As-Sajdah 32:1
SAHIHبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓمٓ
Alif, Lam, Meem.
Alif-Laaam-Meeem
Tafsir (Commentary)
<h2>Which was revealed in Al-Madinah</h2><h2>The Virtues of Surah Alif Lam Mim As-Sajdah</h2><p>In the Book of the Friday prayer, Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said, "The Prophet used to recite in Fajr on Fridays:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">الم تَنزِيلَ</div><p>(Alif Lam Mim. The revelation of...), As-Sajdah, and</p><div class="arabic uthmani">هَلْ أَتَى عَلَى الإِنسَـنِ</div><p>(Has there not been over man...)Al-Insan (76)." This was also recorded by Muslim. Imam Ahmad recorded that Jabir said, "The Prophet would never sleep until he recited:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">الم تَنزِيلَ</div><p>(Alif Lam Mim. The revelation of...), As-Sajdah, and</p><div class="arabic uthmani">تَبَارَكَ الَّذِى بِيَدِهِ الْمُلْكُ</div><p>(Blessed be He in Whose Hand is the dominion) Al-Mulk (67)."</p><div class="arabic uthmani">بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ</div><p>In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.</p><h2>The Qur'an is the Book of Allah in which there is no Doubt</h2><p>We discussed the individual letters at the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah, and there is no need to repeat it here.</p><div class="arabic uthmani">تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَـبِ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ</div><p>(The revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt,) means, there is no doubt whatsoever that it has been revealed</p><div class="arabic uthmani">مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ</div><p>(from the Lord of all that exists.) Then Allah tells us about the idolators:</p><div class="arabic uthmani">أَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَرَاهُ</div><p>(Or say they: "He has fabricated it"): they …
Other Translations
Alif. Lam. Mim
A. L. M.
Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.]
Alif, Lam, Meem.