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Description

Verse 1 of chapter 13 begins with the Quranic initials alif lām mīm rā (ا ل م ر). These are sequences of letters that occur at the start of certain chapters in the Quran. In Arabic these are known as the disconnected or shortened letters (حروف مقطعة).