Al-Mutashaabih — bu shunday lafz (so'z ifodasi)ki, uning maqsad qilingan ma'nosi yashirin yoki noaniq bo'lib, uning shakli (siyg'asi) undan nima maqsad qilinganini ko'rsatmaydi va unga yo'l-yo'riq bermaydi. Demak, uni tushunishning hech qanday yo'li yo'q va Allohdan (SWT) boshqa hech kim uni bilmaydi.

Al-Mutashaabih is the Lafzh (worded expression), the intended meaning of which is hidden or unclear. Its Seeghah (form) does not indicate or guide to what is intended from it. That means there is no way to comprehend it and that none except Allah (swt) knows it.

Bunga misol sifatida suvalarning boshida keladigan Muqatta'a harflari, masalan: ’ آلم ‘, ‘حمعسق’ va ‘كهيعص’ ni keltirishgan. Ular (ya'ni ba'zi musulmonlar) shuningdek bunga misol qilib, Allohning sifatlari haqida so'z yuritadigan oyatlarni ham keltirishgan, masalan, Uning (SWT) qavli:

Examples of this that have been presented include the Huroof Al-Muqatta’ah at the beginning of the Suwar like: ’ آلم ‘ , ‘حمعسق ' and .‘كهيعص’ They (i.e. some of the Muslims) have also presented as examples of this the Aayaat that discuss the Siffaat (attributes) like His Qawl (swt):