Alif, Lam, Meem.
What are the mysterious disconnected letters (muqatta'at)?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 2:1–2 ALIF. LAM. MIM. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off evil. The letters stand immediately before a statement about the Scripture, which is the commonest pattern for them, and neither verse explains the other.
- 02 68:1 NUN. BY THE PEN AND THAT WHICH THEY WRITE THEREWITH. This is the one place among the passages this page carries where a letter is followed at once by an oath about the pen and what is written with it. The study of the pen carries this verse too, for a different reason.
- 03 26:1–3 TA. SIN. MIM. These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain. It may be that thou tormentest thyself because they believe not. Letters that are not plain are followed at once by a description of the Scripture as one that makes plain. That is the puzzle in its sharpest form.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
Twenty-nine surahs open with separate Arabic letters such as Alif Lām Mīm, Ḥā Mīm or Yā Sīn. They are recited as letter names rather than as ordinary words and are commonly called the disconnected letters. Several openings move immediately from the letters to a statement about the Book or revelation, but the Qur’an never explicitly explains what the letters mean.
Later interpretations are numerous. They have been understood as abbreviations, divine names, oaths, structural markers, a challenge formed from the same alphabet available to the audience, or knowledge whose full meaning belongs to God. These proposals are not equivalent, and the letters themselves do not identify one as correct.
The clear conclusion is that the letters are part of the received Qur’anic text and their pronunciation is preserved, while their intended semantic function remains uncertain. AALAMIN should show where they occur and how the surah continues, then label every proposed explanation by its source and date rather than offer an anonymous solution.
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What this rests on
Opens with 2:1–2, widening across 3 passages in all.
Easy-read
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The versesSource fact 3 passages, each with every cleared translation
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2:1–2
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
الٓمٓ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)alif laam meem
DIN 31635ʾalif lām mīm
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators spell these letters differently
Compare translations (4)
Alif. Lam. Mim
A. L. M.
ELIF. LAM. MIM
A. L. M.
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)dhaalika l-kitaabu laa rayba feehi hudan lilmuttaqeen
DIN 31635ḏālika l-kitābu lā rayba fīhi hudan lilmuttaqīna
This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guide for the righteous.
Compare translations (4)
This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil)
That is the book! there is no doubt therein; a guide to the pious
No doubt is there about this Book: It is a guidance to the God-fearing
There is no doubt in this book; it is a direction to the pious
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Other languages (18)
2:1 Elif, lam, mim![1]
2:2 Ky është Libri në të cilin nuk ka dyshim; është udhërrëfyes për të devotshmit,
2:1 আলিফ্ -লাম্- মীম।(১)
2:2 এই (আল-কুরআন) সেই কিতাব, যাতে কোন সন্দেহ নেই। মুত্তাকীদের জন্য হিদায়াত।
2:1 Elif-Lām-Mīm. [1]
2:2 Ova Knjiga, u koju nema sumnje, uputa je bogobojaznima;
2:1 Elif-Lām-Mīm. [1]
2:2 Ova Knjiga, u koju nema sumnje, uputa je bogobojaznima;
2:1 Alif, Laam, Miim.[1]
2:2 Ndeen deftere sikke alaa he mayre, ko nde peewal wonande hulɓe ɓee
2:1 ალიფ ლაამ მიიმ [1]
2:2 ეს წიგნი (ყურანი): ეჭვი არ არის მასში - სწორი გზის მაჩვენებელია ღვთისმოშიშთათვის.
2:1 Alif-Lam-Mim. [1]
2:2 Dieses Buch, (und) an ihm gibt es keinen Zweifel, ist eine Rechtleitung für die (Allah-)Fürchtenden,
2:1 Α, Λ, Μ (Άλιφ-Λαμ-Μείμ, τρία ξεχωριστά αραβικά γράμματα που δεν συνθέτουν καμία λέξη, αλλά έχουν σημασία, καθώς δεν υπάρχει τίποτα στο Κορ’άν -Κοράνιο- που δεν έχει σημασία. Μόνο ο Αλλάχ γνωρίζει τη σημασία τους. Μπορεί να είναι μια ένδειξη ότι το Κορ’άν αποτελείται από αραβικά γράμματα τα οποία ξέρουν και μιλούν οι Άραβες, και έτσι ο Αλλάχ τους προκάλεσε και προκαλεί οποιονδήποτε άλλον που αμφιβάλλει για το Κορ’άν, να παρουσιάσει οποιοδήποτε παρόμοιο βιβλίο).
