The Meaning of the Disconnected Letters at the Beginning of the Surahs
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Question:
A questioner asks: What is the correct meaning of the letters in the Qur'an, such as Alif-Lam-Mim, Sad, and Ta-Ha?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that these disconnected letters contain an indication of the challenge, because the Qur'an is composed of these letters; the Qur'an is made of these letters. Yes. This Qur'an is made of the very letters you pronounce, and yet you are unable to produce anything like it or even a portion of it. These are the letters you speak with and use to communicate with one another, and yet you are unable to produce the like of a single verse or a surah from the Qur'an. This indicates that the Qur'an is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and that it is the speech of Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: What is the correct meaning of the letters in the Qur'an, such as Alif-Lam-Mim, Sad, and Ta-Ha?
Answer:
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that these disconnected letters contain an indication of the challenge, because the Qur'an is composed of these letters; the Qur'an is made of these letters. Yes. This Qur'an is made of the very letters you pronounce, and yet you are unable to produce anything like it or even a portion of it. These are the letters you speak with and use to communicate with one another, and yet you are unable to produce the like of a single verse or a surah from the Qur'an. This indicates that the Qur'an is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and that it is the speech of Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-01-03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (47:50)
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