سورةُ البَقَرة
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحیمِ الم (1)
" 'Alif `A', Lam `L', Mim `M'."
Commentary:
The Abbreviated Letters of the Qur'an At the beginning of 29 Suras of the Holy Qur'an, there are several certain abbreviated letters, the Muqatta`at, which seem separate from each other; i. e. they do not form an apparently meaningful word, but
wherever they occur, in the Qur'an, the Sura follows immediately with some expressions about the Qur'an and its importance. This in itself
indicates that there is a relation between these letters and the origin of the Qur'an. As an example, Sura An-Naml, No. 27, verses 1 - - 2 say:
