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The disjoined letters consist in one or more letters with which twenty nine suras of the Qur'an open after Basmala. They are recited separately, such as {{ia|ألم}} (alif – lam – mim), {{ia|یس}} (ya – sin), {{ia|ص}} (sad). They are also called "muqatta'at"<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', 1403 AH, vol. 89, p. | The disjoined letters consist in one or more letters with which twenty nine suras of the Qur'an open after Basmala. They are recited separately, such as {{ia|ألم}} (alif – lam – mim), {{ia|یس}} (ya – sin), {{ia|ص}} (sad). They are also called "muqatta'at"<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', 1403 AH, vol. 89, p. 373</ref> (the disjoined) and "fawatih al-suwar" <ref>Ṭabarī, ''Jāmiʾ al-bayān ʿan taʾwīl āyāt al-Qurʾān'', Cairo, vol. 1, p. 206.</ref> (openings of the suras). | ||
Suras opening with such letters are all Makki, except Qur'an 2 and Qur'an 3, which were revealed in early years after the migration of Muslims to [[Medina]]. According to [[Kufi]] enumeration of Quranic verses, which is transmitted from [[Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]], the disjoined letters are independent verses in some suras, and are parts of a verse in others. | Suras opening with such letters are all Makki, except Qur'an 2 and Qur'an 3,<ref>Sakhāwī, ''Jamāl al-qurrāʾ wa kamāl al-ʾiqrāʾ'', 1419 AH, vol. 2, p. 591.</ref> which were revealed in early years after the migration of Muslims to [[Medina]].<ref>Sīūtiī, ''Al-Durr Al-manthūr'', Beirut, vol. 2, p. 714.</ref> According to [[Kufi]] enumeration of Quranic verses, which is transmitted from [[Imam Ali b. Abi Talib (a)]],<ref>Shāṭibī, ''Manẓūma nāẓīmat al-zuhr '', 1427 AH, P. 6.</ref> the disjoined letters are independent verses in some suras, and are parts of a verse in others. | ||
These letters consist in: | These letters consist in: | ||