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Quranic scholars and researchers have offered different interpretations and accounts of the disjoined letters. Moreover, independent books were written about such letters, such as ''al-Huruf al-muqatta'a fi l-Qur'an'' by [[Abd al-Jabbar Sharara]], ''Awa'il al-suwar fi l-Qur'an al-karim'' by [[Ali Nasuh Tahir]], and ''I'jaz-i Qur'an: tahlil-i āmāri-yi huruf-i muqatta'a'' (the miracle of the Qur'an: a statistical analysis of the disjoined letters) by Rashad Khalifa. However, some Muslim scholars appeal to certain hadiths <ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Tibyān'', vol. 1, p. 48; Fakhr al-Rāzī, ''al–Tafsīr al-kabīr'', under | Quranic scholars and researchers have offered different interpretations and accounts of the disjoined letters. Moreover, independent books were written about such letters, such as ''al-Huruf al-muqatta'a fi l-Qur'an'' by [[Abd al-Jabbar Sharara]], ''Awa'il al-suwar fi l-Qur'an al-karim'' by [[Ali Nasuh Tahir]], and ''I'jaz-i Qur'an: tahlil-i āmāri-yi huruf-i muqatta'a'' (the miracle of the Qur'an: a statistical analysis of the disjoined letters) by Rashad Khalifa. However, some Muslim scholars appeal to certain hadiths <ref>Ṭūsī, ''al-Tibyān'', vol. 1, p. 48; Fakhr al-Rāzī, ''al–Tafsīr al-kabīr'', under Qur'an 2:1; Suyūtī,''al-Itqān'', vol. 3, p. 24.</ref> to show that such letters are secrets of which only God is aware, and thus, they refrain from any comments on the disjoined letters.<ref>Shalṭūt, ''Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-karīm'', p. 54.</ref> | ||
The disjoined letters are variously interpreted as a secret between God and the Prophet (s), <ref>Shalṭūt,''Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-karīm'', p. 54.</ref> ambiguous ([[mutashabihat]]) parts of the dignified Qur'an, names of the suras, letters of [[oath]], signs of the miracle of the Qur'an, [[God's Greatest Name]], and devices for alerting, among other things. According to Ibn al-Hajar al-Asqalani, since there is no reliable report of the [[companion]] ever asking the Prophet (s) about the disjoined letters, one might conclude that their meaning was obvious and undeniable for them.<ref>Suyūtī,''al-Itqān'', vol. 3, p. 30-31.</ref> However, according to Allama Tabataba'i, the above interpretations are not valid, because they do not go beyond speculations and are not supported by evidence.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī,''al-Mīzān'', vol. 18, p. 8.</ref> | The disjoined letters are variously interpreted as a secret between God and the Prophet (s), <ref>Shalṭūt,''Tafsīr al-Qurʾān al-karīm'', p. 54.</ref> ambiguous ([[mutashabihat]]) parts of the dignified Qur'an, names of the suras, letters of [[oath]], signs of the miracle of the Qur'an, [[God's Greatest Name]], and devices for alerting, among other things. According to Ibn al-Hajar al-Asqalani, since there is no reliable report of the [[companion]] ever asking the Prophet (s) about the disjoined letters, one might conclude that their meaning was obvious and undeniable for them.<ref>Suyūtī,''al-Itqān'', vol. 3, p. 30-31.</ref> However, according to Allama Tabataba'i, the above interpretations are not valid, because they do not go beyond speculations and are not supported by evidence.<ref>Ṭabāṭabāʾī,''al-Mīzān'', vol. 18, p. 8.</ref> | ||