English Arabic Transliteration. 2.1. Alif. Lam. Mim. 'Alif-Lām-Mīm. 2.2. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil). Dh ālika Al-Kitābu Lā Rayba Fīhi Hudáan Lilmuttaqīna. 2.3. Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them; In his Tafsir hurufat al-maqatt’ah, the Tablet of the Disconnected Letters (also known as Lawh-i ayah-yi nur, Tablet of the Light Verse), Bahá'u'lláh gives a commentary on the meaning of the disconnected letters, particularly the letters alif, lam and mim. Because these three letters appear at the beginning of the second sura, they Baháʼu'lláh gives various interpretations of the letters "alif, lam, mim", mostly relating to Allah, trusteeship (wilayah) and the prophethood (nubuwwah) of Muhammad. He emphasizes the central role of the alif in all the worlds of God. "Alif Lam Mim" is a term that appears several times in the Quran, and its meaning is not entirely clear. It is considered to be one of the mysterious letters (al-huruf al-muqatta'at) that appear at the beginning of some chapters of the Quran. Another theory surrounding the meaning of Alif Laam Meem is that it represents an abbreviation of Allah’s names, with ‘Alif’ symbolizing Allah, ‘Laam’ as Lateef and ‘Meem’ denoting Majeed— 3 of Allah’s 99 names. This theory could hold some validity to an extent, but a question arises as to why only these particular names are selected. In this first post, we’re going to insha’Allah discuss different stops in the mushaf. You may have seen these stop symbols: tiny little letters (meem, qaaf+lam, jeem, saad+lam, lam+alif) written above the text. These five correspond roughly to the five ahkaam taklifee–fard, mustahab, mubah, makrooh, and haraam. 3Bruu.

alif lam mim meaning