What is the evidence that the disjointed letters at the beginning of the Quranic surahs mean "I swear by Allah"?
The interpretation of the opening letters of the Surahs as oaths was narrated from Ibn Abbas and Ikrimah. However, the more correct view, as stated by Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Kathir, and Al-Zamakhshari, is contrary to this.
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