الٓرۚ
كِتَٰبٌ
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ
إِلَيۡكَ
لِتُخۡرِجَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
مِنَ
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ
إِلَى
ٱلنُّورِ
بِإِذۡنِ
رَبِّهِمۡ
إِلَىٰ
صِرَٰطِ
ٱلۡعَزِيزِ
ٱلۡحَمِيدِ
١
Alif. Lam. Ra. (This is) a Scripture which We have revealed unto thee (Muhammad) that thereby thou mayst bring forth mankind from darkness unto light, by the permission of their Lord, unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
— M. Pickthall
Alif, Lām, Rā.1 [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy -
— Saheeh International
A. L. R. A Book which We have revealed unto thee, in order that thou mightest lead mankind out of the depths of darkness into light - by the leave of their Lord - to the Way of (Him) the Exalted in power, worthy of all praise!-
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Which was revealed in Makkah
(بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ )
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Describing the Qur'an and warning Those Who defy it
Previously we discussed the meaning of the separate letters that appear in the beginnings of some Surahs.
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَ
…Which was revealed in Makkah
(بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ )
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.