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البينة

Surah Al-Bayyinah (البينة) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio

Chapter 98 of the Quran, 8 verses, "The Clear Proof"

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Surah Al-Bayyinah Transliteration and English Translation

  1. 1

    لَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

    Lam ya kunil lazeena kafaru min ahlil kitaabi wal mushri keena mun fak keena hattaa ta-tiya humul bayyinah

    Those who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists were not to be parted [from misbelief] until there came to them clear evidence -

  2. 2

    رَسُولٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ يَتْلُوا۟ صُحُفًۭا مُّطَهَّرَةًۭ

    Rasoolum minal laahi yatlu suhufam mutahharah

    A Messenger from Allah, reciting purified scriptures

  3. 3

    فِيهَا كُتُبٌۭ قَيِّمَةٌۭ

    Feeha kutubun qaiyimah

    Within which are correct writings.

  4. 4

    وَمَا تَفَرَّقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ ٱلْبَيِّنَةُ

    Wa maa tafarraqal lazeena ootul kitaaba il-la mim b'adi ma jaa-at humul baiyyinah

    Nor did those who were given the Scripture become divided until after there had come to them clear evidence.

  5. 5

    وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ

    Wa maa umiroo il-la liy'abu dul laaha mukhliseena lahud-deena huna faa-a wa yuqeemus salaahta wa yu-tuz zakaata; wa zaalika deenul qaiyimah

    And they were not commanded except to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakah. And that is the correct religion.

  6. 6

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

    Innal lazeena kafaru min ahlil kitaabi wal mushri keena fee nari jahan nama khaali deena feeha; ulaa-ika hum shar rul ba reeyah

    Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.

  7. 7

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

    Innal lazeena aamanu wa 'amilus saalihaati ula-ika hum khairul bareey yah

    Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.

  8. 8

    جَزَآؤُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًۭا ۖ رَّضِىَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِىَ رَبَّهُۥ

    Jazaa-uhum inda rabbihim jan naatu 'adnin tajree min tahtihal an haaru khalideena feeha abada; radiy-yallaahu 'anhum wa ra du 'an zaalika liman khashiya rabbah.

    Their reward with Allah will be gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever, Allah being pleased with them and they with Him. That is for whoever has feared his Lord.

About Surah Al-Bayyinah

Surah Al-Bayyinah (Arabic: البينة), meaning "The Clear Proof", is the 98th chapter of the Quran and has 8 verses. Scholars differ on where it was revealed; the mushaf labels it Madinan. The surah is about the clear proof Allah sent in the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and how people's response to it divides them into the best and worst of creation.

The surah states that those who disbelieved among the People of the Book and the idolaters would not let go of their ways until the clear proof came to them: a Messenger from Allah reciting purified pages containing upright writings. Yet those given the Scripture only divided after that clear evidence had reached them. They had been commanded only to worship Allah alone with sincere devotion, inclining to the truth, to establish prayer and give zakah, and that is the correct religion. Those who reject it are called the worst of creatures, and those who believe and do righteous deeds the best of creatures, rewarded with gardens of Eden forever, Allah pleased with them and they pleased with Him. Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim report that Allah commanded the Prophet to recite this surah to Ubayy ibn Ka'b, who wept on learning that Allah had mentioned him by name.

Main Themes of Surah Al-Bayyinah

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Frequently Asked Questions About Surah Al-Bayyinah

What is the clear proof in Surah Al-Bayyinah?
Verses 1 to 3 explain it as a Messenger from Allah reciting purified pages that contain upright teachings. Commentators identify this Messenger as the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the pages as the Quran he recited.
What is the story of Ubayy ibn Ka'b and Surah Al-Bayyinah?
Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim report that the Prophet told Ubayy that Allah had commanded him to recite this surah to him. Ubayy asked whether Allah had named him, and when he was told yes, he wept.
What does verse 5 of Surah Al-Bayyinah teach?
It sums up the core of religion: worshipping Allah alone with sincerity, inclining away from falsehood, establishing prayer and giving zakah. The verse calls this "the correct religion", showing that sincere worship lies at the center of faith.

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