Do we say that the disjointed letters at the beginnings of the surahs are, as Ibn 'Abbas said, that the Qur'an has four sections, the fourth of which is that which only Allah knows?

The student: Shaykh, may Allah reward you, what do we say about these disjointed letters at the beginnings of the surahs? Do they fall under what Ibn 'Abbas said, that the Qur'an has four sections, the fourth of which is that which only Allah knows?

The Shaykh : No, according to the author's opinion, they fall under that. But according to the opinion we have preferred, it is known that they have no meaning; that is, it is within our knowledge that they have no meaning.