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It is as if He (swt) is telling us that this Quran is nothing but a composition of letters from the Arabic language. This is the Challenge and this is why Allah (swt) mentions some letters of the Arabic language here. If any among mankind are in doubt as to this Book being from Allah (swt) then they should produce another like it. The Miracle of the Quran as we know is that Allah (swt) challenges all mankind to reproduce this Book, or at least a small portion of it. What then are some of the general meanings that we can take from this ayah? One meaning is that it reminds us of the Miracle of the Quran. Please see our tafsir of ayah 8 in Surah Imran for a more detailed discussion of the mutashabiyat ayahs. But the true meaning of the ayah is known only to Allah (swt). Based on other evidences this is a possible meaning for the ayah. What we mean by general meaning is that this is not a meaning that we are saying definitely fits for the ayah, rather it is a possible meaning. We may take a general meaning from these ayahs but we consign their true meaning to Allah (swt). As you may know, these are ayahs in the Quran for which only Allah (swt) Knows their true meaning. The ayahs which contain such letters are examples of the mutashabiyat ayahs. So their meaning is known only by the All-Knowing.
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There is no known meaning in the Arabic language for these letters. Only He (swt) Knows what He (swt) means by these letters. The strongest opinion among our scholars is that it is only Allah (swt) Who Knows the true meaning of these letters. As we know several Surahs of the Quran begin with such letters. The first ayah of this wonderful Surah are these four Arabic letters.