2:2 Σ' αυτό το Βιβλίο (το Κορ’άν) δεν υπάρχει καμία αμφιβολία. Και αποτελεί καθοδήγηση για τους ευσεβείς (που φυλάσσονται από την τιμωρία του Αλλάχ τηρώντας τις εντολές Του).
2:1 अलिफ़, लाम, मीम।
2:2 यह (क़ुरआन) वह पुस्तक है, जिसमें कोई संदेह नहीं, परहेज़गारों के लिए सर्वथा मार्गदर्शन है।
2:1 Ǣlif, Lǣǣm, Mīīm ﴿الٓمٓ﴾
2:2 Quello è il Libro, su cui non c’è dubbio, guida per i timorati:
2:1 1. Alif, Lam, Mym. (Šios raidės – vienas iš Korano stebuklų ir niekas kitas, tik Allahas (Vienintelis) žino jų reikšmę.)
2:2 2. Ši Knyga (Koranas), dėl kurios nėra abejonės, – teisingas vedimas (tiems, kurie yra) Al-Mutakūn (dievobaimingi tikintieji islamiškuoju monoteizmu, visuomet bijantys Allaho (susilaikantys nuo skirtingų rūšių nuodėmių ir blogų veiksmų, kuriuos Jis uždraudė) ir labai mylintys Allahą (darantys visų rūšių gerus darbus, kuriuos Jis nurodė daryti)),
2:1 Alif, Laam, Miim [1]
2:2 Kitaabni kuni (qur'aannii) [Rabbiin biraa ta’uu isaa keessatti] shakkiin isa keessa hin jiru; warra Rabbiin sodaataniif qajeelfama.
2:1 Алиф. Лям. Мим.
2:2 Это Писание[2], в котором нет сомнения, — руководство для богобоязненных,
2:1 Елиф Лам Мим [1]
2:2 Ова Књига - у коју нема сумње - упута је богобојазнима
2:1 Alif Lam Mim.[1]
2:2 Hiki ni Kitabu kisichokuwa na shaka yoyote ndani yake; ni uongofu kwa wacha Mungu.
2:1 Alif Lām Mīm. [1]
2:2 Denna skrift råder det inga tvivel om; den är en vägledning för de gudfruktiga –
2:1 Elif, Lâm, Mîm.[1]
2:2 Hiç kuşkusuz bu kitap, takva sahipleri için yol göstericidir.
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2:1–2 — the verse above
ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yu'minoona bil-ghaybi wayuqeemoona s-salaata wamimmaa razaqnaahum yunfiqoon
DIN 31635allaḏīna yuʾminūna bil-ġaybi wayuqīmūna ṣ-ṣalāta wamimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūna
Those who believe in the unseen, and perform the prayers, and give from what We have provided for them.
Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them
who believe in the unseen, and are steadfast in prayer, and of what we have given them expend in alms
Who believe in the unseen, who observe prayer, and out of what we have bestowed on them, expend for God
who believe in the mysteries of faith, who observe the appointed times of prayer, and distribute alms out of what We have bestowed on them
وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yu'minoona bimaa unzila ilayka wamaa unzila min qablika wabil-'aakhirati hum yooqinoon
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yuʾminūna bimā ʾunzila ʾilayka wamā ʾunzila min qablika wabil-ʾāḫirati hum yūqinūna
And those who believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.
And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter
who believe in what is revealed to thee, and what was revealed before thee, and of the hereafter they are sure
And who believe in what hath been sent down to thee, and in what hath been sent down before thee, and full faith have they in the life to come
and who believe in that revelation, which hath been sent down unto thee, and that which hath been sent down unto the prophets before thee, and have firm assurance in the life to come
68:1
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
نٓ وَٱلْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ
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Easy-read (simplified)noon wal-qalami wamaa yasturoon
DIN 31635nūn wal-qalami wamā yasṭurūna
Noon. By the pen, and by what they inscribe.
