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quran:2:1In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Alif, Lam, Meem.  

Alif lām mīm: God knows best what He means by these ˹letters˺.
القرآن:٢:١بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الم  

{الم} الله أعلم بمراده بذلك.

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Collected by Qurʾān
quran:3:1In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Alif, Lam, Meem.  

Alif Lām Mīm: God knows best what He means by these ˹letters˺.
القرآن:٣:١بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الم  

{آلم} الله اعلم بمراده بذلك.
quran:7:1In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Alif, Lam, Meem, Sad.  

Alif Lām Mīm Sād: God knows best what He means by these ˹letters˺.
القرآن:٧:١بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

المص  

{المص} الله أعلم بمراده بذلك.
quran:29:1In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Alif, Lam, Meem  

Alif lām mīm: God knows best what He means by these ˹letters˺.
القرآن:٢٩:١بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

الم  

{الم} الله أعلم بمراده بذلك.