10:1

10:1

الر تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ

 

Aliflamra tilka ayatu alkitabi alhakeemi

 

The Aya says:

Alif Lam Ra.  These are the signs/ statements of the wise book

 

My personal note

I left the first three letters as they were and just spelled them the way they are read when reciting the Qu’an.  I did translated Al Kitab Al Hakeem as the wise book.  It could be translated as the book of wisdom.  And since Hakeem is defined as the entity that makes decisions according to the best use of what is available then the Al Kitab Al Hakeem points that the book has the best decisions and implementations but also guides us to the best decisions and implementations.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

Aliflamra: A-L-R

Note:  this is a beginning with the letters A and L and R and spelling them by their names Alif for the A, LAM for the L and RA for the R.  This form of beginnings of some chapters of the Quran is relatively common and the significance of those letters is up to Allah.

Tilka: those

Ayatu: signs of/ statements of

Note: AYAT is derived from the root Hamza-Y-H and it means sign. AYAU means signs of and in the context of the Qur’an it points to the sentences and statements.   

 

Alkitabi: the book

Note: the root K-T-B and it means putting things together as in grouping the herd together or closing the lips or writing (the most common use), because in writing, one puts the letters and the ideas together. ALKITABI means, the process of writing or the book or anything related to it from the ideas to the ink and paper to the place where all is put together.

 

Alhakeemi: the wise

Note: the root Ha-K-M and it means the steer that steers the animal. This word is used for ruling and judging as well as other meanings that contain steering as part of the concept. ALHAKEEM means the wise or the steering. The steering means the entity that steers in the best way

 Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein