Surah Luqman ayat 1 Tafsir Quran 31:1

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31:1 Alif, Lam, Meem.

Alif lām mīm God knows best what He means by these letters.

(Alef), L. (Lam), M. (Meem) the Surah opens with these introductory letters from the Arabic Alphabet to draw attention to the miracle of the Quran which though written in the peoples tongue, cannot be emulated

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. الم - تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ - هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ - الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ - أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ( 1.
Alif Lam Mim. )( 2.
These are Ayat of the Wise Book. )( 3.
A guide and a mercy for the Muhsinin. )( 4.
Those who perform the Salah and give Zakah and they have faith in the Hereafter with certainty. )( 5.
Such are on guidance from their Lord, and such are the successful. ) At the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah we discussed the letters such as those that appear at the beginning of this Surah.
Allah has made the Qur'an a guidance and healing and a mercy for the Muhsinin, who are those who do good deeds in accordance with the Shari'ah.
They establish the obligatory prayers in the proper manner and at the correct times, and follow that with regular, optional and supererogatory prayers; they pay the Zakah to those who deserve it; they uphold the ties of kinship with their relatives; they have certain faith that there will be rewards and punishments in the Hereafter, and they seek the reward with Allah; they do not show off or seek a reward or thanks from other people.
Whoever does this is one of those of whom Allah says: أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ ( Such are on guidance from their Lord, ) meaning, they follow His guidance with clear understanding. وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ( and such are the successful. ) in this world and in the Hereafter.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. الم - تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ - هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ - الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ - أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ( 1.
Alif Lam Mim. )( 2.
These are Ayat of the Wise Book. )( 3.
A guide and a mercy for the Muhsinin. )( 4.
Those who perform the Salah and give Zakah and they have faith in the Hereafter with certainty. )( 5.
Such are on guidance from their Lord, and such are the successful. ) At the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah we discussed the letters such as those that appear at the beginning of this Surah.
Allah has made the Qur'an a guidance and healing and a mercy for the Muhsinin, who are those who do good deeds in accordance with the Shari'ah.
They establish the obligatory prayers in the proper manner and at the correct times, and follow that with regular, optional and supererogatory prayers; they pay the Zakah to those who deserve it; they uphold the ties of kinship with their relatives; they have certain faith that there will be rewards and punishments in the Hereafter, and they seek the reward with Allah; they do not show off or seek a reward or thanks from other people.
Whoever does this is one of those of whom Allah says: أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ ( Such are on guidance from their Lord, ) meaning, they follow His guidance with clear understanding. وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ( and such are the successful. ) in this world and in the Hereafter.

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn ’Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah’s saying ( Alif. Lam. Mim. ): ’( Alif. Lam. Mim. ) He says: I am Allah, I know; it is also said that it is an oath by which Allah swore.

Alif-Lam-Mim. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.]

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