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Nun. By the pen and that which they write (therewith)
N. By the pen, and what they write
Nun. By the PEN and by what they write
N. By the pen, and what they write
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Other languages (18)
Nun.[1] Betohem në pendën dhe në atë që ata shkruajnë
নূন; কলমের শপথ এবং তারা (মানুষ কলম দিয়ে) যা লিখে, তার শপথ!
Nun [1]. Tako Mi pera i onoga što oni pišu,
Nūn.[1] Tako Mi pera i onoga što oni pišu,
Nuun.[1] Mi wooɗndirii kuɗol e ko ɓe mbinndirta ko!
ნუუნ [1]. ვფიცავ კალამს და იმას, რასაც წერენ.
Nun. Beim Schreibrohr und dem, was sie (in Zeilen) niederschreiben.
Ν (ένα Αραβικό γράμμα και προφέρεται Νουν). Μα την πένα και αυτά που γράφουν!
नून। क़सम है क़लम की तथा उसकी[1] जो वे लिखते हैं।
Nū-ūn ﴿نٓ﴾ Per il calamo e ciò che scrivono (su di te, i miscredenti):
1. Nūn [Šios raidės yra vienas iš Korano stebuklų, ir niekas kitas, tik Allahas (Vienintelis) žino jų reikšmę]. (Prisiekiu) Rašikliu ir tuo, ką jie (angelai) užrašo (žmogaus Įrašuose).
Nuun Qalamaafi waan (namoonni) barreessaniinin kakadha.[1]
Нун. Клянусь пером и тем, что они пишут.
Нун.[1] Тако Ми пера и онога што они пишу,
Nuun. Ninaapa kwa kalamu na yale wayaandikayo.[1]
Nūn.[1] Vid pennan och det som skrivs ned!
Nûn.[1] Kaleme ve yazdıklarına yemin olsun.
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68:1 — the verse above
مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)maa anta bini'mati rabbika bimajnoon
DIN 31635mā ʾanta biniʿmati rabbika bimaǧnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
By the grace of your Lord, you are not insane.
Thou art not, for thy Lord's favour unto thee, a madman
thou art not, by God's grace, mad
Thou, O Prophet; by the grace of thy Lord art not possessed
thou, O Mohammed, through the grace of thy Lord, art not distracted
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'inna laka la'ajran ghayra mamnoon
DIN 31635waʾinna laka laʾaǧran ġayra mamnūnin
The translators word this verse differently
In fact, you will have a reward that will never end.
And lo! thine verily will be a reward unfailing
and, verily, thine is a hire that is not grudged
And truly a boundless recompense doth await thee
Verily there is prepared for thee an everlasting reward
26:1–3
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
طسٓمٓ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)taa seen meem
DIN 31635ṭā sīn mīm
The translators spell these letters differently
Ta, Seen, Meem.
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Ta. Sin. Mim
T. S. M.
Ta. Sin. Mim
T. S. M.
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تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ
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Easy-read (simplified)tilka aayaatu l-kitaabi l-mubeen
DIN 31635tilka ʾāyātu l-kitābi l-mubīni
These are the Verses of the Clarifying Book.
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These are revelations of the Scripture that maketh plain
Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book
These are the signs of the lucid Book
These are the signs of the perspicuous book
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لَعَلَّكَ بَٰخِعٌ نَّفْسَكَ أَلَّا يَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
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Easy-read (simplified)la'allaka baakhi'un nafsaka allaa yakoonoo mu'mineen
DIN 31635laʿallaka bāḫiʿun nafsaka ʾallā yakūnū muʾminīna
The translators word this verse differently
Perhaps you will destroy yourself with grief, because they do not become believers.
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It may be that thou tormentest thyself (O Muhammad) because they believe not
haply thou art vexing thyself to death that they will not be believers
Haply thou wearest thyself away with grief because they will not believe
Peradventure thou afflictest thy self unto death, lest the Meccans become not true believers
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
26:1 Ta, sin, mim.[1]
26:2 Këto janë ajetet e Librit të qartë.
26:3 Mos vallë ti (o Muhamed) do të shkatërrosh veten pse ata nuk bëhen besimtarë?
