سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ

Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 2

The Dunes · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 502

تَنزِيلُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ ﴿2﴾
The revelation of the Book (this Qur’ân) is from Allâh, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.
تَنزِيلُ tanzīlu (The) revelation
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ l-kitābi (of) the Book
مِنَ mina (is) from
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
ٱلْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمِ l-ḥakīmi the All-Wise

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(Ayah 2){ تَنْزِيْلُ الْكِتٰبِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ … :} For the explanation of this verse, see the commentary on the opening verses of Surah Az-Zumar, Surah Al-Mu’min, and Surah Al-Jathiyah.

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2. 1. These are the opening letters of the Surah, among the Mutashabihat, the knowledge of which is only with Allah; therefore, there is no need to delve into their meanings and interpretations. However, some commentators have mentioned two benefits of these, which we have mentioned earlier.

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2. This Book has been sent down from Allah, the All-Mighty, the Wise [1].

[1] These are introductory words in which the Quran is introduced as not being the word of any human. And the explanation of this verse has already been mentioned at several places before. [تفصيل كے لئے ديكهئے سورة الزمر۔ المومن وحم السجدة۔ حاشيه نمبر 1]