This verse, and the rest of the separated letters at the beginning of the surahs, are all from the mutashabih (ambiguous), meaning those ayaat that carry more than one meaning. As such, they require exerting some effort to interpret their meaning, i.e. to determine the most preponderant meaning.

On the territory of the Nooken District of Jalal-Abad Region, members of the women’s cell of “Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami” have been detained, the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan reports. Law-enforcement officials reported that active members of the women’s wing of the organization...

First, it must be noted that reports found in Islamic texts, whether concerning past or future events, must be authenticated in order to be accepted; i.e., they must not be weak or fabricated...

At its meeting on February 4, 2026, the United Nations Security Council expressed deep concerns about the activities of “terrorist” groups in Afghanistan. The session, which focused on threats posed by ISIS, was chaired by Alexander Zuev, Assistant Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, and Natalia Gherman, Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Committee.