﴿ بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴾

“Alif. Lam. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of a revelation clear in itself and clearly showing the truth:”

Alif lām rāÌ. Those are the verses of the Book that makes plain: [the interpretation of] this has already been mentioned.