Table 1: List of the Quranic Initials
and Their Suras
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No.
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Sura
No.
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Sura
Title
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Quranic
Initials
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1.
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2
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The Heifer
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A.L.M.
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2.
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3
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The Amramites
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A.L.M.
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3.
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7
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The Purgatory
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A.L.M.S.
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4.
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10
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Jonah
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A.L.R.
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5.
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11
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Hûd
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A.L.R.
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6.
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12
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Joseph
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A.L.R.
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7.
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13
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Thunder
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A.L.M.R.
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8.
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14
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Abraham
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A.L.R.
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9.
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15
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Al-Hijr Valley
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A.L.R.
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10.
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19
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Mary
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K.H.Y. ‘A.S.
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11.
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20
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T.H.
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T.H.
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12.
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26
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The Poets
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T.S.M.
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13.
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27
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The Ant
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T.S.
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14.
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28
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History
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T.S.M.
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15.
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29
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The Spider
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A.L.M.
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16.
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30
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The Romans
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A.L.M.
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17.
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31
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Luqmaan
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A.L.M.
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18.
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32
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Prostration
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A.L.M.
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19.
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36
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Y.S.
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Y.S.
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20.
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38
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S.
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S.
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21.
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40
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Forgiver
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H.M.
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22.
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41
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Elucidated
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H.M.
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23.
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42
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Consultation
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H.M. ‘A.S.Q
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24.
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43
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Ornaments
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H.M.
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25.
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44
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Smoke
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H.M.
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26.
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45
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Kneeling
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H.M.
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27.
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46
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The Dunes
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H.M.
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28.
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50
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Q.
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Q.
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29.
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68
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The Pen
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NuN
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When I saw the truth of God’s word thus distorted, I decided to translate the Quran, at least for the benefit of my own children. Since I was a chemist by profession, and despite my extensive religious background—my father was a renowned Sufi leader in Egypt—I vowed to God that I would not move from one verse to the next unless I fully understood it.
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