The mysterious letters (muqaṭṭaʿāt, Arabic: حُرُوف مُقَطَّعَات ḥurūf muqaṭṭaʿāt, "disjoined letters" or "disconnected letters") are combinations of between...
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In twenty-nine surahs this is followed by a group of letters called "muqaṭṭa'āt" (lit. "abbreviated" or "shortened"), unique combinations of a few letters...
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verse of surah Ta-Ha in the Quran and one of the mysterious letters (Muqattaʿat); generally used in reference to Muhammad. Taha Othman Ahmad, known as...
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analyzing the separated letters of the Quran (also called Quranic initials or Muqattaʿat), and the Quran to examine certain sequences of numbers. In 1973 he published...
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Al-Jathiya (category Muqattaʿat suras)
This is one of the seven chapters in the Qur'an that start with the Muqattaʿat Hāʼ Mīm. It contains discussions of "signs of God" for humankind to reflect...
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Al-Ahqaf (category Muqattaʿat suras)
verses (ayat). This is the seventh and last chapter starting with the Muqattaʿat letters Hāʼ Mīm. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the...
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manuscript Birmingham manuscript Divisions Surah List Meccan Medinan Āyah Juz' Muqatta'at Content Prophets Women Animals Legends Miracles Parables Science Eschatology...
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opening of Solomon's letter to the Queen of Sheba. The Muqattaʿat (Arabic: حروف مقطعات ḥurūf muqaṭṭaʿāt, 'disjoined letters, disconnected letters'; also 'mysterious...
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Al-Baqara (category Muqattaʿat suras)
of the Quran. It consists of 286 verses (āyāt) which begin with the "muqatta'at" letters alif (ا), lām (ل), and mīm (م). Q2:282, the Verse of Loan, is...
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manuscript Birmingham manuscript Divisions Surah List Meccan Medinan Āyah Juz' Muqatta'at Content Prophets Women Animals Legends Miracles Parables Science Eschatology...
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