Question
This word is invariably followed by “Lām” when it is used to open a surah. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this first word of Surah al-Baqarah. This word’s “disconnectedness” has been interpreted to serve as a subtle reminder of Allah’s self-sufficiency as compared to the rest of his creation.
ANSWER: ‘Alif [accept ʾAlif Lām Mīm]
[10e] Another interpretation of the “mysterious letters” ‘Alif Lām Mīm, which open Surah al-Baqarah and five other surahs, argues that they represent al-Latīf, al-Majīd, and al-Malik, which are three of these attributes.
ANSWER: names of Allah [or names of God; or ‘asma’u llahi l-husna]
[10m] Those interpretations of the mysterious letters come from one of these commentaries by the Shafi’i jurist al-Qushayri. Ibn Kathir’s work of this type used hadith and sayings of the sahaba as sources, but excluded the Israʼiliyyat.
ANSWER: tafsir [accept Laṭā'if al-Isharat bi-Tafsīr al-Qur'ān; or Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-ʿaẓīm; or Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
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