26:1 ত্বা-সীন-মীম।
26:2 এগুলো সুস্পষ্ট কিতাবের আয়াত।
26:3 (হে রাসূল!) তারা মু’মিন হবে না বলে সম্ভবত তুমি (তাদের হিদায়াতের আশায় ও তাদের কর্মকাণ্ডে মনঃকষ্টে ) নিজেকে ধ্বংস করে দিবে।
26:1 Ta-sin-mim. [1]
26:2 Ovo su ajeti Knjige jasne!
26:3 Zar ćeš ti sebe uništiti zato što ovi neće da postanu vjernici?
26:1 Tā-Sīn-Mīm.[1]
26:2 Ovo su ajeti Knjige jasne!
26:3 Zar ćeš ti sebe uništiti zato što ovi neće da postanu vjernici?
26:1 Taa, Siin, miim.[1]
26:2 Ɗeen ko aayeeje Deftere ɓanngunde nde.
26:3 Mbelejo'o an a tampiniray hoore maaɗa kin fii ɓe laataaki gooŋɗinɓe.
26:1 ტა. სიინ. მიიმ [1]
26:2 ესენი [რაც იკითხება] განმარტებული წიგნის [ყურანის] აიათებია.
26:3 იქნებ შენ (ო, მოციქულო) შენი თავი დაღუპო მათზე დარდით, რადგან ისინი არ ირწმუნებენ.
26:1 Ta-Sin-Mim. [1]
26:2 Dies sind die Zeichen des weisen Buches.
26:3 Vielleicht magst du dich noch selbst umbringen aus Gram (darüber), dass sie keine Gläubigen sind.
26:1 Τ, Σ, Μ [Τα-Σείν-Μείμ, τρία ξεχωριστά αραβικά γράμματα που δε συνθέτουν καμία λέξη, αλλά έχουν σημασία, καθώς δεν υπάρχει τίποτα στο Κορ’άν που δεν έχει σημασία. Μόνο ο Αλλάχ γνωρίζει τη σημασία τους. Μπορεί να είναι μια ένδειξη ότι το Κορ’άν αποτελείται από αραβικά γράμματα τα οποία ξέρουν και μιλούν οι Άραβες, και έτσι ο Αλλάχ τους προκάλεσε και προκαλεί οποιονδήποτε άλλον που αμφιβάλλει για το Κορ’άν, να παρουσιάσει οποιοδήποτε παρόμοιο βιβλίο].
26:2 Αυτά είναι τα Εδάφια του ξεκάθαρου Βιβλίου (που διασαφηνίζει την αλήθεια).
26:3 Ίσως θα κατάστρεφες τον εαυτό σου από τη θλίψη (ω, Μωχάμμαντ, από το πόσο πρόθυμος για την καθοδήγησή τους είσαι), επειδή δε γίνονται πιστοί;
26:1 ता, सीन, मीम।
26:2 ये स्पष्ट किताब की आयतें हैं।
26:3 शायद (ऐ रसूल!) आप अपने आपको हलाक करने वाले हैं, इसलिए कि वे ईमान नहीं लाते।[1]
26:1 Ţā, Sī-īn, Mī-īm ﴿طسٓمٓ﴾
26:2 Quelli sono i Versi del Libro chiaro.
26:3 Forse ti rattristi perché non saranno credenti (le persone a cui predichi)?
26:1 1. Ta, Syn, Mym. [Šios raidės yra vienas iš Korano stebuklų ir niekas kitas nežino jų reikšmės, tik Allahas (Vienintelis)].
26:2 2. Šios Eilutės yra aiški Knyga [(šis Koranas), kuri buvo pažadėta Allaho Taurate (Toroje) ir Indžylyje (Evangelijoje), viską paaiškinanti].
26:3 3. Gali būti, kad tu (Muchammedai ﷺ) nusižudysi iš liūdesio, tačiau jie netaps tikinčiais [tavo Risala (Pranašavimu), t. y. tavo islamiškojo monoteizmo Žinia].
26:1 Xaa Siin Miim. [1]
26:2 Tun keeyyattoota kitaaba (dhugaa soba irraa) adda baasaa ta’eeti.
