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**29 Surahs Begin with Disjointed Letters (Muqatta'at):**
These are mysterious letter combinations at the beginning of certain Surahs, whose meanings are known only to Allah.
1. **Surah Al-Baqarah (2)** – الٓمٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm."*
2. **Surah Āl-‘Imrān (3)** – الٓمٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm."*
3. **Surah Al-A‘rāf (7)** – الٓمٓصٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm-Ṣād)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm, Ṣād."*
4. **Surah Yūnus (10)** – الٓرٓ (Alif-Lām-Rā)
*"Alif, Lām, Rā."*
5. **Surah Hūd (11)** – الٓرٰ (Alif-Lām-Rā)
*"Alif, Lām, Rā."*
6. **Surah Yūsuf (12)** – الٓرٓ (Alif-Lām-Rā)
*"Alif, Lām, Rā."*
7. **Surah Ar-Ra‘d (13)** – الٓمٓرٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm-Rā)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm, Rā."*
8. **Surah Ibrāhīm (14)** – الٓرٓ (Alif-Lām-Rā)
*"Alif, Lām, Rā."*
9. **Surah Al-Ḥijr (15)** – الٓرٓ (Alif-Lām-Rā)
*"Alif, Lām, Rā."*
10. **Surah Maryam (19)** – كهيعص (Kāf-Hā-Yā-‘Ayn-Ṣād)
*"Kāf, Hā, Yā, ‘Ayn, Ṣād."*
11. **Surah �ā Hā (20)** – طه (Ṭā-Hā)
*"Ṭā, Hā."*
12. **Surah Ash-Shu‘arā’ (26)** – طسم (Ṭā-Sīn-Mīm)
*"Ṭā, Sīn, Mīm."*
13. **Surah An-Naml (27)** – طسٓ (Ṭā-Sīn)
*"Ṭā, Sīn."*
14. **Surah Al-Qaṣaṣ (28)** – طسم (Ṭā-Sīn-Mīm)
*"Ṭā, Sīn, Mīm."*
15. **Surah Al-‘Ankabūt (29)** – الٓمٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm."*
16. **Surah Ar-Rūm (30)** – الٓمٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm."*
17. **Surah Luqmān (31)** – الٓمٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm."*
18. **Surah As-Sajdah (32)** – الٓمٓ (Alif-Lām-Mīm)
*"Alif, Lām, Mīm."*
19. **Surah Yā-Sīn (36)** – يسٓ (Yā-Sīn)
*"Yā, Sīn."*
20. **Surah Ṣād (38)** – صٓ (Ṣād)
*"Ṣād."*
21. **Surah Ghāfir (40)** – حمٓ (Ḥā-Mīm)
*"Ḥā, Mīm."*
22. **Surah Fuṣṣilat (41)** – حمٓ (Ḥā-Mīm)
*"Ḥā, Mīm."*
23. **Surah Ash-Shūrā (42)** – حمٓ عسقٓ (Ḥā-Mīm-‘Ayn-Sīn-Qāf)
*"Ḥā, Mīm, ‘Ayn, Sīn, Qāf."*
24. **Surah Az-Zukhruf (43)** – حمٓ (Ḥā-Mīm)
*"Ḥā, Mīm."*
25. **Surah Ad-Dukhān (44)** – حمٓ (Ḥā-Mīm)
*"Ḥā, Mīm."*
26. **Surah Al-Jāthiyah (45)** – حمٓ (Ḥā-Mīm)
*"Ḥā, Mīm."*
27. **Surah Al-Aḥqāf (46)** – حمٓ (Ḥā-Mīm)
*"Ḥā, Mīm."*
28. **Surah Qāf (50)** – قٓ (Qāf)
*"Qāf."*
29. **Surah Al-Qalam (68)** – نٓ (Nūn)
*"Nūn."*
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**5 Surahs Begin with "Al-Ḥamdulillāh" (Praise be to Allah):**
1. **Surah Al-Fātiḥah (1:2)** – الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
*"All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds."*
2. **Surah Al-An‘ām (6:1)** – الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ
*"All praise is due to Allah, who created the heavens and the earth."*
3. **Surah Al-Kahf (18:1)** – الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ الْكِتَابَ
*"All praise is due to Allah, who has sent down the Book to His servant."*
4. **Surah Saba’ (34:1)** – الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
*"All praise is due to Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth."*
5. **Surah Fāṭir (35:1)** – الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
*"All praise is due to Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth."*
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**7 Surahs Begin with the Glorification of Allah (Tasbīḥ):**
1. **Surah Al-Isrā’ (17:1)** – سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ
*"Exalted is He who took His Servant by night..."*
2. **Surah Al-A‘lā (87:1)** – سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
*"Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High."*
3. **Surah At-Taghābun (64:1)** – يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
*"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah."*
4. **Surah Al-Jumu‘ah (62:1)** – يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
*"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah."*
5. **Surah Aṣ-Ṣaff (61:1)** – سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
*"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allah."*
6. **Surah Al-Ḥashr (59:1)** – سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
*"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allah."*
7. **Surah Al-Ḥadīd (57:1)** – سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ
*"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth exalts Allah."*
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**Surah Groups Based on Their Opening Phrases**
**1. Three Surahs Begin with "يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ" (O Prophet):**
- **Surah Al-Ahzab (33)**
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ
**English:** *"O Prophet, fear Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites..."*
(Quran 33:1)
- **Surah At-Talaq (65)**
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ
**English:** *"O Prophet, when you [Muslims] divorce women, divorce them for their prescribed waiting period..."* (Quran 65:1)
- **Surah At-Tahrim (66)**
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ
**English:** *"O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you..."* (Quran 66:1)
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**2. Two Surahs Begin with "يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ" & "يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ" (O You Wrapped in Garments):**
- **Surah Al-Muzzammil (73)**
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُزَّمِّلُ (1) قُمِ اللَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا (2)...
*"O you wrapped in garments [for prayer]! (1) Stand [in prayer] by night, except for a little (2)..."*
(Quran 73:1-2)
- **Surah Al-Muddaththir (74)**
يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ (1) قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ (2)...
*"O you covered [in a cloak]! (1) Arise and warn (2)..."* (Quran 74:1-2)
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