Another point that tends to corroborate this meaning is that...

Another point that tends to corroborate this meaning is that in 24 of the chapters which begin with the Broken Letters, these letters have been immediately followed up by the mention of the Quran and its greatness, and this itself is indicative of the fact that there exists a relation between the Broken Letters and the greatness of the Quran.

These are verses of the Book of Wisdom.” (3) المص كِتَابٌ أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ‏ “Alif Lam Mim Suad. A Book revealed to you.” (4) In all of the above, as well as numerous other instances, the Broken Letters have been immediately followed up by the mention of the Noble Quran and its greatness. (5) 2. Possibly, one of the objectives of these Broken Letters was to attract the attention of the listeners and silence them and invite them to give an ear.

This is because the mention of these letters, at the beginning of a speech, was something strange and novel for the Arabs and would arouse their curiosity and consequently, they would listen to the speech following these letters.

Incidentally, the majority of the chapters which begin with the Broken Letters are those, which have been revealed in Makkah and we do know that in Mecca the Muslims were in a minority, and the stubborn and obstinate enemies were loath to even listen to the words of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a).

At times they would create such uproar that the voice of the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a) would be lost in the commotion – a fact that has also been alluded to in some of the verses of the Quran (like verse 26 of the chapter Fussilat). 3. In some of the traditions of the Ahlul Bayt, it has been mentioned that these Letters are a kind of code and an allusion to the Names of Allah.