THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaumul Jumuat, 16th day of Rajab, 1440, (Friday, 22nd March, 2019). Why do certain Surahs or chapters in the Qur’an begin with some Abreviated Letters such as Alif Laam Meem, Haa Meem, Yaa Seen, Taa Haa etc, What is the significance of such terms or phrases? What do they mean? How would you explain to an Atheist, None Muslims or even fellow Muslims who don't know?. BismilLaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. It's totally wrong to say something ALLAH said has no meaning. The meaning maybe hidden from us but it does have meaning and if we accept it from ALLAH it means we've submitted to ALLAH that we know nothing and only ALLAH knows all. That's why if we recite alone we get rewarded. Studies has shown that ALLAH started revealing the Quran to the Prophet who was not educated in any form or shape. Not even nursery education. The People around him, the Meccans were also illiterates whatsoever but were orally excellence in Arabic Language so when he started teaching about knowledge of the unseen or religious lessons, many in Macca at that time even though we're surprised, they actually thought he was mad :). Especially when he and his companions migrated to Madina, Madina was full of Scholars of Christianity and Jewish who were well versed in their religion and Arabic Language but when the Prophet started teaching the deen, they noticed that the Prophet was the Messenger they were expecting from the knowledge of their scriptures and many of them became Muslims AlhamdulilLah. The Prophet managed to strike deals with the rest to come together in defence of Madina against the Meccan army who were threatening to bring down Madina. Why did Many Madina people and some Meccans believed in the message of the Qur'an including many scholars among the Christians and Jews who were scholars of Arabic Language? This brings to my response to our topic on this blessed day of Friday. Some wisdom to derive from these Letters found in Quran is that, they are Arabic alphabets and we know that whoever is been thought from beginning of any language start with alphabets isn't it? But no one really knows the meanings of any alphabetical letters such as A, B, C, D etc so when Arabic Scholars of those times among the Christians, Jews etc hears such letters such Alif Laam Meem, Haa Meem, Yaa seen etc they immediately knew The Messenger has a teacher who is teaching him something but who could that be? because they can speak Arabic and knows Arabic excellently but can't understand these letters. So whenever the Prophet says Yaa Seen WalQuraanil Hakeem, etc it send a strong shock to them, they don't understand where he got this from? Who is teaching him? because they know he has not studied from anywhere or from any human being. But those who trusted and became Muslims knew, his teacher is ALLAH through Angel Jibreel alayhi salaam. Miraculously, almost after all these letters in the Quran, ALLAH then speak about the Quran or the Kitaab as I have explained before. Such as Alif Laam Meem, Zaalikal Kitaabu LaaRayba Feeh, Yaa Seen, WalQuraanil Hakeem, Alif Laam Meem Tilka Aayaatul Kitaabul Hakeem, ThaaSeenMeem, Tilka Aayaatul Kitaabul Mubeen etc so basically ALLAH is drawing the attention of mankind to the Qur'an that HE ALLAH is the teacher and none can know the Quran without first submitting to it as a student learning not as a scholar of Arabic who think because of their Arabic knowledge, they can challenge the Quran. So basically these letters are there as orientational tools to the Quran meaning we must be prepared and submit to the Quran without having any doubt in it before we can benefit from it and understand it as the Quran can guide those seeking for guidance and can misguide those who think they know better. A good example is like new university students who have assembled to meet their professor for the 1st time, they will go through orientation with him isn't it? They will never doubt him or her. They will be quite, submissive to listen to the professor and on the first day, he or she will advice them on how to approach the course. He will tell them the books to buy, where to get their resources, how to prepare for their exams etc. So ALLAH, the owner of all knowledge created these letters in the Quran as a guide to those who wants to learn the Quran with a warning that we know nothing as such we must approach the Quran with submissiveness so that ALLAH can aid us to understand the Qur'an properly. These letters has meaning and I'm hopeful ALLAH will explain their real meaning to us in Jannat in shaa ALLAAH. May ALLAH increases us in beneficial knowledge. Aameen.