26:3 (Yaa Muhammad!) Ati Mu’uminoota ta’uu dhabuu isaaniitiif [gaddaan] lubbuu kee baasuun siif sodaatama.
26:1 Та. Син. Мим.
26:2 Это — аяты ясного Писания.
26:3 Быть может, ты готов погубить себя из-за того, что они не становятся верующими.
26:1 Та-син-мим.[1]
26:2 Ово су речи и докази јасне Књиге!
26:3 Зар ћеш себе да упропастиш зато што они неће да поверују?!
26:1 Tw'a Siin Miim.[1]
26:2 Hizi ni Aya za Kitabu kinachobainisha.
26:3 Huenda ukaihiliki nafsi yako kwa kuwa hawawi Waumini.
26:1 Ṭā Sīn Mīm.[1]
26:2 Dessa är den klargörande skriftens verser.
26:3 Är du på väg att gå under av sorg för att de vägrar att tro?
26:1 Tâ, Sîn, Mîm.[1]
26:2 Bunlar apaçık kitabın ayetleridir.
26:3 (Ey Muhammed!) İman etmiyorlar diye adeta kendini helâk edeceksin!
26:1 طٰسم.
26:2 یہ آیتیں روشن کتاب کی ہیں۔
26:3 ان کے ایمان نہ ﻻنے پر شاید آپ تو اپنی جان کھودیں گے.[1]
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26:1–3 — the verse above
إِن نَّشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ءَايَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَٰقُهُمْ لَهَا خَٰضِعِينَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)in nasha' nunazzil 'alayhim mina s-samaa'i aayatan fazallat a'naaquhum lahaa khaadi'een
DIN 31635ʾin našaʾ nunazzil ʿalayhim mina s-samāʾi ʾāyatan faẓallat ʾaʿnāquhum lahā ḫāḍiʿīna
If We will, We can send down upon them a sign from heaven, at which their necks will stay bent in humility.
If We will, We can send down on them from the sky a portent so that their necks would remain bowed before it
If we please we will send down upon them from the heaven a sign, and their necks shall be humbled thereto
Were it our will we could send down to them a sign from Heaven, before which they would humbly bow
If We pleased, We could send down unto them a convincing sign from heaven, unto which their necks would humbly submit
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضِينَ
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa ya'teehim min dhikrin mina r-rahmaani muhdathin illaa kaanoo 'anhu mu'rideen
DIN 31635wamā yaʾtīhim min ḏikrin mina r-raḥmāni muḥdaṯin ʾillā kānū ʿanhu muʿriḍīna
The translators word this verse differently
No fresh reminder comes to them from the Most Merciful, but they turn their backs at it.
Never cometh there unto them a fresh reminder from the Beneficent One, but they turn away from it
But there comes not to them any recent Reminder from the Merciful One that they do not turn away from
But from each fresh warning that cometh to them from the God of Mercy they have only turned aside
But where cometh unto them no admonition from the Merciful, being newly revealed as occasions require, but they turn aside from the same
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it7 of the 8 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 2:1-2, 68:1, 26:1-3, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - alif + lam + mim; ha + mim; ya + sin; ta + sin; kaf + ha + ya; nun + by + the + pen. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
What was returned and not carried. 1 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried with a reason each, rather than silently discarded: 3:1 - near-identical to 2:1; recorded so the repetition is visible.
Verses carried by more than one study. Some passages here also serve another study. Each carries its own reason in each place, and the reason states where else it appears.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Editorial revision. Reviewer: AALAMIN Remaining Studies Editorial Review, Volume 1. Version date: 2026-09-16. Correction history: the plain-words answer above replaces the version signed earlier, and this study's inclusion reasons were rewritten as plain English. The Arabic, the translations and the source receipts are unchanged.
Correction record, 2026-09-17. One passage was removed, 3:7: it was here only because a reason read the letters as the allegorical verses 3:7 warns against explaining, which the verse does not say. The verses shown and their translations are unchanged, except that passages were removed as stated.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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- Editorially prepared · not independently reviewed — signed by the AALAMIN Editor; no external scholarly review
- Theme
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- Published
- 6 September 2026
- Updated
- 17 September 2026
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