Quran Surah Openings mystery revealed, Allah only knows
While conducting my research, I discovered Hebrew letters not only have numerical values associated with them but also carry symbolic meanings. As an example, the Hebrew letter Aleph (אָ) which is also the same letter in Arabic (أ), symbolizes GOD, Creator, first, strength, leader, LORD, King, and sovereign. Bet (ב) which is also the same letter in Arabic (بِ), means house, temple, tabernacle, in, tent, body, dwelling, universe. The letter Ayin (ע), which is also the same letter in Arabic (ع) that signifies concepts such as eye, sight, comprehension, insight, and perception. Eye in Arabic is Ayin and House in Arabic is Bet. Please refer to the attached image for the remaining letters. Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic are all part of the Semitic language group. “The names for the characters were chosen with reference to near-by things, such as parts of the body and other objects of the daily life peculiar to the Bedouins, the name of each of which began with the very sound the letter indicated. In a few cases the names seem to have been derived from the form which the sign represented. These names, as well as the order of the letters, certainly existed at least one thousand years B.C., for they were known when the Greeks adopted their alphabet from the Semites. At this period the alphabet must already have undergone local variations among the different ethnical groups of the northern Semites.” See link. Could the Arabic letters have the same meaning as the Hebrew ones? If this is indeed true, could it potentially solve the enigma in the Quran? Some Quran Surahs start with specific letters.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الم
2. ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
3. الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
4. وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِالآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
5. أُوْلَئِكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Chapter 2: The Heifer / Al-Baqarah (Alif, Lam, Mim.1 This is the Book, there is no doubt in it, a guidance to the Godwary,2 who believe in the unseen, maintain the prayer, and spend out of what we have provided for them;3 and who believe in what has been sent down to you and what was sent down before you, and are certain of the hereafter.4 Those follow their Lord's guidance and it is they who are the felicitous.5)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الم
2. اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
3. نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنزَلَ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالإِنجِيلَ
4. مِن قَبْلُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَنزَلَ الْفُرْقَانَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ ذُو انتِقَامٍ
Chapter 3: The Progeny of Imran / Al-i Imran (Alif, Lam, Mim.1 God—There is no god except Him—is the Living One, the All-sustainer.2 He has sent down to you the Book with the truth, confirming what was revealed before it, and He had sent down the Torah and the Evangel3 before as guidance for mankind, and He has sent down the Criterion. Indeed, there is a severe punishment for those who deny the signs of God, and God is all-mighty, avenger.4)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الم
2. أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لا يُفْتَنُونَ
3. وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ صَدَقُوا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكَاذِبِينَ
Chapter 29: The Spider / Al-‘Ankabut (Alif, Lam, Mim.1 Do the people suppose that they will be let off because they say, ‘We have faith,’ and they will not be tested?2 Certainly we tested those who were before them. So God shall surely ascertain those who are truthful and he shall surely ascertain the liars.3)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الم
2. غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ
3. فِي أَدْنَى الأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ
4. فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ لِلَّهِ الأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
5. بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ يَنصُرُ مَن يَشَاء وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ
6. وَعْدَ اللَّهِ لا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لا يَعْلَمُونَ
7. يَعْلَمُونَ ظَاهِرًا مِّنَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ عَنِ الآخِرَةِ هُمْ غَافِلُونَ
Chapter 30: The Byzantines / Al-Rum (Alif, Lam, Mim.1 The Byzantines have been vanquished2 in the nearby territory, but after their defeat they will be victorious3 in a few years. All command belongs to God, before this and hereafter, and on that day the faithful will rejoice4 at God's help. He helps whomever He wishes, and He is the all-mighty, the All-merciful.5 This is a promise of God: God does not break his promise, but most people do not know.6 They know just an outward aspect of the life of the world, but they are oblivious of the Hereafter.7)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الم
2. تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ
3. هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ
4. الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
5. أُوْلَئِكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Chapter 31: Luqman (Alif, Lam, Mim.1 these are the signs of the wise Book,2 a guidance and mercy for the virtuous,3 who maintain the prayer, pay the zakat, and are certain of the Hereafter.4 Those follow their Lord's guidance, it is they who are the felicitous.5)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الم
2. تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
3. أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أَتَاهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
Chapter 32: Prostration / Al-Sajdah (Alif, Lam, Mim.1 the gradual sending down of the Book, there is no doubt in it, is from the Lord of all the worlds.2 But they say, ‘he has fabricated it.’ No, it is the truth from your Lord, that you may warn a people to whom there did not come any warner before you, so that they may be guided to the right path.3)
Apart from the common starting letters, what other links can we find between the openings of these six chapters? In the opening paragraphs, God consistently refers to the Book (the Quran) that He has given upon humanity. He asserts the Book is the embodiment of truth, a source of guidance, a repository of commandments and promises. God will test people to see who the true believer is. The depiction of God presents Him as an all-powerful and infinitely merciful being.
