Al-Baqara · 2:1

الٓمٓۚ

Alif Lam Mim

الٓمٓ
alif lām mīm
Meaning
Alif Lām Mīm
Part of speech
Disconnected letters (ḥurūf muqaṭṭaʿa)
Role
Opening letters of the sūra
Case
No grammatical case (recited as letters)
Grammar
Three separate letters recited by name — alif, lām, mīm. Fourteen sūras open with such letters; their full meaning is known to God. They take no case and hold no role in a sentence; they stand on their own.