It was also time to give prophethood to those who would bear its fruit in a timely manner as foretold by Jesus, the last of the Israelite Prophets. These letters are to be read separately and each letter stands for a word. This is a form of expression common to all languages. Such expressions were used in the Arabic language even prior to their use by the Holy Quran and their usage is in fact quite common in the modern languages. For example we find in the English language the use of the abbreviations, B.A , M.A., Ph.d.
Most commentators usually avoid interpreting the abbreviations found in the Holy Quran.
The reason given for this by some is that only Allah knows their meaning. The real reason for the commentators confusion was that in the early period different meanings were ascribed to these abbreviations. It is quite appropriate to choose different meanings of these letters by following the same rules by which other words of the Holy Quran are subject to different interpretations. In the books of lexicon we find that a single word of the Holy Quran will have several different meanings and one frequently finds a difference of opinion amongst the commentators. Another interpretation of these letters that I have come across in a commentary is that these letters stand for the initials of the earlier scribes of the Holy Quran.