Alif then could mean GOD (Allah)
Lam: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: rod, authority, tongue, teaching. Then Lam could mean The King and Owner of Dominion (AL-MALIK)
Mim: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: water, chaos, disorder, strength, mighty, Messiah. Then Mim could mean The Magnificent, The Supreme (AL-‘ATHEEM)
ألم: الله ٱلْمَلِكُ الْعظيم
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1. المص
2. كِتَابٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلاَ يَكُن فِي صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِّنْهُ لِتُنذِرَ بِهِ وَذِكْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
3. اتَّبِعُواْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاء قَلِيلاً مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ
4. وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَائِلُونَ
5. فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَاهُمْ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Chapter 7: The Elevations / Al-A’raf (Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad.1 This is a Book that has been sent down to you and as admonition for the faithful; so let there be no disquiet in your heart on its account that you may warn thereby.2 Follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord, and do not follow any masters besides Him. Little is the admonition that you take!3 How many a town we have destroyed! Our punishment came to it at night, or while they were taking a midday nap.4 When our punishment overtook them, their cry was only that they said, ‘We have indeed been wrongdoers!’5)
This is the only chapter that starts with Alif, Lam, Mim, Sad. Like the previous chapters, this chapter repeats Alif, Lam, Mim. The only change made here is the inclusion of the letter Sad. The Surah's opening addresses The Book sent to us as a warning and reminder, but it also incorporates the concept of punishment in the conclusion.
Alif then could mean GOD (Allah)
Lam then could mean The King and Owner of Dominion (AL-MALIK)
Mim then could mean The Magnificent, The Supreme (AL-‘ATHEEM)
Sad: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: To pull, a hook, desire, harvest. Harvest in Arabic means Hasad (adding Ha before Sad) حصاد. Sad then could mean The All-Enumerating, The Counter (AL-MUHSEE)
ألمص: الله ٱلْمَلِكُ الْعظيم ٱلْمُحْصِيُ
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ
2. أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنْ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِّنْهُمْ أَنْ أَنذِرِ النَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ قَدَمَ صِدْقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَسَاحِرٌ مُّبِينٌ
3. إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ مَا مِن شَفِيعٍ إِلاَّ مِن بَعْدِ إِذْنِهِ ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ أَفَلاَ تَذَكَّرُونَ
Chapter 10: Jonah / Yunus (Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the signs of the Wise Book.1 Does it seem odd to these people that We have revealed to a man from among themselves, declaring, ‘warn mankind and give good news to the faithful that they are in good standing with their Lord’? The faithless say, ‘This is indeed a plain magician.’2 Your Lord is indeed God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, and then settled on the Throne, directing the command. There is no intercessor, except after His leave. That is God, your Lord! So worship Him. Will you not then take admonition?3)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الر كِتَابٌ أُحْكِمَتْ آيَاتُهُ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ
2. أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُواْ إِلاَّ اللَّهَ إِنَّنِي لَكُم مِّنْهُ نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ
3. وَأَنِ اسْتَغْفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمْ ثُمَّ تُوبُواْ إِلَيْهِ يُمَتِّعْكُم مَّتَاعًا حَسَنًا إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَيُؤْتِ كُلَّ ذِي فَضْلٍ فَضْلَهُ وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنِّيَ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ كَبِيرٍ
4. إِلَى اللَّهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Chapter 11: Hud (Alif, Lam, Ra. This is a Book, whose signs have been made definitive and then elaborated, from One who is all-wise, all-aware,1 declaring: ‘Worship no one but God. I am indeed a warner to you from Him and a bearer of good news.2 Plead with your Lord for forgiveness, then turn to Him penitently. He will provide you with a good provision for a specified term and grant His grace to every meritorious person. But if you turn your backs on Him, indeed I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day.3 To God will be your return, and He has power over all things.’4)
