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Alif Lam Mim. These are the letters that are used to open several chapters of the Qur'an.

This is a hijaiah letter that has no meaning in itself because it is written separately

such as: alif, ba, ta and so on. In the letters there is wisdom and purpose, 

because there is nothing in the Qur'an that does not have wisdom. 

Among his most notable lessons is hinting at the challenge of making a Qur`ān 

consisting of the letters that make up the words they know and use to speak. 

Therefore, in general, the hijaiah letters are followed by a mention of 

the Al-Qur`ān Al-Karīm, as in this surah.