Chapter 98: Surah Al-Bayyinah (The Clear Evidence)
98:1
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لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا Those who disbelieve from among
مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ the People of the Book
وَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ and the idolaters
مُنْفَكِّيْنَ could not have been freed
حَتّٰى تَاْتِيَهُمُ till came to them
الْبَيِّنَةُۙ clear evidence
Verse 1
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the idolaters could not have been freed till clear evidence came to them.
98:2
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رَسُوْلٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ A Messenger from Allah,
يَتْلُوْا صُحُفًا مُّطَهَّرَةًۙ reciting pure pages,
Verse 2
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
A Messenger from Allah, reciting pure pages,
98:3
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فِيْهَا كُتُبٌ Wherein are (all)
قَيِّمَةٌؕ right books.
Verse 3
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Wherein are (all) right books.
98:4
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وَ مَا تَفَرَّقَ الَّذِيْنَ Nor become divided those
اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ to whom the Book was given
اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ till
مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ came to them
الْبَيِّنَةُؕ a clear evidence
Verse 4
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nor did those to whom the Book was given become divided till clear evidence came to them.
98:5
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وَ مَاۤ اُمِرُوْۤا And they are enjoined
اِلَّا naught but
لِيَعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ to serve Allah,
مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ being sincere to Him
الدِّيْنَ١ۙ۬ in obedience,
حُنَفَآءَ upright,
وَ يُقِيْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ and to keep up prayer
وَ يُؤْتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ and pay the poor-rate,
وَ ذٰلِكَ and that is
دِيْنُ الْقَيِّمَةِؕ the right religion.
Verse 5
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they are enjoined naught but to serve Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, upright, and to keep up prayer and pay the poor-rate, and that is the right religion.
98:6
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اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا Those who disbelieve
مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ from among the People of the Book
وَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ and the idolaters
فِيْ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ will be in the Fire of hell,
خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَا١ؕ abiding therein.
اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمْ They are the
شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِؕ worst of creatures.
Verse 6
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the idolaters will be in the Fire of hell, abiding therein. They are the worst of creatures.
98:7
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اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا Those who believe
وَ عَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ١ۙ and do good,
اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمْ they are
خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِؕ the best of creatures.
Verse 7
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Those who believe and do good, they are the best of creatures.
98:8
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جَزَآؤُهُمْ Their reward
عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ is with their Lord:
جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ Gardens of perpetuity
تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ wherein flow rivers,
خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَاۤ اَبَدًا١ؕ abiding therein forever.
رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ Allah is well pleased
عَنْهُمْ with them
وَ رَضُوْا and they are well pleased
عَنْهُ١ؕ with Him.
ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ That is for him
خَشِيَ رَبَّهٗ who fears his Lord.
Verse 8