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
2. إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
3. نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِ لَمِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ
Chapter 12: Joseph / Yusuf (Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the signs of the Manifest Book.1 Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran so that you may exercise your reason.2 We will recount to you the best of narratives in what We have revealed to you of this Quran, and prior to it you were indeed among those who are unaware of it.3)
سورة إبراهيم - سورة 14 - عدد آياتها 52
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الر كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
2. اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ
3. الَّذِينَ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الآخِرَةِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا أُوْلَئِكَ فِي ضَلالٍ بَعِيدٍ
Chapter 14: Abraham / Ibrahim (Alif, Lam, Ra. This is a Book We have sent down to you so that you may bring mankind out from darkness into light, by the command of their Lord, to the path of the All-mighty, the All-laudable1—God, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And woe to the faithless for a severe punishment2—those who prefer the life of this world to the Hereafter, bar others from the way of God, and seek to make it crooked. They are in extreme error.3)
سورة الحجر - سورة 15 - عدد آياتها 99
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. الرَ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَقُرْآنٍ مُّبِينٍ
2. رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ
3. ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلْهِهِمُ الأَمَلُ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
4. وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلاَّ وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ
5. مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ
6. وَقَالُواْ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ
7. لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلائِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
8. مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلائِكَةَ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُواْ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ
Chapter 15 Al-Hijr (Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the signs of the Book and the manifest Quran.1 Much will the faithless wish that they had been Muslims.2 Leave them to eat and enjoy to be diverted by longings. Soon they will know.3 We did not destroy any town but that it had a known term.4 No nation can advance its time nor can it defer it.5 They said, ‘O you, to whom the Reminder has been sent down, you are indeed crazy.6 Why do you not bring us the angels if you are truthful?!’7 We do not send down the angels except with due reason, and then they will not be granted any respite.8 Indeed, we have sent down the Reminder, and, indeed, We will preserve it.8)
Each chapter starts by discussing the Book in various aspects, such as its manifestation, preservation, illumination, wisdom, definitiveness, and elaboration. We belong to God, and it is to Him we will return. He is the creator of the heavens, the earth, and all other things, and He is the supreme being. There is no God but Him.
Alif then could mean GOD (Allah)
Lam then could mean The King and Owner of Dominion (AL-MALIK)
Ra: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: highest, most important. Then Ra could mean The Greatest, The Most Grand (AL-KABEER)
ألر: الله ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. المر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَالَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ الْحَقُّ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ
2. اللَّهُ الَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ الآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَاء رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ
Chapter 13: Thunder / Al-Ra’d (Alif, Lam, Mim, Ra. These are the signs of the Book. That which has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe in it.1 It is God who raised the heavens without any pillars that you see, and then presided over the Throne. He disposed the sun and the moon, each moving for a specified term. He directs the command, and elaborates the signs that you may be certain of encountering your Lord.2)
Once again, this introductory paragraph emphasizes the Book as a source of truth, authority, and provides us with the signs. The signs in the awe-inspiring physics of our world, such as the movement of the earth, and the moon, serve as examples of the many miracles that surround us.
