سوره: AL‑BAQARAH 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem.[1]


1- These are among the fourteen opening letters which occur in various combinations at the beginning of twenty-nine s´rahs in the QurÕŒn. Although there has been much speculation as to their meaning, it was not, in fact, revealed by AllŒh to anyone and is known only to Him.


سوره: ĀLI ‘IMRĀN 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem.[1]


1- These are among the fourteen opening letters which occur in various combinations at the beginning of twenty-nine s´rahs in the QurÕŒn. Although there has been much speculation as to their meaning, it was not, in fact, revealed by AllŒh to anyone and is known only to Him.


سوره: AL‑A‘RĀF  

آيه : 1

الٓمٓصٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem, êŒd.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: YŪNUS  

آيه : 1

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ

Alif, LŒm, RŒ.[1] These are the verses of the wise[2] Book.


1- See footnote to 2:1.
2- The adjective "wise" expresses the qualities of will, purpose, discrimination and precision.


سوره: HŪD  

آيه : 1

الٓرۚ كِتَٰبٌ أُحۡكِمَتۡ ءَايَٰتُهُۥ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتۡ مِن لَّدُنۡ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ

Alif, LŒm, RŒ.[1] [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Aware[2]


1- See footnote to 2:1.
2- Refer to footnotes of 6:18.


سوره: YŪSUF 

آيه : 1

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ

Alif, LŒm, RŒ.[1] These are the verses of the clear Book.


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AR-RA‘D 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِۗ وَٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيۡكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Alif, LŒm, Meem, RŒ.[1] These are the verses of the Book; and what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most of the people do not believe.


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: IBRĀHEEM 

آيه : 1

الٓرۚ كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَيۡكَ لِتُخۡرِجَ ٱلنَّاسَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ

Alif, LŒm, RŒ.[1] [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muúammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AL‑ḤIJR 

آيه : 1

الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَقُرۡءَانٖ مُّبِينٖ

Alif, LŒm, RŒ.[1] These are the verses of the Book and a clear QurÕŒn [i.e., recitation].


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: MARYAM 

آيه : 1

كٓهيعٓصٓ

KŒf, HŒ, YŒ, ÔAyn, êŒd.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1


سوره: ṬĀ HĀ 

آيه : 1

طه

$Œ, HŒ.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1


سوره: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

آيه : 1

طسٓمٓ

$Œ, Seen, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AN-NAML 

آيه : 1

طسٓۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ وَكِتَابٖ مُّبِينٍ

$Œ, Seen.[1] These are the verses of the QurÕŒn [i.e., recitation] and a clear Book


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AL‑QAṢAṢ 

آيه : 1

طسٓمٓ

$Œ, Seen, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AL‑‘ANKABŪT 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AR-RŪM 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: LUQMĀN 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AS-SAJDAH 

آيه : 1

الٓمٓ

Alif, LŒm, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: YĀ SEEN 

آيه : 1

يسٓ

YŒ, Seen.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: ṢĀD 

آيه : 1

صٓۚ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ذِي ٱلذِّكۡرِ

êŒd.[1] By the QurÕŒn containing reminder...[2]


1- See footnote to 2:1.
2- The completion of the oath is understood to be that the QurÕŒn is inimitable and thus a miracle from AllŒh.


سوره: GHĀFIR 

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: FUṢṢILAT 

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: ASH-SHŪRĀ 

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.



سوره: ASH-SHŪRĀ 

آيه : 2

عٓسٓقٓ

ÔAyn, Seen, QŒf.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AZ-ZUKHRUF 

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AD-DUKHĀN 

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AL‑JĀTHIYAH 

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: AL‑AḤQĀF  

آيه : 1

حمٓ

îŒ, Meem.[1]


1- See footnote to 2:1.


سوره: QĀF  

آيه : 1

قٓۚ وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ ٱلۡمَجِيدِ

QŒf.[1] By the honored QurÕŒn...[2]


1- See footnote to 2:1.
2- See footnote to 38:1.


سوره: AL‑QALAM 

آيه : 1

نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ

N´n.[1] By the pen and what they inscribe,


1- See footnote to 2:1.