Quran 2 - 1 (Lesson – 15)
Letters - Short Verses
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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1. Alif. Lam. Mim.
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‘ALIF-LAAAM-MIIIM.
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Lesson
Sura ‘Al-Baqarah begins with above three letters. These
kinds of letters are called “Huruuf Muqatta-‘aat”.
These letters are written collectively but are recited separately. These
three letters; (Alif. Lam. Mim) have come in the beginning of five more Chapters of Holy Qur-‘aan excluding ‘Baqarah’ (The Cow). Besides these three letters,
some other letters have also been included in the beginning of some different Surahs of the Holy Qur-’aan. The Surahs which begin with these types of letters are twenty nine in
numbers.
If we say: What
are the meanings of Alif-Laaam-Miiim? Nobody can reply absolutely,
because it is a Secret from the Secrets of God. Only Allah Almighty, His
Messenger (grace, glory, blessings and peace be upon Him), the Companions of
the Messenger (may Allah be agreed upon them) and the Scholars of the Muslim
nation know its meanings. Different Saints have tried to explain about these
letters according to their personal views. For instance:
Sayyidina ibn ‘Abbas (may God Almighty be pleased with him)
narrated that aim from ‘ALIF-LAAAM-MIIIM is ‘AnAllaahu ‘A’-lamu (God says), “I am Allah, Who knows the best.” One saint said, “Alif means
Allah (God), who revealed the Holy Word. Laaam means the arch Angel
Gabriel (peace be upon Him), who used to bring down the revelation of Allah,
and Miiim means The Prophet Muhammad (grace, glory, blessings
and peace be upon Him) upon whom, this Holy Scripture ‘Qur’aan’ has been
revealed by means of the Angel Gabriel (peace be upon Him).
A young Egyptian
Scholar, named Sayyad Nasooh Zahir told after counting and having trust in
the alphabetical letters that actually number of verses of the Surahs can
be found in these letters. Another research scholar said historically that
there are historical events with days and years discussed in these letters,
which are held in that particular Surah.
In brief, the knowledge
of these letters was found by the saints, research scholars and philosophers
and they told us. These kinds of letters were already in use in the Arabic
language before Islam. To them, every individual who has knowledge of Arabic
language, knows perfectly. Besides the Arabic, this custom of use exists in
other languages like English, Persian, and Urdu etc. also, for example: the
names of exams BA, MA, LLB, the names of organizations i.e. UNO, SPS, IMF etc.
These instances are very famous but even till some people don’t know them. Only
those persons know them, who have any concern or interest with them.
God Almighty has given us
chance to learn and understand the Holy Qur’an. It is our duty that
we must try to understand the Word of God entirely, act upon its Instructions
and spread its science, deeds and arts nearby and far. Solution of all the
disasters of the world over may be found in this Scripture. And our own success
depends on it.
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