Alif then could mean GOD (Allah)
Lam then could mean The King and Owner of Dominion (AL-MALIK)
Mim then could mean The Magnificent, The Supreme (AL-‘ATHEEM)
Ra could then mean The Greatest, The Most Grand (AL-KABEER)
المر: الله ٱلْمَلِكُ الْعظيم ٱلْكَبِيرُ
سورة مريم - سورة 19 - عدد آياتها 98
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. كهيعص
2. ذِكْرُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهُ زَكَرِيَّا
3. إِذْ نَادَى رَبَّهُ نِدَاء خَفِيًّا
4. قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَلَمْ أَكُن بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا
5. وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِن وَرَائِي وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا
6. يَرِثُنِي وَيَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَ وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا
7. يَا زَكَرِيَّا إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلامٍ اسْمُهُ يَحْيَى لَمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُ مِن قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا
8. قَالَ رَبِّ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لِي غُلامٌ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَتِي عَاقِرًا وَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا
9. قَالَ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْئًا
10. قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَل لِّي آيَةً قَالَ آيَتُكَ أَلاَّ تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلاثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا
11. فَخَرَجَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَأَوْحَى إِلَيْهِمْ أَن سَبِّحُوا بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيًّا
Chapter 19: Mary / Maryam (Kaf, Ha, Ya, ‘Ayn, Sad.1 This is an account of your Lord's mercy on Zechariah, His servant,2 when he called out to his Lord with a secret cry.3 He said, ‘My Lord! Indeed, my bones have become feeble, and my head has turned white with age, yet never have I, my Lord, been unblessed in my supplications to You!4 Indeed, I fear my kinsmen, after me, and my wife is barren. So grant me from Yourself an heir5 who may inherit from me and inherit from the House of Jacob, and make him, my Lord, pleasing to You!’6 ‘O Zechariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of a son, whose name is “John.” Never before have We made anyone his namesake.’7 He said, ‘My Lord! How shall I have a son, when my wife is barren and I am already advanced in age?’8 He said, ‘So shall it be. Your Lord has said, “It is simple for Me.” Certainly I created you before when you were nothing.’9 He said, ‘My Lord! Appoint a sign for me.’ He said, ‘Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three complete nights.’10 So he emerged before his people from the temple and signaled to them that they should glorify God morning and evening.11)
In the chapter's opening, we observe how God granted Zechariah's request for mercy by blessing him with a child. God, as the creator, has the power to create and take away as He pleases, and it is effortless for Him.
Kaf: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: open, cover, give, close, crowning, accomplishment. Then Kaf could mean The Most Generous, The Most Esteemed (AL-KAREEM)
Ha: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: reveal, show, behold, grace, mercy, what comes from, spirit. Then Ha could mean The Guardian, The Witness, The Overseer (AL-MUHAYMIN)
Ya: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: work, hand, activity, deed. Then Ya could mean The Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs (AL-WAKEEL)
‘Ayn: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: eye, see, understand, insight, perceive. Then ‘Ayn could mean The All-Knowing, The Omniscient (AL-‘ALEEM)
Sad could mean The All-Enumerating, The Counter (AL-MUHSEE)
كهيعص: ٱلْكَرِيمُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْوَكِيلُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْمُحْصِيُ
سورة طه - سورة 20 - عدد آياتها 135
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. طه
2. مَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَى
3. إِلاَّ تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَى
4. تَنزِيلا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ الأَرْضَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى
5. الرَّحْمَنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَى
6. لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَى
7. وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى
8. اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ لَهُ الأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى
Chapter 20: Ta Ha (Ta Ha!1 we did not send down the Quran to you that you should be miserable,2 but only as an admonition to him who fears his Lord.3 A sending down of the Revelation from Him who created the earth and the lofty heavens4 — the All-beneficent, settled on the Throne.5 To him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and whatever is between them and whatever is under the ground.6 Whether you speak loudly or in secret tones, He indeed knows the secret and what is still more hidden.7 God—there is no God except Him—to Him belong the Best Names.8)
The beginning of this chapter emphasizes that the Quran was not revealed to bring suffering, but rather as a source of mercy. God sees everything. He is benevolent and knowledgeable, possesses the best names. Notice that the letters all represent God’s names.
