The Mysterious Letters of the Quran?
Does anybody know what these are?
14 distinct combinations. Fourteen out of 28 (or 29, counting hamza) letters of the Arabic alphabet 14 distinct combinations. Fourteen out of 28 (or 29, counting hamza) letters of the Arabic alphabet are represented.
| Table Number | Surah | Surah Order | Muqattaʿāt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | al-Baqarah | 2 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 2 | Āl Imrān | 3 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 3 | al-Aʿrāf | 7 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm Ṣād المص |
| 4 | Yūnus) | 10 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 5 | Hūd) | 11 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 6 | Yūsuf) | 12 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 7 | Ar-Raʿd | 13 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm Rā المر |
| 8 | Ibrāhīm) | 14 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 9 | al-Ḥijr) | 15 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 10 | Maryam) | 19 | Kāf Hā Yā ʿAin Ṣād كهيعص |
| 11 | Ṭā Hā | 20 | Ṭā Hā طه |
| 12 | ash-Shuʿārāʾ | 26 | Ṭā Sīn Mīm طسم |
| 13 | an-Naml | 27 | Ṭā Sīn طس |
| 14 | al-Qaṣaṣ | 28 | Ṭā Sīn Mīm طسم |
| 15 | al-ʿAnkabūt | 29 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 16 | ar-Rūm | 30 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 17 | Luqmān) | 31 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 18 | as-Sajdah | 32 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 19 | Yā Sīn | 36 | Yā Sīn يس |
| 20 | Ṣād) | 38 | Ṣād ص |
| 21 | Ghāfir | 40 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 22 | Fuṣṣilat | 41 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 23 | ash-Shūrā | 42 | Ḥā Mīm; ʿAin Sīn Qāf حم عسق |
| 24 | Az-Zukhruf | 43 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 25 | Al Dukhān | 44 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 26 | al-Jāthiya | 45 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 27 | al-Aḥqāf | 46 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 28 | Qāf) | 50 | Qāf ق |
| 29 | Al-Qalam | 68 | Nūn ن |
are represented.
| Table Number | Surah | Surah Order | Muqattaʿāt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | al-Baqarah | 2 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 2 | Āl Imrān | 3 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 3 | al-Aʿrāf | 7 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm Ṣād المص |
| 4 | Yūnus) | 10 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 5 | Hūd) | 11 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 6 | Yūsuf) | 12 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 7 | Ar-Raʿd | 13 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm Rā المر |
| 8 | Ibrāhīm) | 14 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 9 | al-Ḥijr) | 15 | ʾAlif Lām Rā الر |
| 10 | Maryam) | 19 | Kāf Hā Yā ʿAin Ṣād كهيعص |
| 11 | Ṭā Hā | 20 | Ṭā Hā طه |
| 12 | ash-Shuʿārāʾ | 26 | Ṭā Sīn Mīm طسم |
| 13 | an-Naml | 27 | Ṭā Sīn طس |
| 14 | al-Qaṣaṣ | 28 | Ṭā Sīn Mīm طسم |
| 15 | al-ʿAnkabūt | 29 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 16 | ar-Rūm | 30 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 17 | Luqmān) | 31 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 18 | as-Sajdah | 32 | ʾAlif Lām Mīm الم |
| 19 | Yā Sīn | 36 | Yā Sīn يس |
| 20 | Ṣād) | 38 | Ṣād ص |
| 21 | Ghāfir | 40 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 22 | Fuṣṣilat | 41 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 23 | ash-Shūrā | 42 | Ḥā Mīm; ʿAin Sīn Qāf حم عسق |
| 24 | Az-Zukhruf | 43 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 25 | Al Dukhān | 44 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 26 | al-Jāthiya | 45 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 27 | al-Aḥqāf | 46 | Ḥā Mīm حم |
| 28 | Qāf) | 50 | Qāf ق |
| 29 | Al-Qalam | 68 | Nūn ن |