual letters.
كَذَلِكَ يُوحِى إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa-Meeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُ وَلَـٰكِن (You did not know earlier what is the Book or what is "Iman', but We have made it a light with which We guide whomsoever we will from among Our slaves - 42:52). This verse is a complement of the subject of the first verse. The gist is tha...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
حـم - تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَـبِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
(Ha-Mim. By the manifest Book.) means, plain and clear in both wording and meaning, because it was revealed in the langu...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa Meeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَقُلْ سَلَامٌ (and say, Salam [ good-bye ]. Then soon they will come to know---43:89). At the end of the Surah, the same advice has been given to the Holy Prophet t that is always given to every preacher of truth. The gist of the advice is that one may reply to the arguments and doubts of the oppon...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
In Musnad Al-Bazzar, it is recorded from Abu At-Tufayl `Amir bin Wathilah from Zayd bin Harithah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Ibn Sayyad:
«إِنِّي قَدْ خَبَأْتُ خَبْأً فَمَا هُوَ؟»
(I am concealing something, what is it) And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was concealin...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa-Meeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا الْمَوْتَ إِلَّا الْمَوْتَةَ الْأُولَىٰ (They will not taste death therein, except for the first death (they faced in the world) - 44:56). In other words, they shall suffer no death other than the first death which they had encountered at the end of their lives in this world. T...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
A Directive to contemplate over Allah's Ayat
Allah directs His servants to contemplate His favors and gifts, as well as His great power that is demonstrated by His creating...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ حمٓ
Haa-Meeeem
Ha, Meem.
حٰم
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ("And you will see every community kneeling down...45:28" ). The word jathiyah is derived from جُثُو juthuww. It means ` to sit with knees upon the ground'. Sayyidna Sufyan ؓ says that the word means ` to sit in such a way that only the knees and the toes...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Hā mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Qur'an is a Revelation from Allah and the Universe is His True Creation
Allah informs that He has revealed the Book to His servant and Messenger Muhammad -- may Allah's...
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قٓ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ
Qaaaf; wal Qur aanil Majeed
Qaf. By the honored Qur'an...
قٓ۔ قرآن مجید کی قسم (کہ محمد پیغمبر خدا ہیں)
Commentary
Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Linkage with the preceding Surah
This Surah mostly contains subjects relating to the Day of Judgment, Resurrection, the Reckoning, Paradise, the Fire, Allah's reward and punishment etc. Thus this Surah is linked with Surah Al-Hujurat because the concluding part of the latter Surah dealt with these s...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Qāf God knows best what He means by this letter. By the glorious Qur’ān by the noble Qur’ān the disbelievers of Mecca have certainly not believed in Muhammad (s).
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah
The Beginning of the Mufassal Section of the Qur'an
This Surah is the first Surah in the Mufassal section of the Qur'an, according to the correct view. It is said that the Mufassal starts with Surat Al-Hujurat. Some common people say that the Mufassal starts with Surah `...
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