Ta: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: surrounds, twists. Then Ta could mean The Extender (AL-BAASIT)
Ha could mean The Guardian, The Witness, The Overseer (AL-MUHAYMIN)
طه: ٱلْبَاسِطُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ
سورة الشعراء - سورة 26 - عدد آياتها 227
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. طسم
2. تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
3. لَعَلَّكَ بَاخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلاَّ يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
4. إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّن السَّمَاء آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ
5. وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلاَّ كَانُوا عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ
6. فَقَدْ كَذَّبُوا فَسَيَأْتِيهِمْ أَنبَاء مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِؤُون
Chapter 26: The Poets / Al-Shu’ara’ (Ta, Sin, Mim.1 These are the signs of the Manifest Book.2 You are liable to imperil your life out of distress that they will not have faith.3 If We wish, We will send down to them a sign from the heavens before which their heads will remain bowed in humility.4 There does not come to them any new reminder from the All-beneficent but that they disregard it.5 They have already impugned the truth, but soon there will come to them the news of what they have been deriding.6)
سورة القصص - سورة 28 - عدد آياتها 88
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. طسم
2. تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
3. نَتْلُوا عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَى وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ
4. إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلا فِي الأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَائِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيِي نِسَاءهُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
5. وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ
6. وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَنُرِي فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَحْذَرُونَ
Chapter 28: The Story / Al-Qasas (Ta, Sin, Mim.1 These are the signs of the Manifest Book.2 We relate to you truly some of the account of Moses and Pharaoh for a people who have faith.3 Pharoah indeed tyrannized over the land, reducing its people to factions, abasing one group of them, slaughtering their sons and sparing their women. Indeed, he was indeed one of the agents of corruption.4 And we desired to show favor to those who were oppressed in the land, and to make them imams and to make them the heirs,5 and to establish them in the land and to show Pharoah and Haman and their hosts from them that of which they were apprehensive.6)
The opening paragraphs discuss the signs found in the Manifest Books and the presence of tyrannical and oppressive individuals. There will be an end to their existence, and God, who is All-beneficent and All-mighty, will uplift those who are oppressed.
Ta then could mean The Extender (AL-BAASIT)
Sin: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: support, turning aside, twisting, protection. Sin then could mean The Perfection and Giver of Peace (AS-SALAM)
Mim then could mean The Magnificent, The Supreme (AL-‘ATHEEM)
طسم: ٱلْبَاسِطُ ٱلْسَّلَامُ الْعظيم
سورة النمل - سورة 27 - عدد آياتها 93
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. طس تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْقُرْآنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ
2. هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
3. الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
4. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالآخِرَةِ زَيَّنَّا لَهُمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
5. أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ وَهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ هُمُ الأَخْسَرُونَ
6. وَإِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْآنَ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ عَلِيمٍ
Chapter 27: The Ant / Al-Naml (Ta, Sin. These are the signs of the Quran and the manifest book,1 a guidance and good news for the faithful2— those who maintain the prayer and pay the zakat, and who are certain of the Hereafter.3 As for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have made their deeds seem decorous to them, and so they are bewildered.4 They are the ones for whom there is a terrible punishment, and they are the ones who will be the biggest losers in the Hereafter.5 You indeed receive the Quran from One who is all-wise, all-knowing.6)
Like the preceding chapters, believers can rely on God's support while oppressors will face divine punishment.
