soeryant@frith.msu.edu (06/10/91)
As.wr.wb. I have a question regarding the ayahs at the beginning of surah for example Al Baqarah (QS 2) and Al Ar'af (Qs 7): Alif Lam Min, etc. What do they mean? Wass., Kahlil Rowter Keyword: Alif Lam Mim -- ******************************************************************************* * Until the laws of Thermodynamics are repealed, I shall still continue to * * relate outputs to inputs. * * -Paul Anthony Samuelson *
soeryant@frith.egr.msu.edu (Herr Soeryantono) (06/11/91)
As.wr.wb. I have a question regarding the ayahs at the beginning of surah for example Al Baqarah (QS 2) and Al Ar'af (Qs 7): Alif Lam Min, etc. What do they mean? Wass., Kahlil Rowter -- ******************************************************************************* * Until the laws of Thermodynamics are repealed, I shall still continue to * * relate outputs to inputs. -Paul Anthony Samuelson * *******************************************************************************
blais@emx.utexas.edu (Donald Blais) (06/12/91)
In article <1991Jun10.015103.27736@wpi.WPI.EDU> soeryant@frith.msu.edu writes: >I have a question regarding the ayahs at the beginning of surah for example >Al Baqarah (QS 2) and Al Ar'af (Qs 7): Alif Lam Min, etc. Bell, Richard Introduction to the Qur'an Lib of Congress: BP 130 B4 These letters are one of the mysteries of the Qur'an. No satisfactory explanation of their meaning, if the have one, has ever been given, nor has any convincing reason been found for their having been placed where they stand. If reference be made to the table given at the end of this chapter, it will be seen that some occur once only, singly or in combination, and before isolated surahs, but that there are other combinations which occur before several surahs, and that the surahs having the same combination of letters stand in groups. [...] Altogether we get the impression of groups of surahs, similarly marked, which have been kepted together when the Qur'an was put in its present shape. [Bell goes on to report several theories on the mysterious letters.] -- Donald E. Blais Internet: blais@emx.utexas.edu Computation Center Bitnet: blais@utxvms University of Texas Uucp: uunet!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!blais Austin, TX 78712 Phone: +1 512-471-8530 +1 512-471-3241