Alif

Posted on 03/13/2012 by marina

ALIF. The letter Alif ا is a monogram frequently placed at the head of letters, prescriptions, &C. It is the initial letter of the word Allah الله, “God.”

Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam

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