Ta then could mean The Extender (AL-BAASIT)
Sin then could mean The Perfection and Giver of Peace (AS-SALAM)
طس: ٱلْبَاسِطُ ٱلْسَّلَامُ
سورة يس - سورة 36 - عدد آياتها 83
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. يس
2. وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ
3. إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
4. عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
5. تَنزِيلَ الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ
6. لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أُنذِرَ آبَاؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَافِلُونَ
7. لَقَدْ حَقَّ الْقَوْلُ عَلَى أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ
8. إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ أَغْلالاً فَهِيَ إِلَى الأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ
9. وَجَعَلْنَا مِن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَاهُمْ فَهُمْ لاَ يُبْصِرُونَ
10. وَسَوَاء عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ
11. إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الذِّكْرَ وَخَشِيَ الرَّحْمَن بِالْغَيْبِ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ
Chapter 36: Ya Sin ( Ya Sin!1 By the Wise Quran,2 you are indeed one of the apostles,3 on a straight path.4 It is a scripture sent down gradually from the All-mighty, the All-merciful5 that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are oblivious.6 The word has already become due against most of them, so they will not have faith.7 Indeed, We have put iron collars around their necks, which are up to the chins, so their heads are upturned.8 And We have put a barrier before them and a barrier behind them, then we have blind-folded them, so they do not see.9 It is the same to them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not have faith.10 You can only warn someone who follows the Reminder and fears the All-beneficent in secret; so give him the good news of forgiveness and a noble reward.11)
The opening of the Chapter explains Muhammad's mission. He was sent to a group of people (Arabs) whose ancestors had received no warnings. However, he will face obstacles as some individuals resist change, but there are others who will heed the warning. Take note, this message is not solely directed at Muhammad; it encompasses every Muslim who is committed to guiding people towards the truth.
Ya could mean The Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs (AL-WAKEEL)
Sin then could mean The Perfection and Giver of Peace (AS-SALAM)
يس: ٱلْوَكِيلُ ٱلْسَّلَامُ
سورة ص - سورة 38 - عدد آياتها 88
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ
2. بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ
3. كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوْا وَلاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ
Chapter 38: Sad (Sad. By the Quran bearing the Reminder.1 The faithless indeed dwell in conceit and defiance.2 How many a generation We have destroyed before them! They cried out for help, but gone was the time for escape.3)
“Gone was the time for escape.” It is time to Harvest.
Sad could mean The All-Enumerating, The Counter (AL-MUHSEE)
ص: ٱلْمُحْصِيُ
سورة غافر - سورة 40 - عدد آياتها 85
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ
3. غَافِرِ الذَّنبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ
4. مَا يُجَادِلُ فِي آيَاتِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَلا يَغْرُرْكَ تَقَلُّبُهُمْ فِي الْبِلادِ
Chapter 40: The Forgiver / Ghafir (Ha, Mim.1 The gradual sending down of the Book is from God, the All-mighty, the All-knowing,2 forgiver of sins and acceptor of repentance, severe in retribution, yet all-bountiful; there is no God except Him and toward Him is the destination.3 No one disputes the signs of God except the faithless. So do not be misled by their bustle in the towns.4)
سورة فصلت - سورة 41 - عدد آياتها 54
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
3. كِتَابٌ فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ
4. بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لا يَسْمَعُونَ
Chapter 41: Elaborated / Fussilat (Ha, Mim.1 A gradually sent down [revelation] from the All-beneficent, the All-merciful,2 this is a Book whose signs have been elaborated for a people who have knowledge, an Arabic Quran,3 a bearer of good news and Warner. But most of them turn away from it, and so they do not listen.4)
سورة الزخرف - سورة 43 - عدد آياتها 89
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
3. إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
4. وَإِنَّهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ
5. أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ
6. وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِيٍّ فِي الأَوَّلِينَ
7. وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلاَّ كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِؤُون
8. فَأَهْلَكْنَا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَى مَثَلُ الأَوَّلِينَ
Chapter 43: Ornaments / Al-Zukhruf (Ha, Mim.1 By the Manifest Book,2 We have made it an Arabic Quran so that you may exercise your reason,3 and it is sublime and wise with Us in the Mother Book.4 Shall We keep back the Reminder from you and disregard you because you are an unrestrained lot?5 How many a prophet We have sent to the former peoples!6 There did not come to them any prophet but that they used to deride him.7 So We destroyed those who were stronger than these, and the example of the former peoples has come to pass.8)
سورة الدخان - سورة 44 - عدد آياتها 59
