The Meaning of the Disconnected Letters at the Beginning of the Surahs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I read in one of the tafsirs, and in most of them, when I read the letter Alif, the mufassir says, "Allah knows best what He intends by it."
Answer:
Yes, these disjointed letters at the beginnings of the surahs, Alif Lam Mim, are disjointed letters. Allah knows best what He intends by them. And Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah says that these letters contain a reference to the inimitability (i'jaz) of the Qur'an. Because the Qur'an is composed of such letters, and you were unable to produce anything like it, even though it is composed of these letters that you pronounce and speak with. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Honorable Shaykh, I read in one of the tafsirs, and in most of them, when I read the letter Alif, the mufassir says, "Allah knows best what He intends by it."
Answer:
Yes, these disjointed letters at the beginnings of the surahs, Alif Lam Mim, are disjointed letters. Allah knows best what He intends by them. And Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah says that these letters contain a reference to the inimitability (i'jaz) of the Qur'an. Because the Qur'an is composed of such letters, and you were unable to produce anything like it, even though it is composed of these letters that you pronounce and speak with. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (171) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-02-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (19:44)
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