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Chapter 98

The Proofal-Bayyinah ( البينة )

8 verses • revealed at Medinan

»The surah that mentions the advent of the message of the Quran and its Messenger as The Proof of a decisive revelation for both the disputing People of the Scripture and the unbelievers unlettered in God’s word. It is named after “the proof” (al-bayyinah) mentioned in verse 1 and verse 4. The surah spells out the basic tenets of faith, and contrasts the Fire of Hell with the lasting bliss that will be enjoyed by the faithful.«

The surah is also known as The Clear Evidence, The Clear Proof, The Clear Sign, The Evidence

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Mir Ahmed Ali: In the name of God,, the Beneficent,, the Merciful

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لَم يَكُنِ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن أَهلِ الكِتابِ وَالمُشرِكينَ مُنفَكّينَ حَتّىٰ تَأتِيَهُمُ البَيِّنَةُ

Mir Ahmed Ali

Those1 who disbelieved from among the people of the Book and the polytheists could not have separated themselves (from the falsehood) until came unto them the Clear Evidence,
  • ‘Munfakkeen’, i.e., separated, i.e., separated from falsehood.
    It is a fact that the people of the Book, i.e., the Jews and the Christians of Arabia were relieved of their false dogma; the Jews about the false belief in Moses being the son of God and their rituals and the Christians of the inconceivable Trinity, i.e., of God being the one in three and three in one, by clear evidence the Holy Prophet presented through the Holy Qur’an.
    The Jews and the Christians who are addressed here as the people of the Book (the Scripture) had already had clear prophecies in their Holy Books.
    The scriptures given to Moses and Jesus, speak about the advent of the Last Apostle from God. (See Deut. 18:15 and 18).
    ”The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto thee; unto him ye shall hearken; I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethern, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.” (Deut. 18:15 and 18) and the Spirit of Truth—John 16:13.
    But when the promised Apostle came from God they rejected him. And if the Holy Prophet the promised Final Reformer from God had not brought the clear evidence through the revelation of the Holy Qur’an, the disbelievers would not have left their pagan thoughts and conduct. The Jews would not have been relieved of their false belief and their hypocritical rituals and the Christians would not have been informed of the misconception about Jesus and their mistaken belief in the Trinity and God having begotten a son.