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ
3. إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ إِنَّا كُنَّا مُنذِرِينَ
4. فِيهَا يُفْرَقُ كُلُّ أَمْرٍ حَكِيمٍ
5. أَمْرًا مِّنْ عِندِنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ
6. رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
7. رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ
8. لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الأَوَّلِينَ
Chapter 44: Smoke / Al-Dukhan (Ha, Mim.1 By the Manifest Book!2 We sent it down on a blessed night and We have indeed been warning mankind.3 Every definitive matter is resolved on it,4 as an ordinance from Us. We have been sending apostles5 as a mercy from your Lord—indeed He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing—6 the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is between them, should you have conviction.7 There is no God except Him: he gives life and brings death, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.8)
سورة الجاثية - سورة 45 - عدد آياتها 37
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ
3. إِنَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
4. وَفِي خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَابَّةٍ آيَاتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
5. وَاخْتِلافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاء مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ آيَاتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ
6. تِلْكَ آيَاتُ اللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ يُؤْمِنُونَ
Chapter 45: Fallen on Knees / Al-Jathiyah (Ha, Mim.1 The gradual sending down of the Book is from God, the All-mighty, the All-wise.2 In the heavens and the earth there are indeed signs for the faithful,3 For people who have certainty there are signs in your own creation and in whatever animals he scatters abroad.4 There are signs for people who exercise their reason in the alternation of night and day, in the provision that God sends down from the sky, with which He revives the earth after its death, and in the changing of the winds.5 These are the signs of God that We recite for you in truth. So what discourse will they believe after God and His signs?6)
سورة الأحقاف - سورة 46 - عدد آياتها 35
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ
3. مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَمَّا أُنذِرُوا مُعْرِضُونَ
Chapter 46: Al-Ahqaf (Ha, Mim.1 The gradual sending down of the Book is from God, the All-mighty, the All-wise.2 We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them except with consummate wisdom and for a specified term. Yet the faithless are disregardful of what they are warned.3)
All the chapter's beginnings above convey the same idea. God has gradually revealed the Book to us, in Arabic, urging us to ponder and use our intelligence to recognize the signs He has sent. We should be mindful that our time in this existence is finite, so we should prepare ourselves.
Ha: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: fence, inner chamber, gate, separate, protect. Then Ha could mean The Preserver, The All-Heedful and All-Protecting (AL-HAFEEDH)
Mim then could mean The Magnificent, The Supreme (AL-‘ATHEEM)
حم: الْحَفِيظُ الْعظيم
سورة الشورى - سورة 42 - عدد آياتها 53
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. حم
2. عسق
3. كَذَلِكَ يُوحِي إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
4. لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
5. تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ وَالْمَلائِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِي الأَرْضِ أَلا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
6. وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاء اللَّهُ حَفِيظٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَا أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ
7. وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ الْقُرَى وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنذِرَ يَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لا رَيْبَ فِيهِ فَرِيقٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِي السَّعِيرِ
8. وَلَوْ شَاء اللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَاء فِي رَحْمَتِهِ وَالظَّالِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِيٍّ وَلا نَصِيرٍ
Chapter 42: Counsel / Al-Shura (Ha, Mim,1 ‘Ayn, Sin, Qaf.2 God, the All-mighty and the All-wise, thus reveals to you and to those who were before you:3 whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth belongs to Him, and He is the All-exalted, the All-supreme.4 The heavens are about to be rent apart from above them, while the angels celebrate the praise of their Lord and plead for forgiveness for those faithful who are on the earth. Indeed, God is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful!5 As for those who have taken masters besides Him, God is watchful over them and you are not their keeper.6 Thus have We revealed to you an Arabic Quran that you may warn the people of the Mother of the Towns and those around it, and warn them of the Day of Gathering, in which there is no doubt, whereupon a part of mankind will be in paradise and a part will be in the Blaze.7 Had God wished, He would have surely made them one community; but He admits whomever He wishes into His mercy, and the wrongdoers do not have any friend or helper.8)
Just as the previous chapters illustrate, God displays His power through His miraculous signs. He shows mercy and forgiveness till Judgement Day and He warns the disbelievers.
