Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 1

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الٓمٓ

Alif-lam-meem

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

Alif, Lām, Meem.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Alif Lam Mim

Marmaduke Pickthall

Alif. Lam. Mim.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

A. L. M.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Alif. Lām. Mīm.

Al-Hilali & Khan

Alif-Lâm-Mîm. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’ân and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings.]

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Alif, Lam, Mim.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Alif. Lam. Mim.

Rowwad · source edition

Alif Lām Mīm[1].

Notes

[1] Allah knows the meaning of these disjointed Arabic letters. This bears testimony to the inimitable nature of the Qur’an and its divine source.

Noor International · source edition

(1) Alif, Lām, Meem.[7]

Notes

[7]- These are among the fourteen opening letters which occur in various combinations at the beginning of twenty-nine sūrahs in the Qur’ān. Although there has been much speculation as to their meaning, it was not, in fact, revealed by Allāh to anyone and is known only to Him.