Ha could mean The Preserver, The All-Heedful and All-Protecting (AL-HAFEEDH)
Mim then could mean The Magnificent, The Supreme (AL-‘ATHEEM)
‘Ayn could mean The All-Knowing, The Omniscient (AL-‘ALEEM)
Sin then could mean The Perfection and Giver of Peace (AS-SALAM)
Qaf: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: what is final, what is behind, last, least, final, future. Qaf then could mean The Ever-Surviving, The Everlasting (AL-BAAQI)
حم * عسق: الْحَفِيظُ الْعظيم ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْسَّلَامُ ٱلْبَاقِي
سورة ق - سورة 50 - عدد آياتها 45
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ
2. بَلْ عَجِبُوا أَن جَاءَهُمْ مُنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هَذَا شَيْءٌ عَجِيبٌ
3. أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ذَلِكَ رَجْعٌ بَعِيدٌ
4. قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ الأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ وَعِندَنَا كِتَابٌ حَفِيظٌ
5. بَلْ كَذَّبُوا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِي أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ
Chapter 50: Qaf (Qaf. By the glorious Quran.1 They consider it indeed odd that a warner from among themselves should have come to them. So the faithless say, ‘This is an odd thing.’2 ‘What! When we are dead and have become dust [shall we be raised again]? That is a far-fetched return!’3 We know what the earth diminishes from them, and with Us is a preserving Book.4 They indeed impugned the truth when it came to them; so they are now in a perplexed state of affairs.5)
The opening of this chapter delves into the events that take place in the Hereafter. Eventually, the disbelievers will believe, but it will be too late, as we will have already resurrected.
Qaf could mean The Ever-Surviving, The Everlasting (AL-BAAQI)
ق: ٱلْبَاقِي
سورة القلم - سورة 68 - عدد آياتها 52
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
1. ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
2. مَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
3. وَإِنَّ لَكَ لأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
4. وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
5. فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ
6. بِأَييِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ
7. إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ
8. فَلا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ
9. وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ
10. وَلا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلاَّفٍ مَّهِينٍ
11. هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاء بِنَمِيمٍ
12. مَنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ
13. عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ زَنِيمٍ
14. أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ
15. إِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الأَوَّلِينَ
16. سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ
Chapter 68: The Pen / Al-Qalam (Nun. By the Pen and what they write:1 by your Lord's blessing you are not crazy,2 and yours indeed will be an everlasting reward,3 and indeed you possess a great character.4 You will see and they will see,5 which one of you is crazy.6 Indeed, your Lord knows best those who stray from His way, and He knows best those who are guided.7 So do not obey the deniers,8 who are eager that you should be flexible, so that they too may be flexible towards you.9 And do not obey any vile swearer,10 scandal-monger, tale-bearer,11 hinderer of all good, sinful transgressor,12 callous and, on top of that, baseborn13— who behaves thus only because he has wealth and children.14 When our signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Myths of the ancients!’15 Soon We shall brand him on his snout.16)
In this chapter, God makes it clear to His Apostle that it is the disbelievers who have lost their minds, not him. Through their actions, the disbelievers seal their fate and ultimately decide where they will end up. Don't allow them to mislead you and ignore their advice.
Nun: the Hebrew meaning of the letter: Life, activity, action. Then Nun could mean The Light, The Illuminator (AN-NUR)
ن: ٱلْنُّورُ
Notice that these are all Allah’s names. Also notice that each name aligns well with the meaning of the letter and it contains the letter as well. This is my own interpretation after research but in the end:
Only Allah Knows الله أعلم
